THRILL RATING
Tharg the Mighty
Also known as The Mighty One (or simply T.M.O.), Tharg is the alien editor of 2000 AD, the Galaxy's Greatest Comic. While he variously introduces his 3rillers, Future Shocks, Terror Tales, Time Twisters, Alien Invasions and Dragon Tales, he also has his own adventures (listed here) battling the Dictators of Zrag and the ever-present menace of the Thrill-Suckers.
Must-read thrill: Revenge of the Thrill-Suckers
| Stories | Covers | Posters | Features |
Art by Alex Ronald
- The 2000 AD ABC: Tharg the Mighty
| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No supertitle.Tharg and the Intruder! | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1977 | Reprints: FCBD124 | Kevin O'Neill | Kevin O'Neill | <-- pp1-2, [b&w] | Peter Knight |
No supertitle.A Day in the Life of the Mighty Tharg | 1 | 6 | Carlos Ezquerra 1 | 1979 | Reprints: M402 (supplement)129 | The Mighty One | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | unknown |
No supertitle.Tharg's Christmas Tale | 1 | 3 | Carlos Ezquerra 1 | 1979 | Reprints: M279 (supplement)145 | The Mighty One | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
No supertitle.What Tharg Did on Sunday | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1980 | 146 | The Mighty One | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
| This Is Your Life | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1980 | 155 | The Mighty One | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Jack Potter |
No supertitle.Tharg and the Cheat | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1980 | 162 | Alan Grant | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
No supertitle.The Final Secret | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1980 | SFS3 | Alan Grant | Robin Smith | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
From Tharg's Future ShocksThe Mumps from Beyond the Moon | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1980 | 2KA'81 | Alan Grant | Robin Smith | [b&w] | Jack Potter |
| The Great Human Rip-Off | 2 | 11 | 176: Carlos Ezquerra 177: Carlos Ezquerra 2 | 1980 | 176-177 | Alan Grant | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Tony Jacob |
No supertitle.Tharg and the Thrill-Suckers | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1980 | 180 | Tharg the Mighty | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | John Aldrich |
No supertitle.Tharg Strikes Back | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1980 | 181 | Tharg the Mighty | Carlos Ezquerra | <-- p5, [b&w] | John Aldrich |
No supertitle.Tharg Saves the Day | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1980 | Reprints: X26182 | John Wagner | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Tony Jacob |
No supertitle.Tharg: Revenge of the Thrill-Suckers | 2 | 9 | 198: Ian Gibson [w] 1w | 1981 | Reprints: X30198-199 | T.M.O. | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
No supertitle.Tharg at the Party | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1981 | 200 | Tharg the Mighty | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Tony Jacob |
No supertitle.Tharg and the Creep Who Stole Croydon | 1 | 6 | Dave Gibbons 1 | 1981 | 207 | Tharg the Mighty | Mike Dorey | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
No supertitle.The Day They Banned 2000AD | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1981 | Reprints: X30208-209 | T.M.O. | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Tony Jacob |
| Alien | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1981 | Reprints: B2KSE2SFS4 | unknown | [photoy] | [b&w] | unknown |
No supertitle.Tharg in The Nightmare | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1981 | 222-223 | T.M.O. | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Tony Jacob |
No supertitle.Tharg Ahoy! | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1981 | 2KA'82 | Tharg the Mighty | Robin Smith | <-- | Tom Frame |
No supertitle.Tharg Gets … The Call | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1981 | 2KA'82 | Tharg the Mighty | [photoy] | [b&w] | unknown |
No supertitle.Tharg's Christmas Tale | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1981 | 243-244 | Tharg the Mighty | Eric Bradbury | <-- pp1-2, [b&w] | Bill Nuttall: 1 Jack Potter: 2 various |
No supertitle.Tharg's Birthday Party | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1982 | 260 | T.M.O. | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Jack Potter |
| Leave It to, Um … Burt | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1982 | 2KA'83 | Tharg the Mighty | Ian Gibson | [b&w] | Tony Jacob |
| The Shedding | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1982 | 283-285 | T.M.O. | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Steve Potter: 1‑2 Tony Jacob: 3 various |
No supertitle.Tharg and the Mice | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1983 | 304 | T.M.O. | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Jack Potter |
No supertitle.Invasion of the Thrill-Snatchers | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1983 | Reprints: 2KA'90308-312 | [T.M.O.] | Massimo Belardinelli | [b&w] | Steve Potter: 1‑2, 4 Peter Knight: 3, 5 various |
| The Day the World Died (Nearly) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1983 | SFS6 | Tharg the Mighty | Mike White | [b&w] | Peter Knight |
| The Challenge | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1984 | 361 | [T.M.O.] | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
No supertitle.Tharg at the Printers | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1984 | 2KA'85 | Tharg the Mighty | [photo story] | [b&w] | unknown |
| Zrag Law | 1 | 5 | Eric Bradbury 1 | 1984 | 386 | [T.M.O.] | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Tony Jacob |
No supertitle.Judge Grexnix | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1985 | 427 | Oleh Stepaniuk | Anthony Jozwiak | <-- p5, [b&w] | Gordon Robson |
| Exit the Wally | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1985 | 435 | T.M.O. | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Gordon Robson |
