2000 AD #493 was published by Rebellion and IPC Magazines Ltd. on October 1, 1986, as part of a series that began in 1977. Alan Grant and John Wagner write, and art comes from Barry Kitson, Brendan McCarthy and Carlos Ezquerra. It features Judge Dredd, Johnny Alpha, Sláine, Ukko and Ace Garp, among 8 characters cataloged on VerseDB.