Tharg's Future Shocks
Rebranded in the year 2000 as just "Future Shocks" (after the long hiatus of Tharg during his ousting by the Vector 13 crowd), these are a staple of 2000 AD - a place to tell a short, one-off thrill.
Sometimes things don't quite fit in the bracket of being either futuristic or having a particularly twisty ending (or even neatly fitting in a single episode), so the one-off idea is also served either without any branding, or as (with varying longevity) Ro-Jaws' Robo-Tales, Tharg's Time Twisters, Tharg's Dragon Tales, Tales From Beyond Science, Terror Tales, Vector 13, Pulp Sci-Fi, Tales of Telguuth or Past Imperfect. A modern take on the idea has been to do specifically three-parters under the Tharg's 3rillers banner.
The Dreddverse gets similarly served with the sporadic Tales From Mega-City One and more successful Tales From the Black Museum.
| 1977 | 1978 | 1979-1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983-1984 | 1985 | 1986 |
| 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992-1993 | 1994-2000 | 2001 |
| 2002-2003 | 2004-2007 | 2008-2011 | 2012-2014 | 2015-2017 | 2018-2020 | 2021-2023 | 2024-2025 |
Art by Cliff Robinson
- The 2000 AD ABC: Tharg's Future Shocks
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- In Orbit Every Wednesday: What's the Ultimate Future Shock?
| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Time Was] | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1978 | 46 | Martin Lock | Ramon Sola | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| [Enemy Agent] | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1978 | Reprints: M21747 | Nick Tufnell | John Cooper | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| [Substitute] | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1978 | Reprints: M21048 | Robert Flynn | Giorgi | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| Fly Guy | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1978 | 49 | Steve Moore | Jose Luis Ferrer | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| [The Guardian] | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1978 | Reprints: M21550 | Mike Cruden | John Cooper | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| Galactic Garbage | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 1978 | 51 | Richard Burton | Trevor Goring | [b&w] | Tony Jacob |
| [Solo Flip] | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1978 | Reprints: 2KA'84 M204 52 | Chris Lowder | Brian Bolland | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| [On the Run] | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 1978 | 53 | Robert Flynn | Brett Ewins | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| [Stasis] | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1978 | 54 | Charles Swift | Brett Ewins Jim McCarthyvarious | [b&w] | Tony Jacob |
| [Space Bug] | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1978 | 55 | V. Wernham | Jose Luis Ferrer | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| [Monkey] | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1978 | 56 | Alen Hebden | Mugallanes | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| Juggernaut | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1978 | 58 | Hunter Tremayne | Garry Leach | [b&w] | Tony Jacob |
| [Tin Can] | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1978 | 59 | Mike Cruden | Jose Luis Ferrer | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| [Timeless Secret] | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1978 | 60 | S.J. Grimes | Ramon Sola | [b&w] | John Aldrich |
| [Fugitive] | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1978 | 66 | Philip Greenway | Ron Tiner | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
| [Many Hands] | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1978 | 70 | Jan Garczynski | Jose Casanovas | [greyscale] | Peter Knight |
| Dead Hit | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1978 | 74 | Robert Flynn | Pierre Frisano | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| The Illusion Man | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1978 | 76 | Martin Lock | Pierre Frisano | [b&w] | Jack Potter |
| The Ultimate Warrior | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1978 | 77 | Chris Stevens | Pierre Frisano | [b&w] | Jack Potter |
| Nothing on Earth | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1978 | 78 | Chris Lowder | Pierre Frisano | [b&w] | Jack Potter |
No supertitle.The Last Lonely Man | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1978 | 2KA'79 | unknown | unknown | [b&w] | unknown |
| [Breaking Out] | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1978 | 80 | Jan Garczynski | Carlos Pino | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
| What Hit Tunguska? | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1978 | 81 | Chris Lowder | Pierre Frisano | [b&w] | Paul Bensberg |
| [The Rescue] | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1978 | 82 | Stan Nicholls | Vanyo | [b&w] | Jill Raphaeline |
| [The Mote in God's Eye] | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1978 | 83 | Roy Preston | Martinez Puchadesvarious | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
| The Fourth Wall | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1978 | 85 | Mike Cruden | John Cooper | [b&w] | John Aldrich |
| [Poacher] | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1978 | 85 | Barry Clements | Jesus Redondo | [b&w] | Jill Raphaeline |
| Date With Destiny | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1978 | 88 | Mike Cruden | Massimo Belardinelli | [b&w] | John Aldrich |
| Child's Play | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1978 | 89 | Mike Cruden | Trevor Goring | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
| Kid's Stuff | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1978 | 90 | Barry Clements | Carlos Pino | [b&w] | John Aldrich |
| Pandora's Box | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1978 | 93 | Mike Cruden | Mike White | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
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No supertitle.Jump Into Hell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1978 | 2KA'79 | unknown | unknown | [b&w] | n/a |
No supertitle.The First Fatal Blow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1978 | 2KA'79 | unknown | unknown | [b&w] | n/a |
| year | episodes | pages |
| 1977 | 19 | 61.5 |
| 1978 | 31 | 81 |
| 1979 | 17 | 64.5 |
| 1980 | 3 | 16 |
| 1981 | 37 | 157 |
| 1982 | 29 | 96 |
| 1983 | 6 | 17.5 |
| 1984 | 22 | 64 |
| 1985 | 22 | 68.5 |
| 1986 | 22 | 77 |
| 1987 | 30 | 87 |
| 1988 | 28 | 85 |
| 1989 | 32 | 116 |
| 1990 | 13 | 46 |
| 1991 | 16 | 71 |
| 1992 | 10 | 42 |
| 1993 | 10 | 50 |
| 1994 | 4 | 23 |
| 1995 | 7 | 35 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 35 |
| 2001 | 20 | 100 |
| 2002 | 12 | 62 |
| 2003 | 6 | 31 |
| 2004 | 8 | 40 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 | 25 |
| 2007 | 4 | 20 |
| 2008 | 6 | 30 |
| 2009 | 6 | 30 |
| 2010 | 6 | 26 |
| 2011 | 4 | 17 |
| 2012 | 4 | 16 |
| 2013 | 4 | 16 |
| 2014 | 9 | 37 |
| 2015 | 6 | 25 |
| 2016 | 4 | 16 |
| 2017 | 7 | 28 |
| 2018 | 7 | 31 |
| 2019 | 7 | 30 |
| 2020 | 10 | 47 |
| 2021 | 7 | 34 |
| 2022 | 7 | 35 |
| 2023 | 10 | 49 |
| 2024 | 6 | 30 |
| 2025 | 4 | 20 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| 2027 | 0 | 0 |
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