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: Houdini | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1998 | 1078 | Dan Abnett | Robert McCallum | Dondie Cox | Ellie de Ville |
| Case Two: Chill Out | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1998 | 1079 | D. McDonagh | Charles Gillespie | <-- | Steve Potter |
| Case Three: Shades of Grey | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1998 | 1080 | Dan Abnett | Robert McCallum | Dondie Cox | Steve Potter |
| Case Four: Einstein's Monsters | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1998 | 1081 | Gordon Rennie | Cyril Julien | Dondie Cox | Steve Potter |
| Case Five: Seal of Solomon | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1998 | 1082 | Gordon Rennie | Alex Ronald | Gary Caldwell | Steve Potter |
| Case Six: Godhead Revisited | 1 | 5 | Dermot Power 1 | 1998 | 1083 | Dan Abnett | As Neal Brand. Allan Bednar | Dondie Cox | Steve Potter |
| Divine Fury | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1998 | 1117 | Lee Marks | Cliff Robinson | <-- | Steve Potter |
| 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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