{"product_id":"2000-ad-encyclopedia-hardcover","title":"2000 Ad Encyclopedia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Montgomery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA.B.C. Warriors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eZenith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e! Meticulously researched and compiled for comics fans everywhere, the 2000 AD Encyclopedia is the essential fact compendium to the Galaxy's Greatest Comic!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWondering what the essential Judge Dredd stories are? Need to find out how long \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Halo Jones\u003c\/i\u003e ran? 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