2000 AD #431

This August 1985 prog of 2000 AD arrives with a striking cover by José Ortiz, depicting a massive, muscular figure — flames licking at his outstretched hands — reeling against a backdrop of crumbling columns and falling debris, all under the bold tagline "G.I. Stake Out!" The raw, visceral energy of the image perfectly captures the anthology's taste for larger-than-life peril. Inside, the Judge Dredd universe expands further with Alan Grant writing and Carlos Ezquerra illustrating "The Slavers of Drule, Part 7: Malice in the Palace," a creative pairing that always delivers.