Judge Dredd: ‘Judge Whitey’

So here it is, the first ever Judge Dredd comic strip…

FIRST PUBLISHED
2000 AD, Programme 2

DATELINE
05 Mar 77

For just 8 pence Earth money, Squaxx dek Thargo could get their hands on the second ever Prog of the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic. Lurking behind a Dan Dare cover by Massimo Belardinelli (left) and a free set of Biotronic Man Stickers were strips featuring Invasion, Dan Dare, Flesh, Harlem Heroes, M.A.C.H. 1, a Harlem Heroes Futuregraph and, of course, the first ever appearance of Judge Dredd.

PAGE COUNT
5

REPRINTS
As the first Judge Dredd strip ‘Judge Whitey’ has understandably been reprinted loads of times: 1981’s Judge Dredd Annual 1982, 1991’s The Complete Judge Dredd 1 and twice in Volume 2 of the USA’s Judge Dredd book, firstly (and appropriately) in issue #2 and then again in issue #57. It also appeared in graphic novel collections The Best of 2000 AD and The Best Of Judge Dredd by Prion Books and most recently in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 01 (still available from Rebellion, left). It is also available to read (entirely legally)…