*Boys’ Adventure & War Comics: From 1978, the sci-fi weekly Starlord, a quality item which featured a number of innovative strips – Strontium Dog, Ro-Busters, Planet of the Damned, Timequake and more – and with more colour pages and slicker paper, it seemed to be attempting to upgrade the 2000 AD model. Sadly, mass audiences didn’t care whether there were higher production standards or not, and after only 22 issues, Starlord was absorbed into 2000 AD, with Strontium Dog and Ro-Busters being the long-term survivors. A near complete run fresh in, 20 of the 22 issues including the first three and the final, nice copies which would grade higher except for a vertical ‘soft roll’ at centre which gives them a slight wavy effect. 
PICTURED: STARLORD #1 VG £12