2000 AD #439 was published by Rebellion and IPC Magazines Ltd. on October 1, 1985, as part of a series that began in 1977. Alan Grant and John Wagner write, and art comes from Anthony Jozwiak, Bryan Talbot and Carlos Ezquerra. It features Judge Dredd, Sam Slade, Nemesis the Warlock, Hoagy and Torquemada, among 15 characters cataloged on VerseDB.