2000 AD #983

Two blue-skinned figures dominate this striking 1996 cover from Fleetway's long-running British anthology: a battered, bloodied male with a blonde mohawk is gripped tightly by a fierce blonde woman whose yellow eyes and armored green glove signal she means business — cover art by Steve Tappin that sells the "Black & Blue!" tagline perfectly. This prog heralds a new Rogue Trooper vs. Venus Blue Genes storyline alongside the usual stellar lineup of Judge Dredd, Janus Psi, Canon Fodder, and Sinister Dexter. It's a packed issue of 2000 AD that shows exactly why the Galaxy's Greatest Comic kept readers coming back every Saturday.