2000 AD #865

Prog 865 of Britain's beloved weekly anthology hits a blood-red crescendo with this December 1993 cover by Dermot Power, depicting a bandage-wrapped, mummified villain looming triumphantly over a downed Judge Dredd — chains and hooks framing the scene in genuinely unsettling fashion. The "Ankhhor's Away" tagline ties the image to "Book of the Dead, Part 7," with Grant Morrison and Mark Millar's story promising the kind of ancient-evil-meets-Mega-City-One mayhem that makes 2000 AD such a reliably wild read. Rounding out the package are four more strips — Strontium Dogs, Canon Fodder, Timehouse, and Future Shocks — making this a seriously satisfying five-thrill package.