Judge Dredd: The Megazine Vol.2 Issue 12
Volume 2 #12 · 3–16 October 1992 · Mechanismo Part 1 / earliest documented Mechanismo appearance · Colin MacNeil cover · original 1993 Judge Dredd Calendar Part Three attached
3–16 October 1992 · ★ Gold Star object
Judge Dredd: The Megazine Vol. 2 #12 is a major 1992 issue built around the launch of John Wagner and Colin MacNeil's Mechanismo storyline. The cover and editorial page both announce Mechanismo as a new story, while specialist indexing places the six-part original serial across Megazine 2.12–2.17.
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- fleetway-egmont
- Condition
- Very Good+ to Fine appearance; ungraded. Main issue remains bright and substantially flat with light edge, spine and corner handling visible in the supplied photographs.
- Completeness
- Original 1993 Judge Dredd Calendar Part Three remains attached. Owner confirms the calendar component is pristine. Main magazine has not been physically page-by-page collated from the supplied photographs.
Catalogue note
Judge Dredd: The Megazine Vol. 2 #12 is a major 1992 issue built around the launch of John Wagner and Colin MacNeil's Mechanismo storyline. The cover and editorial page both announce Mechanismo as a new story, while specialist indexing places the six-part original serial across Megazine 2.12–2.17. The issue also survives with its original 1993 Judge Dredd Calendar Part Three still attached, completing the three-part calendar giveaway sequence issued with 2.10–2.12. The rear cover advertises six contemporary Judge Dredd / 2000 AD graphic novels and associated signing events, adding useful evidence of Fleetway's wider publishing ecosystem.
Why this object matters
The original Mechanismo launch is strengthened by the attached third calendar part, now preserved with the two preceding parts in their issues. That consequential story introduction and intact promotional sequence retain Gold at 9.2, with full interior collation still unclaimed.
Evidence limits: Original 1993 Judge Dredd Calendar Part Three remains attached. Owner confirms the calendar component is pristine. Main magazine has not been physically page-by-page collated from the supplied photographs.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9.2 / 10 · Gold Star.
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