2000 AD #637

This late-July 1989 prog from Fleetway's landmark weekly takes a playful, self-referential approach, defining "Thrill-Pow'er" as a dictionary entry — "the capacity to induce sudden frenzied excitement or stimulation of pleasure circuits" — with a faux-etymological nod to Betelgeusian origins and a winking citation of 2000 AD itself. Sharing the cover is a scowling green alien face, rendered with cool confidence in cover art by Steve Cook, that gives the whole thing a delightfully deadpan edge. Inside, Glen Gormley and Chris Weston continue "Triad" into its third part, promising the kind of science-fiction storytelling that has made this anthology a fixture on British newsstands.