Vector 13
Clearly inspired by The X-Files, each of these standalone terror tales cases is introduced by the inhuman-seeming men in black, who act as a narrative cipher. This manages to drop the most effective thing about The X-Files, which was that Mulder & Scully tied the series together and made it more than just a sequence of Twilight Zone episodes (well, until it became apparent that there wasn't going to be a satisfactory narrative arc, at any rate).
On a meta-level, editorial forces attempted to oust Tharg and replace him with the men in black. Tharg was clearly toying with the earthlets, and perhaps engineered the entire coup in order to take a vacation to the shoulder of Orion. Needless to say, Tharg ultimately remains the editor, and the miscreants were sent to Mek-Quake for reeducation.
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Art by Chris Weston
- The 2000 AD ABC: Vector 13
| Story Title | Parts | Pages | w indicates a wraparound coverCovers | Year(s) | Issues | Writer | Artist | Colourist | Letterer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case One: Who Was the Mothman? | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 951 | Shaky Kane | John Ridgway | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Case Two: In Hollow Lands | 1 | 6 | Dougie Braithwaite & Hal 9000 1 | 1995 | 952 | Kek-W | Paul Marshall | Dondie Cox | Tom Frame |
| Case Three: Circle of Evil | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 953 | Nick Abadzis | Kevin Cullen | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Case Four: Parallel Lines | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 954 | John Tomlinson | Lee Sullivan | Robin Riggs | Tom Frame |
| Case Five: The Henderson Event | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 955 | Alan McKenzie | Dave D'Antiquis | Dondie Cox | Tom Frame |
| Case Six: Marion | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | Reprints: M312 (supplement)956 | Dan Abnett | Sean Phillips | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Case Seven: Are They Cats? | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 957 | Peter Hogan | John Ridgway | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Case Eight: Echo Location | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 958 | Dan Abnett | Nigel Dobbyn | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Case Nine: Spear of Destiny | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | 959 | Peter Hogan | David Hine | <-- | Tom Frame |
| Case 459: Sheep's Clothing | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1995 | WS7 | Dan Abnett | Lee Sullivan | Dondie Cox | Tom Frame |
| year | episodes | pages |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 108 |
| 1996 | 17 | 102 |
| 1997 | 24 | 142 |
| 1998 | 8 | 41 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
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