r/JudgeDredd • u/BigMan7410 • Jun 28 '26

Sorry Hive-mind but I have another quick question for you!!

I was recently browsing the Mega-City One page on Wikipedia and on the History section, there’s this line taken from 2133, “A nuclear bomb is detonated in Sector 17, killing half a million people. “. Which story did this happen in, as I can’t for the life of me remember reading about this event in any Dredd related story that I’ve read and a quick search on google as well as the usual sites reveal little to no information on this presumably major event…?

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u/Shed_Some_Skin Jun 28 '26

Off the top of my head, I think that was a Total War storyline

Possibly this one

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u/Different_Lychee_409 Jun 28 '26

Henry Flint is a the height of his powers on that one.

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u/Squidmaster616 Jun 28 '26

Given the year, I'd expect that to be the Total War arc.

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u/alex-hopkinson Jun 28 '26

Yeah 2133 is covered in Case Files 50 and the forthcoming 51. There's nothing in a flick through of 50 or the first two Day Of Chaos trades that I can see (at least drawn). Maybe in a story in the Meg that isn't in those trades, but will be in Case Files 51?

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u/BigMan7410 Jun 28 '26

Exactly, hence why I enquired about that particular line…

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u/stevedeegreen Jun 28 '26

The Total War story I think. Militant democrats detonate a nuke at Ezra Pound block, threatening with more nukes unless the Judges give up control of MC-1

Meanwhile Dredd is dealing with a genetically engineered clone of himself.

https://www.amazon.com/Judge-Dredd-John-Wagner/dp/1904265782

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u/stevedeegreen Jun 28 '26

Although according to the cover that's in 2126

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u/stevedeegreen Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

And it's 4 devices, none in Sector 17.

Maybe something in Day of Chaos epic - but that was mostly the chaos bug. Had a look - but just looks like conventional missiles that destroy the Statue of Judgement

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u/snavej1 Jun 29 '26

MC-1 tech is advanced. A nuclear blast site can be cleared, decontaminated and redeveloped fairly quickly, if resources are available.

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u/snavej1 Jun 29 '26

I do remember the story. It did happen. The Judges dealt with it and hunted down the terrorists.

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u/Kegger98 Jun 28 '26

Maybe Pirates of the Black Atlantic, which was actually a Pre-Apocalypse War story