2000 AD and Tornado #140

Dated 24 November 1979, this issue of 2000 AD and Tornado makes a bold statement right on its cover — the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) glides through a star-filled void in a striking full-cover illustration tied to the then-current Star Trek: The Motion Picture tie-in content. Alongside that galactic centrepiece, the cover teases the arrival of Harry Harrison's Slippery Jim diGriz in an adaptation of The Stainless Steel Rat, plus a brand-new story, The VC's, promising space war at its most savage. Rounding things out is a pull-out Guide to the Galaxy booklet and a £500 Dinky Toys competition — Prog 140 is clearly packed to the hull.