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: Devil in the Deep Blue Sea | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1024 | Steve White | Henry Flint | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| Case Two: It's Good to Talk | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1025 | Nick Abadzis | Sean Phillips | <-- | Sean Phillips |
| Case Three: The Blackwater Incident | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1026 | Shaky Kane | David Bircham | Junior Tomlin | Annie Parkhouse |
| Case Four: Bad Moon Rising | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1027 | Steve White | Amanda Fletcher | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Five: Patent Pending | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1028 | Gordon Rennie | Mike Perkins | P.B. Smith | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Six: Body Snatchers | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1029 | Gordon Rennie | Alex Ronald | Dondie Cox | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Seven: The Immortality Question | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1030 | Paul Neal | Cyril Julien | Dondie Cox | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Eight: Unhallowed Ground | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1031 | Gordon Rennie | As Neal Brand. Allan Bednar | Dondie Cox | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Nine: The Sad Child | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1032 | Dan Abnett | Paul Marshall | Dondie Cox | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Ten: Case Closed? | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1032 | David Bishop | Simon Davis | <-- | Annie Parkhouse |
| 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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