2000 AD and Tornado #172

Prog 172 of 2000 AD and Tornado hits the stands in August 1980 with a cover by Brian Bolland that practically leaps off the newsstand — a helmeted figure in a sleek red-and-blue craft streaks overhead while a long-haired, wide-eyed character sprawls in the foreground, the speech bubble demanding, "Anything to report, Lopez?" Inside, Carlos Ezquerra brings his distinctive linework to Part 8 of The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World, with the script from Harry Harrison and Kelvin Gosnell keeping the pulpy sci-fi energy running at full tilt. A fine slice of British weekly comics at their most energetic.