2000 AD and Starlord #101

Dan Dare stares with hollow, glowing eyes — clearly under some sinister influence — while the vast green visage of the Mekon looms over him against a star-filled void, the cover caption spelling it out: "I… Must Obey… The… Mekon!" This February 1979 issue of 2000 AD and Starlord (Prog 101) teases a Dan Dare story subtitled "Servant of Evil," with Dave Gibbons's cover art delivering an unsettling portrait of a hero in thrall to his most dangerous enemy. Bonus: a Judge Dredd poster (Part 2) is promised inside, making this a particularly packed edition of Britain's favorite weekly sci-fi anthology.