2000 AD #454

Prog 454 of 2000 AD hits hard with a Brett Ewins cover that puts Judge Dredd in serious jeopardy — the lawman is hoisted bodily into the air by a towering, helmeted figure wreathed in sharp metallic spines, fists clenched as he's held aloft against a blazing red sun. The taglines "Judge in a Jap Trap!" and "Dredd for the Chop-Chop?" leave little doubt that Mega-City One's toughest Judge is in genuine trouble this week. Inside, Alan Moore and Ian Gibson continue "Occupations," making this January 1986 Prog a compelling package from cover to final panel.