Judge Dread IS Doctor Sin!

Smiley · 16 February, 2003, 01:50:39 AM

I could be wrong, but I think the deputy editor was usually responsible for putting annuals together. So, whoever that was at the time... anyone confirm?

Leigh S · 16 February, 2003, 01:51:19 AM

Thanks Wake!

I'll scan a couple of piccys from it that might jog his memory, plus come up with a summary of the points above - (another point to add to all this circumstancial pondering is that the 1978 annual does exactly the same trick with the rejected Lalia strip Death bug - extended by another 4 pages by what looks like the same artist in the Doctor Sin strip)

Leigh S · 16 February, 2003, 01:53:27 AM

Alan Grant or Nick Landau, maybe?

Kate_Halprin · 16 February, 2003, 01:56:19 AM

I dug my old annual out and couldn't spot the join between the art! Not that I'd've recognised Laila's work anyway.

On the other hand, the villain's name seems to change between pages 4 and 5!

The story is listed as a reprint in the 1992 2000AD Yearbook but I guess that they probably didn't know where it came from back then either!

Leigh S · 16 February, 2003, 02:11:39 AM

Heh -well spotted Kate - that can go on the list.

Leigh S · 16 February, 2003, 06:24:29 AM

I've sent the 'evidence' off to Wake, so now we can only wait....If it does turn out to be Dread, who would be up for another Mills Dread story for prog 2004?

Noisybast · 16 February, 2003, 06:29:00 AM

Hmmm... Curiouser & curiouser. I haven't actually got the annual in question, but I'll have to have a dig around my local 2nd hand book/comics emporium & try to find it now!

ukdane · 16 February, 2003, 03:45:17 PM

Fantastic detective work....
...no wonder they call you "The Watcher".

You've really got me intrigued by this little mystery. I'd love to see what Mills could come up with for Prog 2004, as well as maybe a more indepth version of the "official" behind-the-scenes story of the strips.

Now, who watches the watcher?

paulvonscott · 16 February, 2003, 05:33:57 PM

Nice if they could rejig the text so it matched the original version.

Last of the V8's · 16 February, 2003, 05:46:00 PM

Also notice how the last panel has a word ballonn drawn but no lettering placed.
Strange...

ukdane · 16 February, 2003, 08:36:23 PM

Watch,
Have you scanned all the pages into your pc?
If not, in the interest of community spirit, and so other members of the board who haven't read/seen the strip can see it, I will.

Wake · 16 February, 2003, 08:41:36 PM

It certainly seems to be a prime candidate for the thrill viewer, if you can scan it to a reasonable enough quality.

Wake

Leigh S · 16 February, 2003, 10:17:09 PM

No, UK - I just scanned panels that I thought might be helpful in reminding Pat - Scan away!

ukdane · 16 February, 2003, 10:34:49 PM

Right-oh...
Just sent Wake the entire story to put up on the site.

Leigh S · 16 February, 2003, 10:59:41 PM

HEHEH! Its up already!