Dredd strip in UKCAC 1987 brochure

[Richard S.]

Not sure how well-known / rare this is but anyway...here's a Wagner/Grant Judge Dredd strip (illustrated by Robin Smith) from the UKCAC 1987 brochure...

https://boysadventurecomics.blogspot.com/2022/05/ukcac87-judge-dredd-strip.html

[Richard]

I didn't know this existed, thank you!

[Richmond Clements]

That's a great find, cheers!

[Richard S.]

I didn't know this existed, thank you!

hey, no problem - there's plenty of other 2000AD / Dredd stuff to check out on the blog - fill yer boots!

[nxylas]

I remember this, because I was there. Someone posted it on Twitter recently, with the comment "The Grant is strong with this one."

[Leigh S]

When I saw the thread title, I was thinking this was the [spoiler]Maggie Thatcher[/spoiler] one - forgot about this one!

[Richard]

What is the [spoiler]Thatcher[/spoiler] one?

[Richard S.]

yeah - what IS that one? Come on, spill the beans!

[nxylas]

I don't remember all the details, but one of the UKCAC booklets had a strip with what initially appears to be Dredd talking to the the other Judges about the need to crack down on criminal scum, and to hell with the bleeding-heart soft-on-crime brigade. Pull back to reveal that it's actually Thatcher talking to her cabinet.

[AlexF]

This strip is kind of amazing, a real window on how Wagner and Grant c. 1987 were thinking about Dredd, somewhat more actively nasty than he maybe is now. But also that much more of a comedy strip, too.

[Proudhuff]

I was at a couple of the UKCACs, but its all a bit hazy... surprisingly! Had these booklets and remember the Thatcher strip,

[Richard S.]

I'll have to find that Thatcher strip