2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 262
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Welcome to my personal Prog slog through 2000AD. Here, I post daily about my favourite story from each Prog. I started doing this as a means of focusing my attention on something. A hobby, if you will. Something that will bring joy and fond memories for fans as well as draw attention to and hopefully bring in new readers to The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. I have never read these Progs before. I recall reading some of Flesh at some point in my childhood, knew of Judge Dredd from a PlayStation One game and then the 1995 Movie, Rogue Trooper from the PlayStation 2 Game and had heard of other stories and seen other characters from seeing posts online. So I’m pretty much experiencing most of these stories as an intergalactic virgin. Or something. So if you are an established reader whose loyalty to Tharg has been unwavering, or if you’ve dropped off reading 2000AD, lie somewhere in between or if you are a newcomer to The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic then please let me know via the comments or hit me up on my socials!
Without further ado…
Welcome to Prog 262 featuring ‘Ace Trucking‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘, ‘The Mean Arena‘, ‘Robo-Hunter‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 1 May 1982.
Cover Art Robot: Robin Smith
Dredd‘s badge adorns this weeks cover, with a bullet hole and… is that blood?
My pick of the Prog is: Judge Dredd
Script Robot: TB Grover
Art Robot: C Ezquerra
Lettering Robot: Frame
After Dredd‘s assassination of Chief Judge Griffin and, what turns out to be, a fake suicide attempt on live TV, Dredd comes to as Walter and Maria zoom to the Grand Hall of Justice. We see a flashback to Dredd‘s plan before he finds himself trapped and too week to open the secret tunnel he used to get in. As flames engulf the tomb and all seems lost, Walter and Maria come to his rescue as Dredd gets another cold-hearted remark in to Walter. Dredd promptly deals with Maria‘s lingering Block Mania before trundle out to safety.
The original published artwork in Prog 262
The colour version from Judge Dredd The Complete Case Files Vol. 5
Prog 262 burns to the ground! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 263.
Florix Grabundae!
Have you read this Prog? If so, what was your favourite strip? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!
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