2000 AD #609

Judge Dredd fills the cover of 2000 AD Prog 609 (January 14, 1989) in an intense low-angle composition by Mick Austin — teeth bared, Lawgiver raised, with a chain across his chest and speed lines slashing the vivid pink background. The bold cover tease "So Sorry! The Sushi Hits the Fan!" promises the kind of sharp-edged, darkly comic storytelling this weekly anthology does so well. Inside, Alan Grant and Mark Farmer continue "Contact" with Part 3, making this a solid mid-arc pick-up from one of British comics' most dependable creative pairings of 1989.