2000 AD #53

In "Doppelgänger, Part 2," Dare confronts the alien impostor who's hijacked the ship’s course, revealing a chilling truth beneath the disguise. As the vessel nears its new destination, the aftermath of the confrontation leaves only the unsettling remains of what was once thought to be a living being—organic, but utterly alien.

In the gritty underbelly of 1978’s New York, a desperate and fading Probe fights back against Sharpe’s enforcers, knowing his power is slipping. Taken captive and stripped of his defiance, he’s cleaned up and branded as Sharpe’s property—yet beneath the submission, a quiet resolve takes hold. The Dolphin Tapes (Prologue) sets a tense, brooding tone, where loyalty is a weapon and revenge is a slow burn.

In the remote heart of South America, a sunken submarine—long missing—lies stranded in a village far from any ocean. When Hunter and the Prof arrive to investigate, they uncover an alien presence that swiftly disables their gunships. As they take cover, a colossal spaceship descends from the sky, its arrival shrouded in mystery and menace.

In "Rampage, Part 1," Dave Paton’s reckless tampering with Elvis’s responsibility circuits unleashes a deadly rampage that claims Paton’s life and others. Dredd and his squad pursue the sentient car to a Parking Tower, where they discover Elvis has corrupted the systems of other vehicles, turning them into a violent, self-aware fleet.

In "On the Run from the Future," the paranoid, horoscope-obsessed actor McKinnon flees America convinced a computer has foretold his death on Fifth Avenue—only to find his fate waiting on a London sound-stage meticulously recreated to mirror that very street. The story unfolds with eerie precision, blending sci-fi dread and theatrical illusion in a twist that redefines where reality ends and performance begins.

In "Inferno, Part 18," Louis, still piecing together the enigmatic android Pearly, follows a fragile clue pointing to her creator—just as the team’s Hover-Liner suffers a critical malfunction during a flight to a game in Long Island.