A.B.C. Warriors is a spin off series of the
Ro-busters strip but the chronological timeline of the series is tricky, because events related in their first published story under that name precedes the Ro-busters era. Nowadays, it is easier to consider Ro-busters as a part of the A.B.C. Warriors continuity. You can check out this
video resume of the metal warriors from 2000 AD.
We will proceed here story arc by story arc. The first story line has been retrospectively named '
The Meknificent Seven' (or Mek-Nificent). Click the issue # to access the associated file.
- A.B.C. Warriors (2000 AD #119, June 30 1979)
- Retreat From Volgow (2000 AD #120, July 7 1979)
- Mongrol part 1 (2000 AD #121, July 14 1979)
- Mongrol part 2 (2000 AD #122, July 21 1979)
- The Order of the Knights Martial (2000 AD #123, July 28 1979)
- The Tournament of the Damned (2000 AD #124, August 4th 1979)
- The Bougainville Massacre part 1 (2000 AD #125, August 11th 1979)
- The Bougainville Massacre part 2 (2000 AD #126, August 18 1979)
- Steelhorn (2000 AD #127, August 25 1979)
- The Mess (2000 AD #128, September 1st 1979)
- Mars, The Devil Planet (2000 AD #129, September 8th 1979)
- Cyboons part 1 (2000 AD #130, September 15 1979)
- Cyboons part 2 (2000 AD #131, September 22 1979)
- The Red Death part 1 (2000 AD #132, September 29 1979)
- The Red Death part 2 (2000 AD #133, October 6th 1979)
- Golgotha part 1 (2000 AD #134, October 13 1979)
- Golgotha part 2 (2000 AD #135, October 20 1979)
- Golgotha part 3 (2000 AD #136, October 27 1979)
- Mad George part 1 (2000 AD #137, November 3rd 1979)
- Mad George part 2 (2000 AD #138, November 10 1979)
- Mad George part 3 (2000 AD #139, November 17 1979)
For this arc and to this day (May 2014), there are 5 UK library reprints (click on the caption to access the associated file):
For the US GN reprints see
here. Note that the 2005 UK and US reprints are identical, except the spine (2000 AD/DC for the US reprint) and the 2000 AD logo on the front cover (leaning on the US reprint).
For newsstand reprints, see the individual prog files.
After a five year hiatus, the A.B.C. Warriors came back in the
Nemesis The Warlock series through the '
Gothic Empire' arc starting with
2000 AD #387 (the story is situated after of the Ro-Busters saga).
ARTICLE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
The Solo Missions A.B.C. Warriors related strips:
A.B.C. Warriors The Mek Files 02
A.B.C. Warriors The Mek Files 03
Arc the Volgan war Volume 3, latest trade paperback:
In the Fall of 2012, the warriors were back for the
Return to Earth story that aims to explain what has happened between the events depicted in 2000 AD #139 (arc The Mek-nificent Seven), and the beginning of the Ro-busters saga in Starlord #1.
- Return to Earth part 1 (2000 AD #1800, September 12 2012)
- Return to Earth part 2 (2000 AD #1801, September 19 2012)
- Return to Earth part 3 (2000 AD #1802, September 26 2012)
- Return to Earth part 4 (2000 AD #1803, October 3 2012)
- Return to Earth part 5 (2000 AD #1804, October 10 2012)
- Return to Earth part 6 (2000 AD #1805, October 17 2012)
- Return to Earth part 7 (2000 AD #1806, October 24 2012)
- Return to Earth part 8 (2000 AD #1807, October 31 2012)
- Return to Earth part 9 (2000 AD #1808, November 7 2012)
- Return to Earth part 10 (2000 AD #1809, November 14 2012)
- Return to Earth part 11 (2000 AD #1810, November 21 2012)
- Return to Earth part 12 (2000 AD #1811, November 28 2012)
This arc has been reprinted in December 2013 in hardcover form:
The
Return to Mars arc has run in 2000 AD from prog 2014 (December 2013) to prog #1873 (March 2014), and it continues to tie lose ends regarding the fate of Happy Shrapnel before he becomes Tubal Cain.
- Return to Mars part 1 (2000 AD prog 2014, December 11 2013)
- Return to Mars part 2 (2000 AD #1862, January 1st 2014)
- Return to Mars part 3 (2000 AD #1863, January 8 2014)
- Return to Mars part 4 (2000 AD #1864, January 15 2014)
- Return to Mars part 5 (2000 AD #1865, January 22 2014)
- Return to Mars part 6 (2000 AD #1866, January 29 2014)
- Return to Mars part 7 (2000 AD #1868, February 12 2014)
- Return to Mars part 8 (2000 AD #1869, February 19 2014)
- Return to Mars part 9 (2000 AD #1870, February 26 2014)
- Return to Mars part 10 (2000 AD #1871, March 5 2014)
- Return to Mars part 11 (2000 AD #1872, March 12 2014)
- Return to Mars part 12 (2000 AD #1873, March 19 2014)
This arc has been reprinted in May 2015 in hardcover form:
Return to Ro-Busters has started its publication in the December 2015 double-length Christmas Special 2000 AD #1961. It obviously focuses on linking adequately the Ro-Busters years to the A.B.C. Warriors saga.
- Return to Ro-Busters part 1 (2000 AD #1961, December 16 2015)
- Return to Ro-Busters part 2 (2000 AD #1962, January 6 2016)
- Return to Ro-Busters part 3 (2000 AD #1963, January 13 2016)
- Return to Ro-Busters part 4 (2000 AD #1964, January 20 2016)
- Return to Ro-Busters part 5 (2000 AD #1965, January 27 2016)
- Return to Ro-Busters part 6 (2000 AD #1966, February 3rd 2016)
- Return to Ro-Busters part 7 (2000 AD #1967, February 10 2016)
- Return to Ro-Busters part 8 (2000 AD #1968, February 17 2016)
- Return to Ro-Busters part 9 (2000 AD #1969, February 24 2016)
- Return to Ro-Busters part 10 (2000 AD #1970, March 2nd 2016)
- Return to Ro-Busters part 11 (2000 AD #1971, March 9 2016)
- Return to Ro-Busters part 12 (2000 AD #1972, March 16 2016)
This arc has been reprinted in July 2016 in hardcover form:
Fallout has started its publication in the December 2017 double-length Christmas Special 2000 AD #2061.
- Fallout part 1 (2000 AD #2061, December 13 2017)
- Fallout part 2 (2000 AD #2062, January 3rd 2018)
- Fallout part 3 (2000 AD #2063, January 10 2018)
- Fallout part 4 (2000 AD #2064, January 17 2018)
- Fallout part 5 (2000 AD #2065, January 24 2018)
- Fallout part 6 (2000 AD #2066, January 31 2018)
- Fallout part 7 (2000 AD #2067, February 7 2018)
- Fallout part 8 (2000 AD #2068, February 14 2018)
- Fallout part 9 (2000 AD #2069, February 21 2018)
- Fallout part 10 (2000 AD #2070, February 28 2018)
- Fallout part 11 (2000 AD #2071, March 7 2018)
- Fallout part 12 (2000 AD #2072, March 14 2018)
Below are all the UK softcover reprints spines since Rebellion Publishing has take over the 2000 AD's characters rights (starting with the UK ones on the left):
And below are all the UK GN hardcover reprints spines since Rebellion Publishing has take over the 2000 AD's characters rights as of July 2016:
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