2000 AD #288

This October 1982 prog puts Judge Dredd right in the thick of it, with Carlos Ezquerra's cover depicting a snarling, cybernetically enhanced villain leveling a weapon at Dredd while taunting "Eat 4, Lawman!" — only for the armored lawman to answer with a massive gauntleted fist. The "Dredd vs. Destiny's Angels" banner makes clear this is a full-on confrontation between Mega-City One's toughest Judge and some genuinely dangerous opposition. A punchy, energetic cover that captures exactly why 2000 AD was appointment reading every Monday in 1982.