2000 AD #580

Prog 580 of 2000 AD hits the streets of Mega-City One with a cover by Ian Gibson that fills the frame with Judge Dredd's imposing helmeted visage looming large and impassive behind two scrappy street punks — one brandishing a gun and snarling "You're slime, slime!" — setting a charged, confrontational mood. The bold "POWERPLAY!" headline across the top promises the kind of high-stakes tension this weekly anthology does so well, with Pete Milligan and artist Ewins continuing "The Krool Heart" in its fifth installment inside. A fine slice of British comics energy from June 1988.