Tharg the Mighty

Tharg the Mighty is the fictional editor of 2000AD. He is from the planet Quaxxann but he works at the comics publishing office on Earth. Tharg also occasionally appears in his own stories or on the cover (usually written by the human editor at the time).

The Editors Behind Tharg the Mighty

• Pat Mills (1977) Prog 1-16
• Kelvin Gosnell (1977-1978) Prog 17-85
• Steve MacManus (1978-1987) Prog 86-519
• Richard Burton (1987-1993) Prog 520-872
• Alan McKenzie (1993-1994) Prog 873-914
• John Tomlinson (1994-1996) Prog 915-977
• David Bishop (1996-2000) Prog 978-1199
• Andy Diggle (2000-2002) Prog 1200-1273
• Matt Smith (2002-Present) Prog 1274-Present

While the first Tharg (Mills) had the shortest time in the role, he has written for more progs than any of his successors (or any other writers for that matter). On the other side of the coin, the latest Tharg (Smith) has served the longest time in the role and is also the only one to have never written a comic in 2000AD (Burton wrote a three page story).

Other fictional British comic editors include:

• Big E (Tornado)
• Ghastly McNasty (Scream!)
• Max the Computer (Eagle)