2000 AD and Tornado #176

This September 1980 prog features a dramatic Carlos Ezquerra cover depicting a massive skyscraper blasting off from a city street in a storm of fire, smoke, and debris — buildings crumbling around it as onlookers scramble clear. The cover's proclamation that "next stop: the Planet of Zrag!" gives the whole scene a gloriously absurd sci-fi energy, while the promise of Tharg starring in "The Great Human Rip-Off" adds a dose of 2000 AD's trademark irreverence. Rounding things out is part three of the Galactic Olympics guide, making Prog 176 a typically packed and entertaining edition of Britain's favourite weekly anthology.