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Dredd & Buried – Necropolis: The Judge Death Invasion                     Comics Lot
Fleetway-Quality (S.Q.P. Inc.) Complete Maxi-Series

A Guided Tour through the Mega-City of the Damned!

“Necropolis” is a 26-part story featuring British comics science fiction character Judge Dredd. Written by John Wagner and painted by Carlos Ezquerra, it was published in 1990 in 2000 AD progs 674–699. The story was the subject of extensive foreshadowing in the comic, beginning with The Dead Man (progs 650–662), followed by “Tale of the Dead Man” (progs 662–668), and finally three stories collectively known as “Countdown to Necropolis” (progs 669–673). It pulled together various story threads going back four years (see also Democracy (Judge Dredd storyline)). “Necropolis” was also followed by a number of epilogues and other follow-up stories, and had repercussions within the Judge Dredd strip which lasted for years. Unusually, Judge Dredd himself does not appear in 13 of the 26 episodes of “Necropolis”, or in any of the 5 episodes of “Countdown to Necropolis.”

Set in the year 2112, the story concerns the tragedy that befalls Mega-City One following the resignation of Judge Dredd in “Tale of the Dead Man”. The Justice Department considered Dredd a symbol of justice, and that knowledge of his resignation could adversely affect public order. To that end, Kraken, a clone-brother of Judge Dredd rescued from the fanatical Judda sect, was ordered to assume Judge Dredd’s identity. He soon fell under the psychic influence of the Sisters of Death, and kidnapped Psi-Judge Kit Agee, whose psychic powers were used to form a bridge between Deadworld and Mega-City One. Realising something was up, Chief Judge Silver ordered a full-scale assault on Dunc Renaldo Block; the last known location of Judge Agee. The Sisters retaliated, their illusions making short work of the Judges. Top psi-judge Anderson realised that Kraken was under the Sisters’ control, but was knocked out before she could raise the alarm. She disappeared beneath a tank, only to fall through a crumbling roadway into the Undercity; the remains of old New York. In the midst of this chaos, the Sisters sent Kraken to Tech 21, the dimensional research laboratory, and forced him to use their technology to free the Dark Judges from another dimension. With their Sisters’ psychic power, the Dark Judges seized control of the city’s Judges. Chief Judge Silver attempted suicide, but was captured, killed and then reanimated as their pet zombie and torture victim. The Sisters of Death shrouded the city in impenetrable shadow and blotted out all sun- and starlight, plunging the city into darkness; transforming Mega-City One into Necropolis. All life was outlawed, and the Dark Judges sentenced the entire population to death. Under their rule at least ten thousand citizens were rounded up and killed by the Dark Judges each day, with Kraken forced to take part in the slaughter; many others committed suicide, were shot by judges for breaking curfew, or fell to disease and starvation. This reign of misrule continued for months, with few managing to escape. Judge Dredd and former Chief Judge McGruder, returning from exile to fight back, encountered a column of refugees that had fled into the Cursed Earth, while four Cadet Judges (Giant, Ekerson, Santando and Monk) had evaded pursuit from Judge Mortis and escaped into the Undercity, where they encountered the injured Psi-Judge Anderson. They soon met and joined forces with Dredd and McGruder and formed a plan of action. Following Judge Anderson’s advice, Dredd decided to kill Kit Agee and thus break the Sisters’ link with Earth. The Judges returned to the surface, hijacked an H-Wagon and used its weapons to destroy Dunc Renaldo block, where Kit Agee was imprisoned. With Agee dead, the psychic bridge was destroyed and the Sisters of Death were banished to Deadworld. The Judges regained control of themselves, and quickly regrouped under McGruder’s command, redoubling their efforts to put a stop to the slaughter. The Judges managed to recapture three of the Dark Judges: Fear was imprisoned in the miracle plastic Boing; Judge Fire was drawn out of his body by a powerful vacuum; while Anderson uses her psi-powers to trap Judge Mortis. Judge Death, when confronted, leapt from a city block window down to City Bottom, where he vanished, masking his presence with his own psychic talents. In this fashion he was able to escape and hide himself among the dead, and was soon buried with them in one of the many mass graves excavated to contain the sixty million citizens who died during this period. Kraken, free of Death’s influence at last and overcome with guilt, welcomed his execution at Dredd’s hands.

