2000AD Progs 1901-2000

As the cover price rose from £2.45 to £2.55, the hits kept on coming. The last annual Christmas issue numbered for the upcoming year was Prog 2015; after this, these annual issues would maintain regular numbering since it wouldn’t be much longer before an actual prog 2015 (et al) arrived.

Grey Area, an imaginative allegory for international immigration (featuring aliens, natch) started in Prog 1924. The Dark Judges, long respected as Dredd’s worst enemies, got their own strip in Prog 1946 with art so creepy (by Dave Kendall) that even the living characters look like corpses. Deadworld continues to this day in the pages of the Judge Dredd Megazine.

Bad Company, a twisted Vietnamesque war tale from the late 80s, made its latest comeback in Prog 1950 with two of its original creators. Ro-busters, a popular strip from the very early years, was revived in Prog 1961. Prog 1977 stood out for citing the year of 2000AD‘s founding, marked by a strip featuring alien editor Tharg. Finally, Prog 2000 was a treasure trove of Easter eggs and guest shots from the “greatest generation” of artists including Brian Bolland, Mick McMahon, Kevin O’Neill, and more.

And finally, we were treated to the return of Glenn Fabry for occasional cover duty after far too long an absence.


Prog 1901 • 10/1/14


Prog 1902 • 10/8/14


Prog 1903 • 10/15/14


Prog 1904 • 10/22/14


Prog 1905 • 10/29/14


Prog 1906 • 11/5/14


Prog 1907 • 11/12/14


Prog 1908 • 11/19/14


Prog 1909 • 11/26/14


Prog 1910 • 12/31/14


Prog 1911 • 12/10/14


Prog 2015 • 12/17/14


Prog 1912 • 1/7/15


Prog 1913 • 1/14/15


Prog 1914 • 1/21/15


Prog 1915 • 1/28/15


Prog 1916 • 2/4/15

Glenn Fabry cover


Prog 1917 • 2/11/15


Prog 1918 • 2/18/15


Prog 1919 • 2/25/15

38th anniversary


Prog 1920 • 3/4/15


Prog 1921 • 3/11/15


Prog 1922 • 3/18/15


Prog 1923 • 3/25/15


Prog 1924 • 4/1/15

Brian Bolland cover


Prog 1925 • 4/8/15


Prog 1926 • 4/15/15


Prog 1927 • 4/22/15


Prog 1928 • 4/29/15


Prog 1929 • 5/6/15


Prog 1930 • 5/13/15

Throwback-style cover by Maurice Aitkin


Prog 1931 • 5/20/15


Prog 1932 • 5/27/15


Prog 1933 • 6/3/15


Prog 1934 • 6/10/15


Prog 1935 • 6/17/15


Prog 1936 • 6/24/15


Prog 1937 • 7/1/15


Prog 1938 • 7/8/15


Prog 1939 • 7/15/15


Prog 1940 • 7/22/15


Prog 1941 • 7/29/15


Prog 1942 • 8/5/15


Prog 1943 • 8/12/15


Prog 1944 • 8/19/15


Prog 1945 • 8/26/15


Prog 1946 • 9/2/15


Prog 1947 • 9/9/15


Prog 1948 • 9/16/15


Prog 1949 • 9/23/15


Prog 1950 • 9/30/15


Prog 1951 • 10/7/15


Prog 1952 • 10/14/15


Prog 1953 • 10/21/15


Prog 1954 • 10/28/15


Prog 1955 • 11/4/15


Prog 1956 • 11/11/15


Prog 1957 • 11/18/15


Prog 1958 • 11/25/15


Prog 1959 • 12/2/15


Prog 1960 • 12/9/15

Brendan McCarthy cover


Prog 1961 • 12/16/15


Prog 1962 • 1/6/16


Prog 1963 • 1/13/16


Prog 1964 • 1/20/16


Prog 1965 • 1/27/16


Prog 1966 • 2/3/16


Prog 1967 • 2/10/16


Prog 1968 • 2/17/16


Prog 1969 • 2/24/16


Prog 1970 • 3/9/16


Prog 1971 • 3/5/16


Prog 1972 • 3/16/16


Prog 1973 • 3/23/16


Prog 1974 • 3/30/16


Prog 1975 • 4/6/16


Prog 1976 • 4/13/16


Prog 1977 • 4/20/16

Carlos Ezquerra cover


Prog 1978 • 4/27/16


Prog 1979 • 5/4/16


Prog 1980 • 5/11/16


Prog 1981 • 5/18/16


Prog 1982 • 5/25/16


Prog 1983 • 6/1/16

Glenn Fabry cover


Prog 1984 • 6/8/16


Prog 1985 • 6/15/16


Prog 1986 • 6/22/16


Prog 1987 • 6/29/16


Prog 1988 • 7/6/16


Prog 1989 • 7/13/16


Prog 1990 • 7/20/16


Prog 1991 • 7/27/16

Conclusion of Nikolai Dante


Prog 1992 • 8/3/16


Prog 1993 • 8/10/16


Prog 1994 • 8/17/16


Prog 1995 • 8/24/16


Prog 1996 • 8/31/16


Prog 1997 • 9/7/16


Prog 1998 • 9/14/16


Prog 1999 • 9/21/16


Prog 2000 • 9/28/16


The Previews Exclusive cover of Prog 2000 was a wraparound by Glenn Fabry and Ryan Brown that put all the most popular characters in a single image and included, for the first and only time, a SMILING Judge Dredd (far right).


Bonus

Starting in Prog 2263 (January 2022), 2000AD featured a weekly lookback as the 45th anniversary approached. Each page summarized one year of history. The pages covering the progs shown above are posted below to add context.




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