Space Spinner 2000

In our thrilling fortieth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest comic with the 1980 2000 AD Annual (Annuals are dated by the following year). This episode we discuss the final Dan Dare story, the strange fate of Mega City 4, and we learn our 2000 AD IQ! We’re 40 episodes in, and we hope that like us, Tharg is a big part of your life!

Thrills Covered:

• Benny’s Tale
• Ro-Busters
• Guinea Pig
• Phantom Patrol
• Dan Dare
• The Man Who Save the World
• Going Straight
• Judge Dredd
• Know Your 2000 AD IQ, and other features and short stories

Contact the show at: spacespinner2000@gmail.com

Also, apologies in advance for the audio quality of this episode, some settings were messed up while recording. this is the last episode effected!

Song: Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles

6.49

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In our thrilling thirty-ninth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 128-132 of 2000 AD, covering September of 1979. Join us as the ABC Warriors head to Mars, SPREAD THE WORD! Also we discuss the proper terminology for breaking into a ship, sing along with Ursa, and kill a ton of geese with Bill Savage!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Blackhawk
• ABC Warriors
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith
• Disaster 1990
• Captain Klep
• A Day in the Life of Mighty Tharg!

Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com

Also, apologies in advance for the audio quality of this episode, some settings were messed up while recording. It’ll be like this for a few episodes but will improve!

Song: Message in a Bottle  by The Police

6.49

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In our thrilling thirty-eighth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the Dan Dare Annual 1980. Join us for comics from deep in the Fleetway Vault, and a holiday themed robot brawl that seems to be mostly about late 70s labor relations! Also we continue to out ourselves as dumb Americans by our dislike of reading words not accompanied by pictures!

• Dan Dare
• UFO Agent
• Programmed to Destroy
• 3000AD: The Traveller
• 3001: A Space Poem
• Rick Random
• Judge Dredd
• I, Mutant
• The Man From the Ministry
• ,,,Garbage
• Various articles about telescopes, space museums, and a sweet space themed van!

Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com

Also, apologies in advance for the audio quality of this episode, some settings were messed up while recording. It’ll be like this for a few episodes but will improve!

Song: Cars by Gary Numan

6.24

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In our thrilling thirty-seventh episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 124-127 of 2000 AD, covering August of 1979. Join us as the ABC Warriors recruit more team members, a mutant army invades Mega-City 1 and both Project Overkill and 2000 AD veteran Dan Dare complete their journeys. Also 2000 AD merges with Tornado magazine, bringing with it new thrills Blackhawk, The Mind of Wolfie Smith, and Captain Klep!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Disaster 1990
• ABC Warriors
• Project Overkill
• Dan Dare
• Blackhawk
• The Mind of Wolfie Smith
• Captain Klep

Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com

Also, apologies in advance for the audio quality of this episode, some settings were messed up while recording. It’ll be like this for a few episodes but will improve!

Song: We Don’t Talk Anymore by Cliff Richard

6.24

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In our thrilling thirty-sixth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 120-123 of 2000 AD, covering July of 1979. Join us as we get underway with ABC Warriors and Disaster 1990 and we near the finale of Dan Dare

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Disaster 1990
• ABC Warriors
• Project Overkill
• Dan Dare

Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com

Also, apologies in advance for the audio quality of this episode, some settings were messed up while recording. It’ll be like this for a few episodes but will improve!

Song: I Don’t Like Mondays by Boomtown Rats

6.05

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In our thrilling thirty-fifth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with the 1979 Sci-Fi Special of 2000 AD. OMG there are so many thrills this episode! Also Fox gets graded on several quizzes and is then manipulated into a terrible joke by Conrad.

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• You Are A Judge!
• Future Shocks – First Encounter
• Meteor
• Dan Dare
• Future Shocks – The Last Jungle In the World
• The Kids from Kosma
• Mek Wars and Tharg’s Cosmic Puzzle
• Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein’s Laugh-In!
• The Dredd Interview
• Judge Dredd Fan Art
• Strontium Dog
• You Are A Strontium Dog!
• MACH 1
• I, Robot

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Check out Search/Destroy, the Strontium Dog fan film at: http://www.strontiumdogfanfilm.com/

Song: Are ‘Friends’ Electric? by Tubeway Army

5.85

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In our thrilling thirty-fourth episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 115-119 of 2000 AD, covering June of 1979. Join us as we conclude the amazing highs of Strontium Dog and Ro-Busters and the terrifying lows of Rick Random. Also Disaster 1990, Project Overkill, and ABC Warriors begin. At nine separate thrills, it’s our most diverse non-Special or Annual episode ever!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Rick Random
• Strontium Dog
• Dan Dare
• Ro-Busters
• Disaster 1990
• ABC Warriors
• Project Overkill

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Song: Ring My Bell by Anita Ward

5.86

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In our thrilling thirty-third episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 111-114 of 2000 AD, covering May of 1979. Join us as Conrad explains his theory of how the current Dan Dare storyline is the primary influence for every Bioware video game ever made. It’s shockingly plausible!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Robo-Hunter
• Rick Random
• Strontium Dog
• Dan Dare
• Ro-Busters

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Song: Sunday Girl by Blondie

5.61

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In our thrilling thirty-second episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 107-110 of 2000 AD, covering April of 1979. Join us as Judge Cal is defeated, the Strontium Dogs go for a swim in Hades, and Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein learn that there’s gold in them thar robots!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Robo-Hunter
• Strontium Dog
• Future Shocks
• Dan Dare
• Ro-Busters

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Song: Bright Eyes by Art Garfunkel

5.42

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In our thrilling thirty-first episode Fox and Conrad continue their journey through the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic with Progs 102-106 of 2000 AD, covering March of 1979. Join us Judge Dredd enlists Fergee, the king of the Big Smelly against Cal, The Ro-Busters being their Fall and Rise, and Strontium Dog goes to the afterlife!

Thrills Covered:

• Judge Dredd
• Robo-Hunter
• Dan Dare
• Future Shocks
• Ro-Busters
• Strontium Dog

Contact the show at spacespinner2000@gmail.com

Song: I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor

5.22

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