Tharg

Character	Tharg
Title/s	The Mighty One
Alias/s	Old Green Bonce
Species	Thargian / Betelgeusian
Occupation/s	editor of 2000AD
Place of origin	Betelgeuse VI
Series	Tharg the Mighty
First Appearance	2000AD Prog 1

Tharg was the alien editor of 2000AD from Prog 1 to the present, except for a short period in which the Men in Black took over.

He did not understand laughter.

His home planet was Betelgeuse VI.

His race (at that time referred to as 'Thargians') looked upon hair as a unique and individual feature which was genetically implanted at an early age.

When subjected to direct sunlight, Tharg's skin turns purple (the Betelgeusian version of tanning).

Tharg has a sister, Marg.

Behind the Scenes

While the fictional editor of 2000AD has remained the same throughout most of 2000AD's history, the human editor (usually depicted in the comic as a robotic sub-editor) has changed down the years.

• Pat Mills, Prog 1 - Prog 16 (1977)
• Kelvin Gosnell / Nick Landau (Assistant Editor), Prog 17 - Prog 85 (1977 – 1978)
• Steve MacManus, Prog 86 – Prog 519 (1978 – 1987)
• Richard Burton, Prog 520 – Prog 872 (1987 – 1994)
• Alan McKenzie, Prog 873 – Prog 914 (1994)
• John Tomlinson, Prog 915 – Prog 977 (1994 – 1996)
• David Bishop 18 December 1995  to June 30, 2000 Prog 978 – Prog 1199 (1996 – 2000)
• Andy Diggle, Prog 1200 – Prog 1273 (2000 – 2002)
• Matt Smith, Prog 1274 – present (2002 – present)

During Kelvin Gosnell's editorship he actually spent most of his time working on Starlord, Nick Landau, the assistant editor actually edited 2000AD.