2000 AD #586 was published by Rebellion and IPC Magazines Ltd. on August 1, 1988, as part of a series that began in 1977. Alan Grant and John Wagner write, and art comes from Brett Ewins, Johnny Hicklenton and Simon Bisley. It features Judge Dredd, Johnny Alpha, Nemesis the Warlock, Middenface and Purity Brown, among 7 characters cataloged on VerseDB.