Judge Dredd the Megazine #26

The cover of this April 1993 issue of Judge Dredd the Megazine makes quite a statement, with Sean Phillips delivering a striking image of the helmeted, chain-wielding Judge Dredd looming behind the suave, cigarette-smoking Devlin Waugh — a pairing the cover copy cheekily bills as "a brief encounter." The headline "Mad About the Boy!" and the promise of both characters sharing pages inside gives this fortnightly British anthology a real sense of occasion. John Wagner and Peter Doherty bring "Mechanismo Returns, Part 5" to the interior, making this a solid mid-arc instalment for fans following Dredd's world in 1993.