The A.B.C. Warriors
Seven military-grade robots deliver justice for those who can't defend themselves from the predations of corporate fascism.
As part of the complex Millsverse, the original series was a spin-off from Ro-Busters and first resurfaced as a crossover with Nemesis the Warlock. Prototype versions of the Warriors show up in Savage, which also has strong crossover links with Ro-Busters. Millsverse cross-pollination is not necessarily linear!
Who makes up the seven is often in flux, with a variety of line-ups over the years as some are killed off, some resurrected - and loyalty is never guaranteed.
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Art by Clint Langley
- The 2000 AD ABC: The A.B.C. Warriors
- Shop: ABC Warriors - The Mek Files
| >> Text Stories << | |||||||||
| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No supertitle.The Retreat From Volgow | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1980 | 2KA'81 | Pat Mills | Brendan McCarthy | [two-tone] | n/a |
| >> Posters / Teasers << | |||||||||
| Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
From DeadlockDeadlock - The Mystic A.B.C. Warrior | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1980 | 2KA'81 | n/a | Kevin O'Neill | <-- | n/a |
| Six of the Best | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1985 | 410 | n/a | Bryan Talbot | <-- | n/a |
From Joe Pineapples Star Scan.Joe Pineapples | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1987 | 535 | n/a | Simon Harrison | <-- | n/a |
Full title: "A is for Aggro, B is for Battle, C is for Carnage…"A is for Aggro… | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1987 | 552 | n/a | Reprint. Simon Bisley | [b&w] | n/a |
From DeadlockDeadlock - Disciple of Khaos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1988 | 563 | n/a | Simon Bisley | <-- | n/a |
From Joe PineapplesJoe Pineapples - Cool Assassin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1988 | 571 | n/a | Simon Bisley | <-- | n/a |
Star Scan.Terri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1990 | 663 | n/a | Liam McCormack-Sharp | <-- | n/a |
Full title: "Will The Warriors Fight Again? No Worries!"Will the Warriors Fight Again? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1992 | 775 | n/a | Reprint. Kevin Walker | <-- | n/a |
From Tharg's Thrill ArchivesPart 5: A.B.C. Warriors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1993 | 862 | n/a | Kev Hopgood | <-- | n/a |
From Deadlock Star Scan.Deadlock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1995 | 957 | n/a | Carl Critchlow | <-- | n/a |
Star Scan.[Hammerstein] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1995 | 965 | n/a | Stuart Jennett | <-- | n/a |
From Joe Pineapples Hunkscan.Joe Pineapples | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1996 | SFS19 | n/a | Simon Bisley | <-- | n/a |
Multi‑part poster.Tribal Imagery | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1997 | 1055-1056 | n/a | Jason Brashill | <-- | n/a |
| ABC Warriors | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1999 | p2000 | n/a | Ashley Judd | <-- | n/a |
| Shadows Fall! | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2005 | p2006 | n/a | Henry Flint | [b&w] | n/a |
From Great Moments in Thrill‑Power Supertitled: "The A.B.C. Warriors".The Black Hole | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2007 | 1526 | n/a | Kev Crossley | [b&w] | n/a |
| ABC: Returning to Mars in 2013 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2012 | p2013 | n/a | unknown | [b&w] | n/a |
Full text: "The War Against Volkhan Continues in 2017…"The War Against Volkhan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2016 | 2011 | Pat Mills | Clint Langley | <-- | n/a |
From 2000 AD Art Stars Winner![Mongrel] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2021 | 2237 | n/a | Matt Clarke | <-- | n/a |
| [Liam Sharp's Star Scan series] | |||||||||
Star Scan.Hammerstein | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 1718 | n/a | Liam McCormack-Sharp | <-- | n/a |
Linked to Joe Pineapples Star Scan.Joe Pineapples | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 1719 | n/a | Liam McCormack-Sharp | <-- | n/a |
Star Scan.Mongrel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 1720 | n/a | Liam McCormack-Sharp | <-- | n/a |
Star Scan.Steelhorn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 1721 | n/a | Liam McCormack-Sharp | <-- | n/a |
Linked to Deadlock Star Scan.Deadlock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 1722 | n/a | Liam McCormack-Sharp | <-- | n/a |
Star Scan.Zippo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 1725 | n/a | Liam McCormack-Sharp | <-- | n/a |
Star Scan.Ro-Jaws | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 1726 | n/a | Liam McCormack-Sharp | <-- | n/a |
Linked to: Ro‑Jaws Joe Pineapples ArtTill Next Time, Nerks! | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2023 | 2323 | n/a | Simon Bisley | <-- | n/a |
| >> Features << | |||||||||
| Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
Diagram. Subtitled:"Largest Continent of Mars".Olympus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1979 | 129 | unknown | unknown | <-- | n/a |
| Flesh File | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1979 | 134 | Pat Mills | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| The A.B.C. Warriors Data-File | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1980 | 2KA'81 | unknown | Moran | [b&w] | n/a |
From Ro‑Busters Supertitled: "Scissor‑Scan".Hammerstein and Ro-Jaws | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1987 | SFS10 | n/a | P. Smith | <-- | n/a |
From Judge Dredd Data‑File.Hammerstein | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1995 | 960 | n/a | Jason Brashill | <-- | n/a |
| WANTED | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1995 | 964 | Pat Mills Tony Skinner various | Kevin Walker | <-- | n/a |
| Data Bytes: ABC Warriors | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1999 | p2000 | n/a | reprints | <-- | n/a |
| Fact-File | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | 2K40-S | n/a | reprints | <-- | n/a |
| [Gothic Empire crossover] Fact Files | |||||||||
| Fact File | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1984 | 397 | Pat Mills | Brendan McCarthy Mike McMahonreprints | [b&w] | Reprint.Peter Knight |
| Fact File: Mongrel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1985 | 399 | Pat Mills | Reprint.Mike McMahon | [b&w] | Reprint.Peter Knight |
Linked to BlackbloodFact File: Blackblood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1985 | 399 | Pat Mills | Reprint.Mike McMahon | [b&w] | Reprint.Peter Knight |
Linked to Joe PineapplesFact File: Joe Pineapples | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1985 | 400 | Pat Mills | Reprint.Mike McMahon | [b&w] | Reprint.Peter Knight |
Linked to DeadlockFact File: Deadlock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1985 | 400 | Pat Mills | Reprint.Kevin O'Neill | [b&w] | Reprint.Peter Knight |
| year | episodes | pages |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 128 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 64 |
| 1985 | 19 | 100 |
| 1986 | 10 | 60 |
| 1987 | 2 | 10 |
| 1988 | 21 | 132 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 48 |
| 1992 | 10 | 59 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 48 |
| 1995 | 12 | 72 |
| 1996 | 1 | 8 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 96 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 6 | 44 |
| 2004 | 6 | 44 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 74 |
| 2007 | 18 | 112 |
| 2008 | 11 | 72 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 72 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 74 |
| 2013 | 1 | 9 |
| 2014 | 11 | 67 |
| 2015 | 1 | 14 |
| 2016 | 11 | 68 |
| 2017 | 3 | 20 |
| 2018 | 11 | 73 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 10 | 69 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
Data from Order of Battle section: