2000 AD and Tornado #166

Prog 166 of 2000 AD and Tornado kicks off a brand-new serial — "The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World" — and celebrates the occasion with a Brian Bolland cover showcasing the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back promotional tie-in that defined June 1980: R2-D2, C-3PO, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, and a looming Darth Vader surround a Chad Valley Star Wars Electronic Battle Command game, one of 15 up for grabs alongside 20 action figures. Inside, Harry Harrison and Kelvin Gosnell's story gets the Carlos Ezquerra treatment, making this a genuinely exciting package for any reader who picked it up off the newsstand that week.