2000 AD #310

From April 1983, 2000 AD Prog 310 delivers one of the weekly's most unsettling cover images: Judge Dredd, his iconic badge front and center, is overwhelmed by a grotesque tentacled brain-creature while surrounded by grasping alien figures — and a speech bubble pleads, "Kill me… it's your only hope!" The banner "Dredd — Victim of the Starborn Thing!" sets the stakes with grim efficiency, and Mike McMahon's cover art captures the sheer physical menace bearing down on Mega-City One's finest. As a bonus, Tharg's Zarjaz Video Games Guide is tucked inside, making this a particularly packed issue for 18p of Earth money.