2000 AD #453 was published by Rebellion and IPC Magazines Ltd. on January 1, 1986, as part of a series that began in 1977. Alan Grant and Alan Moore write, and art comes from Cam Kennedy, Carlos Ezquerra and David Pugh. It features Judge Dredd, Merlin, Johnny Alpha, Sláine and Ukko, among 17 characters cataloged on VerseDB.