2000 AD and Tornado #146

Prog 146 of 2000 AD and Tornado kicks off January 1980 with a drenched, rain-lashed cover by Brian Bolland — Judge Dredd looms large and unsmiling in his distinctive helmet and badge, while a green-gloved hand levels a weapon and a chained, scaly golden creature claws at the foreground. The bold caption "New Year Is Cancelled — By Order of Judge Dredd" sets the tone perfectly: even the calendar answers to Mega-City One's toughest lawman. Inside, writer John Howard and artist Brendan McCarthy deliver the story promised by that unforgettable cover charge.