2000 AD #445

Carlos Ezquerra's cover for this November 1985 prog pulls no punches — a hulking fur-clad villain looms over the downed bodies of Johnny Alpha and Wulf Sternhammer, a monstrous alien ally at his side and a grim-faced gunman lurking behind, while the blunt tagline "Johnny and Wulf Get Nailed!" leaves little doubt about the mood. The "Scratch Two Dogs!" speech bubble adds a chilling exclamation point to the scene of our heroes in serious peril. Inside, Pat Mills and Bryan Talbot continue Nemesis the Warlock Book V: The Vengeance of Thoth, promising more of the darkly inventive storytelling that made 2000 AD essential weekly reading in 1985.