2000 AD #742

A glowering Judge Dredd looms large over a trio of squabbling schoolkids on Simon Coleby's cover for this 1991 Prog — the dunce-capped bully at the centre looks ready to cause trouble, while a girl clutching a teddy bear and a purple-haired companion crowd in beside him, all dwarfed by Dredd's armoured bulk and his imposing Lawgiver pistol. The "School Bully!" headline sets an irreverent, darkly comic tone that suits Garth Ennis's storytelling sensibilities perfectly. It's a wonderfully composed cover that balances Mega-City menace with street-level mischief.