Judge Dredd: The Megazine Vol.2 Issue 23
Volume 2 #23 · 6–19 March 1993 · “Driven to Tears” Arthur Ranson Judge Anderson cover · The Jesus Syndrome Part 2
6–19 March 1993
Original Fleetway Editions Judge Dredd: The Megazine Vol. 2 #23, dated 6–19 March 1993. Arthur Ranson’s painted cover places a tearful Psi Judge Anderson in the foreground beneath the line “Driven to Tears”, directly tying the physical issue to Part 2 of Alan Grant and Ranson’s three-part “The Jesus Syndrome”.
Read the catalogue note →- Issue
- Volume 2 #23 (2.23)
- Publisher
- Fleetway Editions
- State
- Raw / ungraded
- Condition
- Very Good+ to Fine appearance from the supplied front cover, rear cover and editorial/contents photographs; ungraded.
- Completeness
- Front and rear covers plus one interior editorial/contents page are photographed. No full page-by-page collation has been performed. No issue-specific detachable premium was identified in the sources checked, and none is advertised on the physical cover.
Catalogue note
Original Fleetway Editions Judge Dredd: The Megazine Vol. 2 #23, dated 6–19 March 1993. Arthur Ranson’s painted cover places a tearful Psi Judge Anderson in the foreground beneath the line “Driven to Tears”, directly tying the physical issue to Part 2 of Alan Grant and Ranson’s three-part “The Jesus Syndrome”. The issue also carries Part 2 of “Mechanismo Returns”, Part 4 of Sleeze ’n’ Ryder, the one-off Heavy Metal Dredd story “Mort Rifkind Rises Again!”, and the penultimate instalment of Al’s Baby: “Blood on the Bib”. The rear cover preserves a Fleetway launch advertisement for The Batman Adventures #1, explicitly promoting its 6 March release and free Batman button badge, providing useful evidence of Fleetway’s cross-promotion across its 1993 comics line.
Writer: John Wagner; Garth Ennis; Alan Grant; John Smith
Artist: Peter Doherty; Nick Percival; Arthur Ranson; John Hicklenton; Keith Page; Carlos Ezquerra
Cover: Arthur Ranson
Edition: Original UK fortnightly issue
Why this object matters
Ranson’s emotionally focused Anderson cover is closely tied to the Jesus Syndrome chapter, with the Batman Adventures advertisement providing period cross-promotion. This is strong visual and serial evidence at 8.3; it is not the story’s debut.
Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.3 / 10.
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- Alan GrantWritingCatalogue credit
Writing credit: John Wagner; Garth Ennis; Alan Grant; John Smith Original catalogue credit
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Writing credit: John Wagner; Garth Ennis; Alan Grant; John Smith Original catalogue credit
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Writing credit: John Wagner; Garth Ennis; Alan Grant; John Smith Original catalogue credit
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Writing credit: John Wagner; Garth Ennis; Alan Grant; John Smith Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Peter Doherty; Nick Percival; Arthur Ranson; John Hicklenton; Keith Page; Carlos Ezquerra Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Peter Doherty; Nick Percival; Arthur Ranson; John Hicklenton; Keith Page; Carlos Ezquerra Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Peter Doherty; Nick Percival; Arthur Ranson; John Hicklenton; Keith Page; Carlos Ezquerra Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Peter Doherty; Nick Percival; Arthur Ranson; John Hicklenton; Keith Page; Carlos Ezquerra Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Peter Doherty; Nick Percival; Arthur Ranson; John Hicklenton; Keith Page; Carlos Ezquerra Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Peter Doherty; Nick Percival; Arthur Ranson; John Hicklenton; Keith Page; Carlos Ezquerra Original catalogue credit
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Cover artwork credit: Arthur Ranson Original catalogue credit
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