2000 AD #535

2000 AD Prog 535 heralds the arrival of Zenith with a striking Steve Dillon cover that sets an immediate tone — a powerfully built figure in a black costume bearing a swastika emblem delivers a brutal kick to a defiant young man wearing a Union Jack vest, the whole scene framed against a bold black-and-white diagonal pattern that evokes wartime imagery. The tagline "WW2 Was Just the Start of… Zenith!" promises a superhero saga with deep roots in real-world conflict, while "Funeral in Berlin" adds an air of Cold War tension. Grant Morrison scripts and Steve Yeowell illustrates the interior "Prologue: Ground Zero," making this August 1987 prog a genuinely compelling entry point for one of British comics' most ambitious series.