| Enter the Beast | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1985 | 436 | T.M.O. | Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Gordon Robson |
| Psmith's Farewell | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1985 | 443 | T.M.O. | Carlos Ezquerra | <-- p5, [b&w] | Gordon Robson |
| Supersub | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1986 | 467 | T.M.O. | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Steve Potter |
No supertitle.The Mighty One: 2000BC | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1986 | 473 | [Grant Morrison] T.M.O. | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Tony Jacob |
No supertitle.Tharg's Head Revisited | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1986 | 500 | 1: Pat Mills 2: Alan Moore 3: Mike McMahon, Pat Mills 4: MacManus & Geller 5: Pat Mills various | 1: Dave Gibbons 2: Ian Gibson 3: Mike McMahon [Blue pencil: MacManus & Geller] 4: Cam Kennedy 5: Kevin O'Neill various | [b&w] | 1: Dave Gibbons 2: Ian Gibson 3: Tom Frame 4: Tony Jacob 5: Steve Potter various |
Linked to Judge Dredd No supertitle.The Dredd End | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1987 | JDA'88 | Brian Bolland | Brian Bolland | [b&w] | unknown |
| The Last Laugh | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1990 | WS3 | Steve MacManus | As L.J. Silver. Carlos Ezquerra | [b&w] | Ellie de Ville |
From Tharg's Future ShocksSleighbells in the Sky | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1990 | 710 | Gordon Robson | Steve Yeowell | <-- | Steve Potter |
| Galactic Greetings | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1991 | 719 | T.M.O. | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
| Night of the Living Thrill-Sucker | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1991 | SFS14 | Tharg the Mighty | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
No supertitle.Tharg: The Question | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1991 | 749 | T.M.O. | Eric Bradbury | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Bring Me the Head of Dredd | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1992 | 2KYB'93 | T.M.O. | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Gordon Robson |
| A Moving Experience | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1992 | WS4 | T.M.O. | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Annie Parkhouse |
| [Tharg's Masterclass] | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1993 | 823 | T.M.O. | Eric Bradbury | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| The Perilous Perm of the Purple Nurples | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1993 | 841 | T.M.O. | Anthony Williams | [b&w] | Elitta Fell |
| Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1993 | 2KYB'94 | As T.M.O. John Tomlinson | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
| Deathkill 2: The Dogs of Blood | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1993 | WS5 | T.M.O. | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
| Death af a Droid | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1994 | 2KYB'95 | T.M.O. | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
| The Dictator's Cut | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1994 | WS6 | T.M.O. | Eric Bradbury | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
| The Great Thrill-Power Overload | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2000 | p2001 | T.M.O. | Henry Flint | [greyscale] | Tom Frame |
From Whatever Happened To…Alec Trench? | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2006 | Reprints: M388 (supplement)M242 | Alan Grant | Robin Smith | [b&w] | Tom Frame |
| A History of 2000AD in 5 Pages | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2007 | 1526 | Robin Smith | Robin Smith | <-- | Robin Smith |
From Terror TalesCounts as One Choice | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2009 | 1645 | Chris Weston | Chris Weston | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| Building a Better Comic | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2013 | Reprints: M393 (supplement)p2014 | Guy Adams | Anthony Williams | [b&w] | Annie Parkhouse |
| The Mystery of Prog 1977 | 1 | 5 | Carlos Ezquerra 1 | 2016 | 1977 | T.M.O. | Mike Collins | [b&w] | Simon Bowland |
| [Tharg the Mighty] | 1 | 6 | Art: Cliff Robinson Colours: Dylan Teague 1 | 2016 | 2000 | T.M.O. | p1: Brian Bolland p2: Mick McMahon p3: Dave Gibbons p4: Robin Smith p5 Colin MacNeil p6 Boo Cook various | [b&w] | Simon Bowland: pp1‑2, 4‑6 Dave Gibbins: p3 various… |
No supertitle.[Jubilee], part 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | 2K40 | T.M.O. | Mike Collins | [b&w] | Simon Bowland |
| [Tharg the Mighty] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | FCBD7 | K33F | Henry Flint | <-- | Sam Gretton |
From StarlordWatch the Stars! | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2017 | 2061 | Kenneth Niemand | Henry Flint | [greyscale] | Simon Bowland |
Featuring cameos from: ‑ Judge Dredd ‑ Judge Fear ‑ Rogue Trooper ‑ Kano ‑ Mad Tommy ‑ Thrax ‑ Chopper ‑ Shakara ‑ Zombo ‑ Gene the Hackman ‑ Judge Anderson ‑ Johnny Alpha ‑ Slaine [silhouette] ‑ Zenith [off‑page] ‑ Durham Red ‑ Nikolai Dante ‑ Ace Garp ‑ Sam Slade ‑ Devlin Waugh ‑ Walter the Wobot ‑ Bix Barton ‑ Halo Jones [off‑page]Stars on 45 | 1 | 9 | Brian Bolland1 | 2022 | 2270 | David Barnett | Robin Smith | [b&w] | Jim Campbell |
| [When Wars Collide!] | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2023 | 2350 | T.M.O. | Robin Smith | [b&w] | Annie Parkhouse |
From [One‑Offs] | 2000 AD Specials Alternity.Harlem Zombos | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2024 | SFS28 | Al Ewing | Boo Cook | <-- | Simon Bowland |
| year | episodes | pages |
| 1977 | 1 | 3 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 9 |
| 1980 | 9 | 43 |
| 1981 | 13 | 67 |
| 1982 | 5 | 26 |
| 1983 | 7 | 33 |
| 1984 | 3 | 14 |
| 1985 | 4 | 20 |
| 1986 | 3 | 13 |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 6 |
| 1991 | 3 | 18 |
| 1992 | 2 | 12 |
| 1993 | 4 | 23 |
| 1994 | 2 | 12 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 11 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
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