Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd is a fiction character from the weekly British comic book anthology series 2000 AD, and also appears in Judge Dredd Megazine. A feature film about the character was also produced, starring Sylvester Stalone in the title role.

Fast Facts:

Debut: February 1977
First Appearance: 2000 AD #2
Creators: John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra
Real Name: Joseph "Joe" Dredd
Judge Dredd is 2000 AD's longest running comic
Movie: Judge Dredd (1995) starring Sylvester Stallone
Music: Heavy Metal band Anthrax recorded "I Am The Law", a song about Judge Dredd

About Judge Dredd

In the future world Judge Dredd inhabits, the police and judicial arms of law enforcement have merged. As such, police officers are judge, jury, and executioner rolled into one. Judge Dredd is one such judge, arresting and often killing criminals without a trial. Such measures prove necessary, however, as most of the earth's population lives in giant super-cities due to uninhabitable conditions in onmost of the earth's land. Furthermore, future criminals have advanced technology at their disposal, with some using it to enhance themselves into beings with super powers. There are even extra-dimensional horrors who mimic the forms of judges in his world, with one such horror, a demon who calls himself Judge Death often acting as Dredd's primary adversary.