2000 AD in Stages

The Mean Machine

A member of the Angel Gang so popular (with the readership, that is) that despite him losing an arm and being killed, he was resurrected for many more headbutting adventures of limited eleoquence and carefully graded rage. The dial on his head has four settings, y'see: (1) surly, (2) brutal, (3) vicious and (4) downright mean: pray it don't get stuck on four and a half!

Art by Nick Percival

Story Title Parts Pages
w indicates a
wraparound cover
Covers
Year(s) Issues Writer Artist Colourist Letterer
From Judge DreddThe Judge Child
26 163
156: Brian Bolland
159: Ron Smith
160: Mike McMahon
161: Brian Bolland
163: Mike McMahon
164: Ron Smith
170: Mike McMahon
172: Brian Bolland
173: Brian Bolland
9
1980 156-181
Alan Grant
John Wagner
various
Brian Bolland: 1,7,17‑18
Ron Smith: 2‑4,9‑10,12‑14,19‑20,24‑26
Mike McMahon: 5‑6,8,11,15‑16,21‑23
various
<-- pp1-2e., [b&w] Tom Frame
Linked to The Angel Gang...Goes to Town
1 6 0 1981
Reprints:

X22
JDA'82
Alan Grant Robin Smith [b&w] Steve Potter
...Gets Married! 1 6 0 1982
Reprints:

X22
JDA'83
Alan Grant Robin Smith [b&w] Steve Potter
From Judge DreddDestiny's Angels
8 66
281 [w]: Carlos Ezquerra
284: Carlos Ezquerra
286: Carlos Ezquerra
288: Carlos Ezquerra
1w,3
1982 281-288
Alan Grant
John Wagner
various
Carlos Ezquerra <-- 16pp, [b&w] Tony Jacob
From Judge DreddDredd Angel
7 46
377: Ron Smith
380: Ron Smith
382: Ron Smith
3
1984 377-383
Alan Grant
John Wagner
various
Ron Smith <-- 14pp, [b&w] Tom Frame
From Judge DreddA Merry Tale of the Christmas Angel
1 14 0 1985 450
Alan Grant
John Wagner
various
Steve Dillon <-- pp1-2, [b&w] Tom Frame
From The Daily Dredd [reprint]The Mean Machine
4 13 0 1988
Reprints:

M3.50‑M3.51
590-593
Alan Grant
John Wagner
various
Ian Gibson [b&w] unknown
Linked to:

Judge Dredd
The Angel Gang
Travels With Muh Shrink
7 36
730: Richard Dolan
734: Richard Dolan
2
1991
Reprints:

M3.76‑M3.77
M298 (supplement)
730-736
John Wagner Richard Dolan <-- Annie Parkhouse
From Batman / Judge DreddJudgement on Gotham
1 62
Simon Bisley
1w
1991 DC, Fleetway
Alan Grant
John Wagner
various
Simon Bisley <-- Todd Klein
Supertitled Mean Machine.Judgement on Gosham
1
+ 1 credit pages10
0 1993 JDYB'94 John Wagner Mike McMahon [b&w] Gordon Robson
From Judge DreddYou ARE the Mean Machine
1
+ 1 credit pages9
Chris Halls [reprint from JDYB'94]
1
1994 M2.47 John Wagner Greg Staples <-- Tom Frame
From Judge DreddThe Mean Machine
1 6
Cliff Robinson
1
1994 JDPP3 John Wagner Cliff Robinson <-- Tom Frame
No supertitle.Son of Mean Machine
1 12 0 1994 JDYB'95 John Wagner Chris Halls <-- Ellie de Ville
Supertitled Mean Machine.Son of Mean
10
+ 10 credit pages60
M2.64: Carl Critchlow
M2.70: Carl Critchlow
2
1994-1995 M2.63-M2.72 John Wagner Carl Critchlow <-- Steve Potter
Supertitled Mean Machine.Visiting Time
1
+ 1 credit pages10
0 1995
Reprints:

M298 (supplement)
M2.82
John Wagner John Hicklenton [b&w] Ellie de Ville
Supertitled Mean Machine.Psycho Analysis
1 6 0 1995
Reprints:

M258
SFS18
Gordon Rennie Robert McCallum [b&w] Tom Frame
From Judge DreddThe Three Amigos
6
+ 6 credit pages54
M3.03: Trevor Hairsine
1
1995 M3.02-M3.07 John Wagner Trevor Hairsine <-- Tom Frame
From Judge Dredd
Supertitled: "Lobo / Judge Dredd".
Psycho-Bikers vs. The Mutants From Hell
1 48
1
1995 Lobo
Alan Grant
John Wagner
various
Val Semeiks (P)
John Dell (I)
various
Gloria Vasquez Bill Oakley
From Shimura
Alternity.
Angels of Death
1 8 0 1996 JDMS9 Robbie Morrison Lol <-- Gordon Robson
No supertitle.
Alternity.
Mean Streets
1 6 0 1996
Reprints:

