2000 AD #49

In "The Visible Man, Part 3," Frank’s desperate attempt to blend in backfires when a solar lamp nearly burns him alive, forcing him to rely on cosmetics to mask his condition. The next day, as he waits in a bank queue, the makeup begins to peel away—revealing his unsettling transparency and sending shockwaves through the crowd.

In "The Oxygen Desert, Part 2," Judge Dredd, having narrowly survived the deadly wasteland and failed to apprehend the elusive Carmody, feigns surrender by taking a menial job as a street sweeper—only to use the cover to draw Carmody into the open. The story unfolds with tense, methodical pacing as Dredd’s deception sets the stage for a final confrontation, all while the harsh, oxygen-starved world of Mega-City One looms as a silent, oppressive presence.

In "Escape from Liverpool, Part 3," Savage's suspicion of a Volg spy aboard the ship turns tense as Silk takes the night watch and tracks a mysterious light at the masthead—only to find crewman Carter doing the same. Their confrontation is cut short by Georgia, who dispatches both men and later tells Savage that Silk died resisting the traitor.

In "Inferno, Part 14," Pearly’s failed strike against Giant sends her tracking him to sick-bay, where the tension escalates as Brain, sensing danger, bursts in just as she closes in on the unconscious giant.