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Nemesis the Warlock

An alien freedom fighter battles a human supremacist in the far future.

As part of the wider Millsverse, the idea of the futuristic tubes of Termight (the Earth of the future) in Killer Watt were inspired by an earlier Ro-Busters story (The Fall and Rise of Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein). Characters from Ro-Busters then became first an editorial mainstay, then some of them filtered into spin-off strip The A.B.C. Warriors before crossing over into Nemesis.

So (for example) Mek-Quake, first of Ro-Busters in Starlord, becomes Tharg's enforcer in the Tharg the Mighty stories (and editorial commentary in general), then turns up (in a different body) in Book III of the Nemesis saga, before teaming up with The A.B.C. Warriors, both in Nemesis crossover tales and (latterly) in their own series.

Art by Kevin O'Neill

Story Title Parts Pages
w indicates a
wraparound cover
Covers
Year(s) Issues Writer Artist Colourist Letterer
[Book I] - The World of Termight 17 71
222: Kevin O'Neill
223: Kevin O'Neill
230: Kevin O'Neill
238: Kevin O'Neill
239: Kevin O'Neill
5
1981 222-233, 238-240, 243-244 Pat Mills Kevin O'Neill [b&w] Steve Potter
[Book II] - The Alien Alliance 12 51
246: Jesus Redondo
252: Jesus Redondo 
257: Jesus Redondo 
3
1982 246-257 Pat Mills Jesus Redondo [b&w] Steve Potter
Cameo from Mek‑Quake.[Book III] - The World of Nemesis
15 67
337: Kevin O'Neill
340: Kevin O'Neill [w]
343: Kevin O'Neill
349: Kevin O'Neill
3,1w
1983 335-349 Pat Mills Kevin O'Neill <-- pp1-2, [b&w] Steve Potter
Linked to The ABC WarriorsBook IV: The Gothic Empire
20 94
387: Kevin O'Neill
395: Bryan Talbot
399: Bryan Talbot 
404: Bryan Talbot 
4
1984-1985 387-406 Pat Mills
Kevin O'Neill: 1‑2
Bryan Talbot: 3‑20
various
[b&w] Steve Potter
Linked to:

The ABC Warriors
Satanus
Book V: The Vengeance of Thoth
11 63
438: Bryan Talbot
1
1985 435-445 Pat Mills Bryan Talbot [b&w] Steve Potter
Linked to:

The ABC Warriors
Satanus
Book VI: Torquemurder
11 59
482: Bryan Talbot
487: Bryan Talbot 
504: Bryan Talbot 
3
1986-1987 482-487, 500-504 Pat Mills Bryan Talbot
1‑6: pp1‑2 color centers, [b&w]
7‑11: [b&w]
various
Steve Potter: 1‑6
Gordon Robson: 7‑11
various
Linked to SatanusBook VII: The Two Torquemadas
12 61
546: John Hicklenton
557: John Hicklenton
2
1987-1988 546-557 Pat Mills John Hicklenton [b&w] Steve Potter
Book VIII: Purity's Story 9 45
561: Garry Leach
564: Liam McCormack‑Sharp
2
1988 558-566 Pat Mills David Roach [greyscale] Steve Potter
Book IX: Deathbringer 12 61
586: Simon Bisley
1
1988-1989 586-593, 605-608 Pat Mills John Hicklenton [b&w] Steve Potter
Supertitled "Nemesis".Book X: The Final Conflict
10 60
1165: Henry Flint
1169: Colin Wilson
2
1999 1165-1173, p2000 Pat Mills
Henry Flint: 1‑9
Kevin O'Neill: 10
various
[greyscale] Steve Potter
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1980313
19811876
19821357
19831671
19841257
198520106
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1992116
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