M3.37
X22
JDMS9
Gordon Rennie Jim Murray [b&w] Gordon Robson
Supertitled Mean Machine.Close Encounters of the Mean Kind
1 8
Brendan McCarthy
1
1996 SFS19 Gordon Rennie Anthony Williams Junior Tomlin Tom Frame
From Judge DreddHeadbangers
1 10 0 1998 1084 John Wagner Alex Ronald Gary Caldwell Tom Frame
Supertitled Mean Machine.Born Mean
1 10 0 2000
Reprints:

X22
M3.69
Gordon Rennie Kevin Walker [b&w] Tom Frame
From Judge DreddTurned Out Quite Nice Again
2 12
1208: Cliff Robinson
1
2000 1207-1208 John Wagner Henry Flint Len O'Grady Tom Frame
Linked to Harke & Burr
Supertitled Mean Machine.
The Geek
1 10 0 2001 M3.74 Gordon Rennie
Paul Marshall (P)
Lee Townsend (I)
various
[b&w] David Bishop
Supertitled Mean Machine.Support Your Local Bastich
1 10
Greg Staples
1
2001
Reprints:

M298 (supplement)
M3.75
Gordon Rennie Wayne Reynolds [b&w] David Bishop
Supertitled Mean Machine.The Last Vidshow
1 10 0 2001 M3.78 Gordon Rennie
Patrick Goddard (P)
Dylan Teague (I)
various
[b&w] unknown
Supertitled Mean Machine.Butt Me Deadly
1 10 0 2001 M3.79 Gordon Rennie
Patrick Goddard (P)
Dylan Teague (I)
various
[b&w] unknown
Supertitled Mean Machine.Angel Heart
3 24
M219: Ungara
1
2004 M218-M220 John Wagner David Millgate <-- Annie Parkhouse
From The Angel GangBefore They Wuz Dead
5 30
258: Mike McMahon
1
2007 M258-M262 Simon Spurrier Steve Roberts [b&w] Ellie de Ville
From Judge DreddFifty-Year Man
1 12
Henry Flint
1w
2007 1536 John Wagner Patrick Goddard Chris Blythe Annie Parkhouse
From Tales From The Black MuseumRising Angel
1 10
Nick Percival
1
2015 M358 Michael Carroll Nick Percival <-- Ellie de Ville
>> Text Stories <<
From Judge Dredd
Subtitled:  A Text Prequel to 'Judgement on Gotham'.
Dead Mean
1 5 1994 JDYB'95 David Bishop Trevor Hairsine [b&w] n/a
>> Posters <<
The Mean Machine 1 1 0 1991 739 n/a Richard Dolan <-- n/a
2000AD FlashbackThe Mean Machines
1 1 0 1992 766 n/a Richard Dolan <-- n/a
Mean Machine Angel 1 1 0 1993
Reprints:

M2.47 (cover)
JDYB'94
n/a Chris Halls <-- n/a
From Judge Dredd
Mean Machine & Judge Dredd.
Dial 4 For Murder
1 8 0 1994 JDPP3 n/a Cliff Robinson <-- n/a
[Mean Machine] 1 1 0 1994 JDYB'95 n/a Dean Ormston <-- n/a
[Mean Machine] 1 1 0 1994 JDYB'95 n/a David Lyttleton <-- n/a
[Mean Machine] 1 1 0 1994 JDYB'95 n/a Chris Halls <-- n/a
Mean Machine 1 2 0 1995 M3.01 n/a John Hicklenton <-- n/a
Dredd Movie Photo Bonus! 1 1 0 1995 M3.01-S n/a prod. photos <-- n/a
From Judge DreddThe Three Amigos
1 2 0 1995 M3.03 n/a Trevor Hairsine <-- n/a
>> Features <<
From Justice Department Data‑FileMean Machine Angel
1 1 0 1983 JDA'84 editorial Carlos Ezquerra [reprint] [b&w] n/a
Mean! Surly! Vicious! Brutal! 1 4 0 1993 JDYB'94 David Bishop reprints [b&w] n/a
Linked to [Features] | IndexesMean Machine: The Series Index
1 1 0 1994 JDPP3 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Son of Mean Machine 1 1 0 1994 M2.61 editorial Carl Critchlow <-- n/a
From Judge DreddJudge Dredd Exclusive Film Supplement
1 16 0 1995 M3.01-S editorial prod. photos <-- n/a
>> Floating Covers <<
From Judge Dredd
Movie Dredd & Mean Machine.
Face-Off!
~ ~ 1 1995 M2.82 n/a prod. photo <-- n/a
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