2000 AD and Tornado #175

Prog 175 of 2000 AD and Tornado hits newsstands in August 1980 with a Dave Gibbons cover that's hard to look away from — a heavily armored, rifle-toting figure perches atop a massive, segmented mechanical creature that fills the foreground with its insectoid bulk, all set against a stark red circle. Inside, Carlos Ezquerra brings his gritty linework to the ongoing Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World adaptation, written by Harry Harrison and Kelvin Gosnell, and the cover promises exactly what the tagline delivers: super-charged sci-fi to smash your circuits. Part two of the Galactic Olympics guide sweetens the deal for any self-respecting Earthling with 14p to spend.