It was 30 years ago today...

Leigh S · 30 August, 2011, 11:57:45 AM

..give or take a day

Bolt-01 · 30 August, 2011, 01:02:07 PM

Hold on, Sunday TELEGRAPH? I didn't know about these...

JayzusB.Christ · 30 August, 2011, 01:09:55 PM

Me neither!
Is is just me or is it very similar to the opening scenes of the last Dredd movie? Pity it couldn't keep up the Dreddness

Leigh S · 30 August, 2011, 01:14:00 PM

I believe the sunday Telegraph is an Australian/ New Zealandy rag that also printed the Daily Star Dredd - this being kindly copied for me many years back.

So technically, this one wouldnt have appeared at the end of the August 1981, but I'm assuming its the same thing!

Large48 · 31 August, 2011, 09:49:34 AM

Nice :-)

Dandontdare · 07 September, 2011, 09:32:19 PM

Is that original prog 2 artwork chopped up and resized?

maryanddavid · 07 September, 2011, 10:21:34 PM

That appeared in the Evening Herald here in emerald isle when it started, round 84 or 85. I have it somewhere.

David

Leigh S · 07 September, 2011, 11:30:06 PM

Quote from: Dandontdare on 07 September, 2011, 09:32:19 PM
Is that original prog 2 artwork chopped up and resized?

It is indeed. My understanding is that the 2000AD editorial codged that up as an example of how the strip would work, and the paper were impressed enough to want to run it. Why they didnt get the mighty Ronster to redraw it I don't know... well, I suppose I do know, as it was a freebie for them, but kinda weird way to start the strip from the readers point of view!