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Forty years ago today British comic 2000 AD published its first Prog and introduced us to a galaxy of characters that continue to thrill, amaze, astound, horrify and charm us to this day. Its characters, adverts, toys and covers have been popular here at TVTA over the past six years, so here is a selection of previously published images and a few new ones to celebrate the milestone. Happy 40th 2000 AD!

1977. Kevin O’Neill cover.

France. Judge Dredd 4. 1983. Brian Bolland back cover art for Judge Dredd.

Bad Company Goodbye, Krool World Peter Milligan Brett Ewins Jim McCarthy Steve Dillon 2000 AD 2005 cover by Brendan McCarthy

1985. Eric Philips cover.

2000 AD Dice Man #1 cover art by Glenn Fabry.

1986. Brett Ewins cover.

2000 AD and Tornado. 1980.

2000 AD Monthly. 1987.

1986. Brian Bolland cover.

UK. 2000 AD’s Dice Man #1. 1986.

1995 Mega Heroes figures. Mattel.

1999 Re-Action figures.

1986. Ad for Strontium Dog. Carlos Ezquerra.

Prog 320. 1983.

Prog 578. 1988.

2000 AD. 1977.

2000 AD. Tharg pin up.

L to R : Judges Anderson, Death and Dredd.

Welcome to part 4 of TVTA’s series Never Mind The Adverts.

In this edition we focus on the 1999 Re-Action Figures line for British comic 2000 AD. The series was short-lived, but did provide a good choice of classic characters from the comics. The loose set I picked up was complete but for the Durham Red and Johnny Alpha figures as featured in Strontium Dog. Included below are pictures of Judges Anderson, Dredd and Death from Judge Dredd, followed by Slaine and Ukko from Slaine.