Robo-Hunter
Sam Slade and his sidekicks created a new genre: robo-noire-com. Key to the Robo-Hunter mythos are the later addition (during Day of the Droids) of Sam's idiotic assistants Hoagy and Carlos Sanchez Robo-Stogie (a Cuban cigar determined to help Sam quit smoking). These foils form the comedic backbone of the strip for years to come.
The 90s reboot version throws away the established continuity and plays the characters like a sort of sadistic jazz, which improves somewhat when Hogan and Hughes take over but is ultimately quietly shelved.
Samantha Slade (Sam's granddaughter) forms the basis for a new series (2003-2007) with some of the original creators, capturing something of the wit and vigour of the original (although the energy once put into the supporting cast of robotic characters feels somewhat diminished). As this also drifted out of play, we've had a few one-off flashbacks for the original format Sam in specials (2014 onwards), but nothing long-form.
| Sam Slade | [90s ReBoots] | Samantha Slade |
Art by Ian Gibson
- The 2000 AD ABC: Robo-Hunter
- Shop: Robo-Hunter
| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdus | 22 | 128 | 76: Ian Gibson 80: Ian Gibson 102: Ian Gibson 106: Ian Gibson 4 | 1978-1979 | Reprints: M461 [partial, 16pp; colored]76-84, 100-112 | John Wagner | Jose Luis Ferrer: 1‑3 Ian Gibson: 4‑22 various | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| Day of the Droids | 23 | 113 | 154: Ian Gibson 162: Ian Gibson 2 | 1980 | 152-174 | John Wagner | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
| In Brit-Cit: Prologue | 1 | 6 | Ian Gibson 1 | 1982 | 259 | Alan Grant | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
| The Beast of Blackheart Manor | 6 | 33 | 261: Ian Gibson 263: Ian Gibson 264: Ian Gibson 3 | 1982 | 260-265 | Alan Grant | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
| The Filby Case | 7 | 35 | 266: Ian Gibson 268: Ian Gibson 2 | 1982 | 266-272 | Alan Grant | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
| Killing of Kidd | 7 | 35 | 276: Ian Gibson 278: Ian Gibson 2 | 1982 | 275-281 | Alan Grant | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
| Football Crazy | 6 | 29.5 | 285: Ian Gibson 1 | 1982 | 283-288 | Alan Grant John Wagnervarious | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
| Play It Again, Sam | 16 | 82 | 292: Ian Gibson 306: Ian Gibson 2 | 1982-1983 | 292-307 | Alan Grant John Wagnervarious | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
| The Slaying of Slade | 19 | 96 | 312: Ian Gibson 314: Ian Gibson 319: Ian Gibson 321: Ian Gibson 324: Ian Gibson 5 | 1983 | Reprints: X29312-330 | Alan Grant John Wagnervarious | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Steve Potter: 1‑12, 14‑15, 17‑19 Jack Potter: 13, 16 various |
| Hoagy's First Case | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1983 | Reprints: B2KSE1 X30 2KA'84 | Alan Grant | Ian Gibson | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Sam Slade's Last Case | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1983 | Reprints: X30331-334 | Alan Grant John Wagnervarious | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Steve Potter: 1‑2, 4 Tom Frame: 3 various |
| Farewell, My Billions | 9 | 47 | 436: Ian Gibson 439: Ian Gibson [w] 442: Ian Gibson 2,1w | 1985 | Reprints: X30435-443 | Alan Grant John Wagnervarious | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Richard Starkings |
| The Bodj Job | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2014 | SFS20 | Alec Worley | Mark Simmons | [b&w] | Ellie de Ville |
| Iron Sam | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2015 | SFS21 | Alec Worley | Mark Simmons | [b&w] | Ellie de Ville |
| The Droid Dilemma | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2016 | SFS22 | Alec Worley | Mark Simmons | [b&w] | Annie Parkhouse |
Zombie Crossover EventZ-Inf | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2022 | 2300 | Arthur Wyatt | Toby Willsmer | <-- | Simon Bowland |
Linked to: Judge Dredd [Mrs. Gunderson] Walter the Wobot No supertitle.Judge Dredd vs. Robo-Hunter | 1 | 6 | 2351: John McCrea & Mike Spencer1 | 2023 | 2351 | Garth Ennis | Henry Flint | <-- | Rob Steen |
From [One‑Offs] | 2000 AD Specials Alternity.Robo Sharks | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2024 | SFS28 | Dan Abnett | Anthony Williams | <-- | Jim Campbell | >> Posters / Teasers << |
Star Pin‑Up.Robo-Hunter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1979 | 103 | n/a | Ian Gibson | <-- | n/a |
Star Pin‑Up.Robo-Hunter and Associates - Yup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1981 | 214 | n/a | Ian Gibson | <-- | n/a |
| Sam Slade is Robo-Hunter in Brit-Cit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1982 | 248 | unknown | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | n/a |
Star Pin‑Up.Robo-Hunter in Brit-Cit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1982 | 256 | n/a | Ian Gibson | <-- | n/a |
| Robo-Hunter's Robo-World | 4 | 4 | 283: Robin Smith 1 | 1982 | 283-286 | unknown | Ian Gibson | <-- | n/a |
| [Hoagy & Stogie] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1985 | 438 | n/a | Ian Gibson | <-- | n/a |
| [Robo-Hunter] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2000 | p2001 | n/a | Ian Gibson | <-- | n/a |
From 2000 AD Art Stars Winner![Robo-Hunter] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2021 | 2218 | n/a | Toby Willsher | <-- | n/a | >> Features << |
| Get the God Droid | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1982 | SFS5 | unknown | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | n/a |
| The Robohunter Casebook | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1982 | 2KA'83 | Sam Slade | reprints | [b&w] | n/a |
Data‑File.Robo-Hunter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2000 | p2001 | editorial | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | n/a | >> Floating Covers << |
| Robo-Hunter R.I.P.? | ~ | ~ | 1 | 2008 | X29 | n/a | Ian Gibson | <-- | n/a |
| Case Closed | ~ | ~ | 1 | 2008 | X30 | n/a | Ian Gibson | <-- | n/a | >> Text Stories << |
Subtitled "A Robo‑Hunter Short Story"Short Story: Tough Crowd | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2023 | 2325R | Scott Montgomery | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | n/a |
| year | episodes | pages |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 54 |
| 1979 | 13 | 74 |
| 1980 | 23 | 113 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 32 | 164.5 |
| 1983 | 35 | 178 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 47 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24 | 150 |
| 1992 | 16 | 98 |
| 1993 | 12 | 73 |
| 1994 | 13 | 80 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 8 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 10 | 55 |
| 2005 | 7 | 35 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 50 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 8 |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
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