2000 AD #361

From March 1984, 2000 AD Prog 361 leads with a cover by Ian Gibson that commands immediate attention: a massive, snarling red dragon looms over what appears to be a writhing, organic mass below it, its claws spread wide and fangs bared as it bears down with terrifying intensity. The tagline "Slaine… Enter the Dragon!" signals that the Celtic warrior's strip is at the heart of this issue, with Pat Mills writing and M. Belardinelli providing art for "Dragonheist, Part 1." It's a striking installment of Britain's favourite weekly anthology, packed with the raw energy that made 2000 AD essential reading in 1984.