2000 AD #974

Judge Dredd's helmeted face dominates this 1996 Prog in an intense close-up, his stern jaw set and his distinctive badge glinting, while the imposing bulk of Sector House 301 looms in the background — the cover text making clear that its secrets hold no sway over Mega-City One's most relentless lawman. Cover art by Cliff Robinson gives the whole image a muscular, larger-than-life energy that suits the "Dread: The Man in Black!" tagline perfectly. Inside, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra continue "The Pit" — one of their celebrated extended Dredd collaborations — with Part 5 of what promises to be a compelling arc.