2000ADHD – A Prog a Day – Prog 411

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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 411 featuring ‘The Helltrekkers‘, ‘Sláine‘, ‘Rogue Trooper‘, ‘The Ballad of Halo Jones‘ and ‘Judge Dredd‘, published on 30 March 1985.

Cover Art Robot: Glenn Fabry

Another character announces their return by taking the cover – it’s Sláine!

My pick of the Prog is: Judge Dredd

Script Robot: T B Grover

Art Robot: Ron Smith

Lettering Robot: T Frame

Hot on the trail of The Hunters Club, Dredd follows up on the only lead they have and we go to one of my favourite names for a Block – Mario Puzo Block. Dredd informs Chip’s wife that he is dead and fell in with the wrong crowd and we get quite a rollercoaster of events here as she gives up what information she knows but another Judge finds pure sugar to which Dredd asks if it belongs to the widow. She responds with yes and Dredd calls for her to be booked for possession of a prohibited substance. After calling in the name Bub to Central, the widow is asked to identify Bub from the print-out to which she does. She then says the sugar wasn’t hers and the other Judge states the lie detector says she’s telling the truth and she finds herself now on the receiving end of cube time for perjury instead of possession. It’s comically cold and callous and fantastic Dredd work.

 

Prog 411 needs to put down the shovel! Join me on the next one to see who/what grabs the pick of Prog 412.

Florix Grabundae!

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