2000 AD #549

Prog 549 of 2000 AD hits newsstands in November 1987 riding a wave of Eagle Award wins, and the cover — pencilled and inked by Dave Gibbons — announces the occasion with real flair: the lightning-bolt-costumed Zenith lunges dramatically toward the viewer, his expression urgent and his yellow-and-black suit crackling with energy. The banner promises "Zenith: Horror on the Flip-Side! (Extended Version)", making this a particularly generous instalment of the strip alongside the ongoing Judge Dredd content inside. A fine snapshot of British comics at a confident, award-winning moment.