Judge Dredd #8 (43)

In "Love Story," Judge Dredd encounters a mugging victim whose life he briefly interrupts with a stern but oddly tender warning—her first memory of him, a moment of unexpected warmth in the grim streets of Mega-City One. Written by John Wagner and illustrated by Ian Gibson and Vanessa Morgan, this 1987 issue captures a rare, fleeting human connection amid the judge’s relentless enforcement of law. The cover, by Steve Dillon, perfectly frames the tension between duty and the unexpected spark of something more.