2000 AD #43

Prog 43 of 2000 AD hits shelves dated 17 December 1977, and John Higgins's cover delivers an immediate jolt: a terrified man in a suit and striped tie recoils in horror as a writhing, tentacled creature erupts from the telephone receiver in his hand, its green tendrils already snaking across his face. The bold tagline "Dial M for Monster" says everything you need to know about the tone — darkly playful and genuinely unsettling in equal measure. Inside, Mike McMahon brings his sharp linework to "Showdown on Luna-1," making this a fine snapshot of the anthology at full, imaginative throttle.