First appearance of Judge Dredd on the cover of 2000AD
Judge Dredd first appeared in 2000AD Prog 2 and first appeared on the cover of 2000AD in Prog 5 .
Recurring Characters[]
Judge Dredd[]
- Dredd is a Judge in Mega-City One. He patrols the streets and dispenses justice with total impartiality. He IS the Law.
Judge Giant[]
- Giant is the son of John 'Giant' Clay the captain of the Harlem Heroes aeroball team.
Chief Judge Clarence Goodman[]
- Goodman is Chief Judge in 2099
Judge Griffin[]
- Griffin is the principal at the Academy of Law
Rico Dredd[]
- Rico is Dredd's clone brother. He was better at the Academy than Dredd, but Dredd caught him running a protection racket and turned him in.
Walter the Wobot[]
- Walter is Dredd's speech-impaired robot man-servant. Although technically a free robot, he serves Dredd because he enjoys it.
Maria[]
- Maria is Dredd's Italian cleaning lady.
Max Normal[]
- Max is one of Dredd's informants. He dresses like a 20th century businessman in a pin-striped suit and bowler hat, carrying a furled umbrella.
M.A.C.[]
- The Macro-Analysis Computer or M.A.C. for short, is the Judge's central computer.
Judge Alvin[]
- Alvin had been due to become the next Judge-Marshal of Luna-1 when he was killed by 'Whitey' Logan.
William 'Whitey' Logan[]
- Whitey is a perp who featured in the very first Dredd strip. He kills Judge Alvin before being captured by Dredd and sentenced to life on Devil's Island[1].
Behind the Scenes[]
The concept of a near-future cop was created by John Wagner, though following some concept sketches by Carlos Ezquerra this was shunted forward about a century. The name came from an occult strip that Pat Mills had been developing[2].
The character had been shown in an advert in Prog 1 and another advert prior to the comic's launch which featured in Battle in February 1977[3]
Stories[]
- List of Judge Dredd stories in 2000AD
- List of Judge Dredd stories in the Megazine
- List of Judge Dredd stories in Annuals and Specials
- List of Daily Star Judge Dredd daily serials
- List of Daily Star Judge Dredd weekly stories
- List of DC Judge Dredd stories
- List of IDW Judge Dredd stories
References[]
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- ↑ Lew Stringer