2000 AD #857

Prog 857 of Britain's beloved weekly anthology hits with a striking Anthony Williams cover showcasing Black Widow — armored in sleek blue battle gear and set against a dramatic spiderweb backdrop — as the tagline cheekily promises she's "rough, she's tough & most guys yell enough!" A smaller vignette in the corner teases the Mean Arena, where a white-haired fighter appears to be getting the worse of an encounter. Inside, Judge Dredd headlines alongside John Smith and Peter Doherty's "Roadkill, Part 2," making this October 1993 prog a satisfying package of the gritty, inventive storytelling that made 2000 AD essential Saturday reading.