Space Spinner 2000

In our thrilling fifty-sixth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 180-183 of 2000 AD, covering October of 1980. Join us as we finish the quest for the Judge Child, figure out how robots fit into the Mean Arena, and go to the vats with Meltdown Man! Also Johnny Alpha accepts a bounty on Hitler. LET THE SHOW BEGIN!

Thrills Covered:

• Strontium Dog
• Meltdown Man
• Judge Dredd
• Mean Arena
• Tharg the Mighty
• Ro-Jaws Robo-Tales

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Song: Don’t Stand So Close to Me by The Police

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In our thrilling fifty-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with the 1981 Judge Dredd Annual (Annuals are dated by the following year). It’s the first Dredd Annual, after a few years of Dan Dare Themed ones. Join us for the first great 2000AD annual, featuring Dredd, the whole Dredd, and nothing but the Dredd!

Thrills Covered:

• PinBOING® Wizard
• The Judge Dredd Story
• The First Dredd
• Max Normal the Pinstripe Freak
• The Cursed Earth, You Are A Judge, The Changing Face of Dredd
• Compulsory Purchase
• The Fear That Make Milwaukee Famous
• Trans-Time Guide to Mega-City One
• Walter the Wobot
• Walter’s Works
• Mad Tooth’s Run
• SHOK

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Song: Ashes to Ashes Takes All by David Bowie

8.67

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In our thrilling fifty-third episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with the 1981 2000 AD Annual (Annuals are dated by the following year). We’ve been pretty tough on annuals over the years, and this one has some pretty rough sections, but also has some extremely neat comics, articles, and features. For the first time ever we have two non-comics as the top thrill!

Thrills Covered:

• Night of the Blood Freaks
• The Mumps From Beyond The Moon!
• Ro-Busters
• Human On My Back
• The Man From 2000
• Blackhawk
• Guinea Pig
• Duel in the Dunes
• The Retreat From Volgow
• Smokeman
• Tharg’s Guide To How 2000 AD Is Produced
• Bang! Bang! Said the Green Cheese Man
• Judge Dredd
• Phantom Patrol

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Song: The Winner Takes All by ABBA

8.67

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In our thrilling fifty-second episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 173-177 of 2000 AD, covering August and September of 1980. Join us as we clear the decks in advance of a thrill refresh in the second half of September! All thrills must end! (Except Judge Dredd, natch.)

Thrills Covered:

• The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith
• Judge Dredd
• The V.C.s
• Robo Hunter
• Ro-Jaws Robot Tales
• The Great Human Rip-Off!

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Song: Use It Up and Wear It Out by Odyssey

8.67

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In our thrilling fifty-first episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 168-172 of 2000 AD, covering July and August of 1980. Join us as the Stainless Steel Rat saves the world, for the first time, but not the last time, Wolfie Smith opens an evil door, the Geeks go undercover, the robot war begins, and we trip balls on Oracle Spice!

Thrills Covered:

• The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith
• Judge Dredd
• The V.C.s
• Robo Hunter
• Ro-Jaws Robot Tales

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Song: Xanadu by Oliva Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra

8.43

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In our thrilling fiftieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1980 Sci-Fi Special of 2000 AD. This Special contains the 2000AD premiere of both Alan Moore and Steve Dillon, and has some cool stories without a ton of filler. Thanks to all our listeners for helping us get to fifty episodes! Here’s to a whole lot more!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Tharg Meets Harry Harrison
• The Robot Revolution
• A Holiday in Hell
• The Wanderer
• Strontium Dog
• What Happened to Colony 9?
• The Steel Claw
• The Final Secret
• THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE

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Song: Suicide is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H) by Johnny Mandel

8.19

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In our thrilling forty-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 163-167 of 2000 AD, covering May, June and July of 1980. Join us as Dredd travels the spaceways, we get 6 times the Sam Slade, MACH Zero reunites with his son, and the Stainless Steel Rat begins his next quest, to save the world! Also we have a revelation about the nature of time travel, and how it relates to beating up bikers.

Thrills Covered:

• Robo-Hunter
• M.A.C.H. Zero
• Judge Dredd
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith
• The V.C.s
• The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
• Ro-Jaws Robo-Tales
• Terror Tube

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Song: What’s Another Year by Johnny Logan

8.19

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In our thrilling forty-eighth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 159-162 of 2000 AD, covering April of 1980. Join us as we say goodbye to Captain Klep and the Fiends of the Eastern Front, and hello to returning thrills MACH Zero and Wolfie Smith. We’ll also head off into deep space with both the VCs AND Judge Dredd! Also, this episode contains an easter egg for next episode, can you spot it?

Thrills Covered:

• Robo-Hunter
• The V.C.s
• Judge Dredd
• Fiends of the Eastern Front
• Captain Klep
• Blackhawk
• Ro-Jaws Robo-Tales
• M.A.C.H. Zero
• Tharg and the Cheat! (Was it you?)
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith

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Song: Going Underground by The Jam

7.95

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