2000 AD #3

From the very first months of British comics history's most influential weekly, 2000 AD Programme 3 (12 March 1977) arrives with a cover by Ramon Solá that pulls no punches: a massive, gape-jawed prehistoric creature lunges at a cowboy whose desperate plea — "Shoot me, Boss! Don't let it eat me alive!" — tells you everything about the situation. A rearing horse and rider scramble in the background, adding to the sense of all-out panic in this dinosaur-versus-cowboys scene spotlighting the "Top Thrill" strip Flesh. As a bonus, there's a free "Red Alert" gift inside — your very own top-secret weapon to fight the invaders — making this 8p Earth-money purchase an especially tempting slice of 1977 sci-fi and survival mayhem.