Rogue Trooper
A blue-skinned Genetic Infantryman (bred for war) stalks the poisonous battlefields of Nu Earth seeking revenge for the massacre of his comrades by a traitor general. In order to provide some dialogue for the loner, Rogue is accompanied by the bio-chips (i.e. encoded personalities) of three dead comrades, slotted into his equipment: the appropriately (and oddly presciently) named Helm, Bagman and Gunnar.
Rogue Trooper was a tent-pole strip when it first appeared, and was not often out of the comic for almost a five year run. However, the climax of the main narrative thread led to drift and when the original writer left it listed out of the thrill lanes, eventually running aground in the 1989 Winter Special (with the incongruous conclusion of The Hit sequence).
The "Rogue Trooper" franchise was then entirely rebooted with a new main character: Fr1day. Once that experiment came to a close, the main sequence Rogue was relegated to flashback duties, and remains so.
| Going Rogue (1981-1982) |
Total War (1982-1983) |
Closing In (1983) |
The Traitor (1984) |
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| Horst (1985-1986) |
Hit Man (1986-1989) |
Alternatives (1992-1999) |
Flashbacks I (2002-2006) |
Flashbacks II (2010-2023) |
Art by Dave Gibbons
- The 2000 AD ABC: Rogue Trooper
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| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue Trooper | 1 | 7 | Dave Gibbons 1 | 1981 | Reprints: RTAS (coloured)228 | Gerry Finley-Day | Dave Gibbons | [b&w] | Dave Gibbons |
| [Nu Paree] | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1981 | 229 | Gerry Finley-Day | Dave Gibbons | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
| [Glass Zone] | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1981 | Reprints: FCBD4230 | Gerry Finley-Day | Dave Gibbons | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
| [Clash in Doomsday Valley] | 1 | 4 | Dave Gibbons 1 | 1981 | 231 | Gerry Finley-Day | Dave Gibbons | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
| [Terror of the Decapitators] | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1981 | 232 | Gerry Finley-Day | Dave Gibbons | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
| [Raiders] | 1 | 4 | Dave Gibbons 1 | 1981 | 234 | Gerry Finley-Day | Dave Gibbons | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
| [Scum Sea] | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1981 | 235 | Gerry Finley-Day | Dave Gibbons | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
Linked to [The Traitor General][Ascent to Buzzard-Three] | 3 | 12 | 237: Colin Wilson 1 | 1981 | 236-238 | Gerry Finley-Day | Colin Wilson | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
| [The Rookies] | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1981 | 239-240 | Gerry Finley-Day | Dave Gibbons | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
| [Blue Moon] | 1 | 5 | Dave Gibbons 1 | 1981 | 241 | Gerry Finley-Day | Colin Wilson | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
| [Poison] | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1981 | 242-243 | Gerry Finley-Day | Mike Dorey | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
| [Fear of the Machine] | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1982 | 246-248 | Gerry Finley-Day | Colin Wilson | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
| [The Dreamweavers] | 2 | 8 | Dave Gibbons 1 | 1982 | 249-250 | Gerry Finley-Day | Dave Gibbons | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
Linked to [The Traitor General][The Buzzard] | 3 | 12 | 253: Colin Wilson 1 | 1982 | 251-253 | Gerry Finley-Day | Colin Wilson | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
| [The Petrified Forest] | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1982 | 254-257 | Gerry Finley-Day | Mike Dorey | [b&w] | Bill Nuttall |
| [War of Nerves] | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1982 | 258 | Gerry Finley-Day | Colin Wilson | [b&w] | Tony Jacob |
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| War … in 2000AD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1981 | 216 | n/a | Dave Gibbons | <-- | n/a |
| year | episodes | pages |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 67 |
| 1982 | 50 | 211 |
| 1983 | 54 | 248 |
| 1984 | 42 | 183 |
| 1985 | 33 | 154 |
| 1986 | 9 | 72 |
| 1987 | 12 | 62 |
| 1988 | 14 | 77 |
| 1989 | 11 | 68 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 8 |
| 1993 | 1 | 8 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 66 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 7 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 65 |
| 2003 | 6 | 30 |
| 2004 | 6 | 30 |
| 2005 | 4 | 21 |
| 2006 | 3 | 15 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 10 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 16 |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 11 | 56 |
| 2017 | 1 | 10 |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 14 |
| 2020 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 16 |
| 2023 | 18 | 177 |
| 2024 | 1 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
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