John Wagner has been scripting for 2000 AD for more years than he cares to remember. His creations include Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog, Ace Trucking, Al’s Baby, Button Man and Mean Machine. Outside of 2000 AD his credits include Star Wars, Lobo, The Punisher and the critically acclaimed, A History of Violence. Pat Mills is the creator and first editor of 2000 AD. He developed Judge Dredd and is the writer-creator of many of 2000 AD’s most popular stories such as Sláine, Nemesis and A.B.C. Warriors. Amongst his credits are Marshal Law (Marvel and DC Comics), co-created with Kevin O’Neill, the French graphic novel series, Requiem, Vampire Knight with artist Olivier Ledroit, and Be Pure! Be Vigilant! Behave! The Secret History of 2000 AD and Judge Dredd. His characters all spiky lines and outsized boots, Mick McMahon – sometimes known as Mike – co-created perennial 2000 AD favourites The V.C.s, and provided Tharg with many classic episodes of Judge Dredd, Ro-Busters, A.B.C. Warriors and Sláine. Outside of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, he drew an adventure with the original Cybermen for Doctor Who Magazine; Sonic the Hedgehog for Sonic the Comic; and, in America, issues of Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight plus the mini-series Tattered Banners and The Last American, the latter co-created with John Wagner and Alan Grant. Perhaps the most popular 2000 AD artist of all time, Brian Bolland’s clean-line style and meticulous attention to detail ensure that his artwork on strips including, Dan Dare, Future Shocks, Judge Dredd and Walter the Wobot looks as fresh today as it did when first published. Co-creator of both Judge Anderson and the Kleggs, Bolland’s highly detailed style unfortunately precluded him from doing many sequential strips — although he found the time to pencil both Camelot 3000 and Batman: The Killing Joke for DC Comics. Dave Gibbons is one of 2000 AD’s most popular artists, having co-created Harlem Heroes and Rogue Trooper. He has also pencilled A.B.C. Warriors, Dan Dare, Judge Dredd, Mega-City One, Ro-Busters, Tharg the Mighty, Tharg’s Future Shocks and Time Twisters, as well as having scripted several Rogue Trooper stories – making Gibbons one of the few 2000 AD creators to have served as writer, artist and letterer! Beyond 2000 AD, Gibbons is unquestionably best known for his work on the award-winning classic Watchmen (with Alan Moore), but he has also drawn Batman, Doctor Who, Give Me Liberty, Green Lantern, Superman, Star Wars and his graphic novel, The Originals.

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• Land Race originally printed in 2000 AD Prog 47 11th January 1978 writer: John Wagner artist: Brian Bolland The Oxygen Desert originally printed in 2000 AD Progs 48-49 21st-28th January 1978 writer: John Wagner artist: Ian Gibson The First Luna Olympics originally printed in 2000 AD Prog 50 4th February 1978 writer: John Wagner artist: Brian Bolland *Lunar-1 War *originally printed in 2000 AD Prog 51 11th February 1978 writer: John Wagner artist: Brian Bolland The Face-Change Crimes *originally printed in 2000 AD Prog 52 18th February 1978 writer: John Wagner artist: Brian Bolland The Killer Car originally printed in 2000 AD Progs 53-56 25th February-18 March 1978 writer: John Wagner artist: Ian Gibson The Oxygen Board originally printed in 2000 AD Prog 57 25th March 1978 writer: John Wagner artist: Brian Bolland Full Earth Crimes originally printed in 2000 AD Prog 58 1st April 1978 writer: John Wagner artist: Brian Bolland Return to Mega-City One originally printed in 2000 AD Prog 59 8th April 1978 writer: John Wagner artist: Mick McMahon Firebug originally printed in 2000 AD Prog 60 15 April 1978 writer: John Wagner artist: Mick McMahon Walter the Wobot originally printed in 2000 AD Progs 50-68 4th February-10th June 1978 writer: John Wagner artist: Brian Bolland The Cursed Earth originally printed in 2000 AD Progs 69-85 17th June-7th October 1978 writers: Pat Mills, John Wagner, Chris Lowder artists: Mick McMahon, Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons