2000 AD #641

Judge Dredd dominates this August 1989 cover of 2000 AD Prog 641, his jaw set in a fierce snarl as crackling energy surges around a ghostly, glowing figure being gripped in his armored fist — the cracked, fractured background adding real tension to the confrontation. Chris Weston's cover art captures Dredd's eagle-shoulder badge and signature helmet in vivid detail, with the tagline "Hot Pants! Blunderwear Blitzes Big City" promising the anarchic humor British comics do so well. Inside, Alan Grant writes and Arthur Ranson illustrates "Triad, Part 7," making this a strong mid-run chapter from one of 2000 AD's most reliable creative teams of the era.