Judge Lopez is a character in the epic Judge Dredd story, The Judge Child, which originally appeared in the British science fiction anthology comic 2000 AD issues 156-181, in 1980.
The character of Lopez was created by writer John Wagner under the pseudonym John Howard, and was first drawn by Brian Bolland. He was also drawn by Ron Smith and Mike McMahon, albeit in the latter's case in just one frame when he appears on a monitor screen. Later McM...
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Judge Lopez is a character in the epic Judge Dredd story, The Judge Child, which originally appeared in the British science fiction anthology comic 2000 AD issues 156-181, in 1980.
The character of Lopez was created by writer John Wagner under the pseudonym John Howard, and was first drawn by Brian Bolland. He was also drawn by Ron Smith and Mike McMahon, albeit in the latter's case in just one frame when he appears on a monitor screen. Later McMahon included Lopez along with the other Judges on the cover of the first volume of a three-volume reprint of the Judge Child story for Titan Books.
Previously unseen in the comic, Lopez was assigned to assist Dredd along with Judge Hershey and pilot Judge Larter in his quest for the mysterious Judge Child. However Dredd takes an irrational dislike to Lopez for no other reason than the fact that he has a moustache. Recording entries in his log, Dredd reveals himself to be petty-minded regarding the presence of facial hair on the face of an...
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