Dredd & Buried – Necropolis: The Judge Death Invasion (1991-1992) Complete Maxi-Series contains:

Dredd & Buried – Necropolis: The Judge Death Invasion #1
Cover by: Simon Bisley

“Judge Dredd: Countdown to Necropolis (Parts 5 & 4): By Lethal Injection”
Writer: John Wagner
Artist: Carlos Ezquerra
Letterer: Tom Frame

Judges Fear, Mortis, and Fire combine with Death to create ultimate terror! An inter-dimensional force of demons that may well be the match for Judge Dredd!

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #669 & 670. IPC / Fleetway

“2000 AD #669”

Virgin cover art by Carlos Ezquerra.

“Judge Dredd: Countdown to Necropolis (Part 3): Rights of Succession”
Writer: John Wagner
Artist: Carlos Ezquerra
Letterer: Tom Frame

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #671. IPC / Fleetway

“Judge Dredd: Countdown to Necropolis (Part 2): Dear Annie (Part 1)”
Writer: John Wagner
Artist: Carlos Ezquerra
Letterer: Tom Frame

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #672. IPC / Fleetway

“Justice Department: Report to the Chief Judge”

Four-page article on the history of the Dark Judges.

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) Judge Dredd Mega-Special 1991. IPC / Fleetway
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Dredd & Buried – Necropolis: The Judge Death Invasion #2
Cover by: Steve Yeowell

“Judge Dredd: Countdown to Necropolis (Part 1): Dear Annie (Part 2)”
Writer: John Wagner
Artist: Carlos Ezquerra
Letterer: Tom Frame

Dredd’s replacement would function as Dredd, and Mega-City One would never know the difference. But Judge Death knows the difference only too well!

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #673. IPC / Fleetway

“2000 AD #673”

Virgin cover art by Carlos Ezquerra.

“Judge Dredd: Necropolis (Parts 1-3)”
Writer: John Wagner
Artist: Carlos Ezquerra
Letterer: Tom Frame

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #674-676. IPC / Fleetway
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Dredd & Buried – Necropolis: The Judge Death Invasion #3
Cover by: Sean Phillips

“Judge Dredd: Necropolis (Parts 4-7)”
Writer: John Wagner
Artist: Carlos Ezquerra
Letterer: Tom Frame

Is Dredd’s genetic replacement part of the solution, or part of the problem? Judge Death and his minions attack Mega-City One!

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #677-680. IPC / Fleetway

“2000 AD Star Scan: Chief Judge Silver”
Artist: Cliff Robinson

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #601. IPC / Fleetway

“2000 AD Star Scan: Hershey”
Artist: Cliff Robinson

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #593. IPC / Fleetway

“2000 AD Star Scan: Dredd”
Artist: Cliff Robinson

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #580. IPC / Fleetway
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Dredd & Buried – Necropolis: The Judge Death Invasion #4
Cover by: Glenn Fabry

“Judge Dredd: Necropolis (Parts 8-11)”
Writer: John Wagner
Artist: Carlos Ezquerra
Letterer: Tom Frame.

Phobia and Nausea keep an army of judges at bay as Psi-Judge Anderson uncovers the dark secret of Judda – the man who would be Dredd! Meanwhile, the Dark Judges are poised for escape to our dimension!

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #681-684. IPC / Fleetway

“Tharg’s Time Twisters”
Writer: Lawrence Miles
Artist: Richard Elson
Letterer: Steve Potter

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #722. IPC / Fleetway

“A Typical Saturday Afternoon in East-Meg Two”
By: Sean Phillips.

