2000 AD #976

A blue-skinned, golden-suited warrior woman dominates this prog's vivid red cover, blazing firearms in both hands as she leaps through a storm of mechanical debris — all under the gloriously cheeky tagline "Girls Just Want to Have Guns!" This is the launch issue for Venus Blue Genes, billed as a "New Thrill," promising 2000 AD readers something fresh alongside the ongoing Judge Dredd content. With cover art by Cliff Robinson delivering kinetic energy to spare, prog #976 is a lively snapshot of British comics firing on all cylinders in 1996.