2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 293

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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 293 featuring ‘Ace Trucking‘, ‘Harry Twenty on the High Rock‘, ‘Robo-Hunter‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 4 December 1982.

Cover Art Robot: Eric Bradbury

Tharg and the Dictators of Zrag take to this weeks cover and play on the Intellivision. My brother used to have that console and I remember playing a Pac-Man-esque game on it as well as a football game. Peak civilization at one point!

My pick of the Prog is: Harry Twenty on the High Rock

Script Robot: Gerry Finley-Day

Art Robot: Alan Davis

Lettering Robot: Tony Jacob

Harry, Genghis and Old Ben are slowly chipping away at Harry’s to-do list for their escape. In the workshop, as they both work and try to sneakily set aside things they need and Harry gets warned off by Svede Sixteen which raises Harry’s suspicions slightly. However, he and Genghis crack on with assembling some of the parts before it’s time to head to the mess hall for food. It’s a new Slug rotation too as a ship from Earth arrives as some of the guards are set to head back to Earth for a spot of leave. Svede Sixteen sets his plan in motion and it all starts to make sense as he had been constructing his own means of escape in the workshop in the shape of blasters! Getting the better of the guards, he and his pal get kitted out in the Slugs’ uniforms and look set to return to Earth as free men while Harry wishes it was himself who was escaping.

Prog 293 slugs it to the man! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 294.

Florix Grabundae!

Have you read this Prog? If so, what was your favourite strip? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!