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) Judge Dredd Mega-Special 1991. IPC / Fleetway
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Dredd & Buried – Necropolis: The Judge Death Invasion #5
Cover by: David Hine

“Judge Dredd: Necropolis (Parts 12-15)”
Writer: John Wagner
Artist: Carlos Ezquerra
Letterer: Tom Frame

As Mega-City falls under the thrall of the Dark Judges, Dredd finds allies in the Rad-Lands, including an old associate who took “The Long Walk” years earlier. Do they have what it will take to save the city?

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #685-688. IPC / Fleetway

“Tharg’s Future Shocks: A Piece of Paper”
Writer: Win Wiacek
Artist: Tim Perkins
Letterer: Elitta Fell

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #747. IPC / Fleetway
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Dredd & Buried – Necropolis: The Judge Death Invasion #6
Cover by: Mick Austin

“Judge Dredd: Necropolis (Parts 16-19)”
Writer: John Wagner
Artist: Carlos Ezquerra
Letterer: Tom Frame

Death is literally oozing into every fiber of Mega-City, and a small band of young Judge Cadets attemPart to keep the Dark Judges at bay! Will this count for extra credit?

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #689-692. IPC / Fleetway

“Tharg’s Future Shocks: The Big, Bigger, Biggest Bomb!”
Writer: Paul Carstairs
Artist: Mike Hadley
Letterer: Tom Frame

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #699. IPC / Fleetway
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Dredd & Buried – Necropolis: The Judge Death Invasion #7
Cover by: Steve Yeowell

“Judge Dredd: Necropolis (Parts 20-24)”
Writer: John Wagner
Artist: Carlos Ezquerra
Letterer: Tom Frame

The battle for Mega-City rages on, as the inter-dimensional demons known as “The Dark Judges” roam freely! But guess who’s back in town and in a really bad mood? Judge Dredd Returns!

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #693 & 697. IPC / Fleetway
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Dredd & Buried – Necropolis: The Judge Death Invasion #8
Cover by: Dermot Power

“Judge Dredd: Necropolis (Parts 25 & 26)”
Writer: John Wagner
Artist: Carlos Ezquerra
Letterer: Tom Frame

The battle for Mega-City One is complete, but at a terrible cost! Now, as the body count is taken, the caParture of the Dark Judges proceeds… but where is Judge Death?!

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #698 & 699. IPC / Fleetway

“Judge Dredd: Theatre of Death”
Writer: John Wagner
Artist: Ron Smith
Letterer: Tom Frame

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #700 & 701. IPC / Fleetway

“Judge Dredd: The Mystery of Judge (Edwin) Drood”
Writer: Dan Abnett
Artist: Mike Hadley
Letterer: Dozy

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) Judge Dredd Yearbook 1992. IPC / Fleetway
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Dredd & Buried – Necropolis: The Judge Death Invasion #9
Cover by: Duncan Fegredo

“Judge Dredd: Nightmares”
Writer: John Wagner
Artist: Steve Dillon
Colorists: Steve Dillon & Gina Hart
Letterers: Pericles & Tom Frame

In the aftermath of Necropolis, Mega-City One is torn apart by differing factions, each with their own idea on how to rebuild the City. Meanwhile, Dredd’s young blind friend, Yassa is tormented by nightmares!

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #702-706. IPC / Fleetway

“2000 AD Star Scan: Judge Anderson”
Artist: Glenn Fabry

Reprints/collects: 2000 AD (1977) #608. IPC / Fleetway
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Comics lot contains: Dredd & Buried – Necropolis: The Judge Death Invasion (1991 – 1992) Books #1-9.  Fleetway-Quality (S.Q.P. Inc.)

Comics are bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

All First Printings
Publisher: Fleetway-Quality (S.Q.P. Inc.)
Publication Date: 1991 – 1992
Format per comic: FC, 32 pages, Comic, 10.25″ x 6.5″
UPC: 9770965210004

Collectible Entertainment note: Comics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 are Like New.  Very Fine to Very Fine + condition.  Beautiful Set!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Judge Dredd and/or Judge Death collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Recommend.

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