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 Zero: Shadows and Light | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1060 | Gordon Rennie | Dylan Teague | Dondie Cox | Annie Parkhouse |
| Case One: Side Step | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1997 | Reprints: M337 (supplement)1062 | Dan Abnett | Chris Weston | Dondie Cox | Annie Parkhouse |
| Case Two: Cryptogram | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1063 | Dan Abnett | Alex Ronald | Dondie Cox | Annie Parkhouse |
| Case Three: Graven Images | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1064 | John Smith | Cliff Robinson | Dondie Cox | Annie Parkhouse |
| Case Four: Halo | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1065 | Chris Standley | Robert McCallum | Dondie Cox | Annie Parkhouse |
| Case Six: MK - Ultra | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1997 | 1067 | Gordon Rennie | Alex Ronald | Dondie Cox | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Seven: Night of the Jaguar | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1068 | Steve White | Marc Wigmore | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Eight: Midnight Rambler | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1069 | Gordon Rennie | Paul Johnson | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
Linked to Sinister DexterCase Nine: JFKed | 1 | 6 | Steve Sampson1 | 1997 | 1070 | Dan Abnett | As Neal Brand. Allan Bednar | Dondie Cox | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Ten: Angels | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1071 | Robbie Morrison | Lee Sullivan | Dondie Cox | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Eleven: Search & Rescue | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1072 | Gordon Rennie | Cliff Robinson | Dondie Cox | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Twelve: Deep Freeze | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1073 | Kek-W | Paul Marshall | Alan Craddock | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Thirteen: Sands of Death | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1074 | Robbie Morrison | Alex Ronald | <-- | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Fourteen: Chupacabras | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1997 | 1075 | Chris Standley | As Neal Brand. Allan Bednar | Dondie Cox | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Fifteen: Time's Arrow | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1998 | 1076 | Gordon Rennie | Patrick Woodrow | Dondie Cox | Ellie de Ville |
| 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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