2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 381

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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 381 featuring ‘Ace Trucking‘, ‘The Ballad of Halo Jones‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘, ‘Strontium Dog‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 1 September 1984.

Cover Art Robot: Carlos Ezquerra

Johnny Alpha looks to be in some serious trouble at the hands of his father on this weeks cover!

My pick of the Prog is: Judge Dredd

Script Robot: T B Grover

Art Robot: Ron Smith

Lettering Robot: T Frame

Dredd and Mean Machine are still out in the Cursed Earth on the trail of some downed valuables (and baby Judge clones) when they stumble upon a mutant who was originally headed to Mega-City One with a ransom note but soon doubles back when he spies the unlikely duo. The note itself had me creased at the terrible English and the fact that I read it in proper hillbilly fashion in my head. I think this is my second favourite tale in the Cursed Earth thus far.

 

Prog 381 high tails it into them thar mountains! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 382.

Florix Grabundae!

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