2000 AD #646

Judge Dredd looms large and imposing on Sean Phillips's cover for this September 1989 prog, his eagle-shouldered uniform and "DREDD" badge rendered in gritty, atmospheric detail while a downed figure — bearing a "Skate or Die!" tag — lies crumpled in the background. The bold headline "Excess Powers? Dredd Over the Top?" sets a provocative tone, hinting at questions around the Judge's authority that carry real weight in Mega-City One's world. Inside, Alan Grant and David Roach continue "The Prophet" in what promises to be another sharp installment from one of British comics' most enduring weekly anthologies.