bringing it back. The later stories show clear signs of the writers' annoyance at having to keep going on a series they had lost interest in - Ace started out as a smart and resourceful character, but ended up a greedy, dim-witted buffoon disliked even by his own crew. The character's official final story "The Garpetbagger" ended with his companions GBH and Feek the Freek ordering Ace to sell up and move on, quipping that he "outlived his welcome a long time ago". In 1988, a one-off mini-story was produced for a 2000AD annual which featured the original Ace returning to his own universe only to find that Feek has taken over the business and GBH has become his second in command. Ace loses his temper and vandalises a bar owned by Feek which lands him in prison, vowing to gain revenge at some point "in the near future". Despite this, Ace Trucking Co would not make a reappearance in 2000AD until 2015, when the eight-page strip Star's Truck, by Eddie Robson and Nick Dyer, was published in that year's Sci-Fi Special. Publication Ace Trucking Co. (by Alan Grant/John Wagner, with art by Massimo Belardinelli, unless noted): The Complete Ace Trucking Co. Volume 1 (320 pages ) collects: "The Kleggs" (in 2000 AD #232-236, 1981) "Hell's Pocket" (art by Ian Gibson, in 2000 AD #239-243, 1981. Bellardinelli is incorrectly credited with the art in Prog 241) "Lugjack" (in 2000 AD #244-250, 1982) "The Great Mush Rush" (in 2000 AD #251-258, 1982) "The Ughbug Bloos" (in 2000 AD #259, 1982) "Last Lug To Abbo Dabbo" (in 2000 AD #260-267, 1982) "Joobaloo" (in 2000 AD #268-272, 1982) "Too Many Bams" (in 2000 AD #273-278, 1982) "The Kloistar Run" (in 2000 AD #279-285, 1982) "Stoop Coop Soup" (in 2000 AD #288-293, 1982) The Complete Ace Trucking Co. Volume 2 (336 pages ) collects: "Bamfeezled" (2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 1982) "On The Dangle" (in 2000 AD #378-386, 1984. Carlos Ezquerra is incorrectly credited with the art in Prog 380) "Strike!" (in 2000 AD #387-390 and 392–400, 1984-1985 Art by Giolitti progs 394–395) "The Croakside Trip" (in 2000 AD #428-433, 1985) "Stowaway Lugjacker" (in 2000 AD Annual 1986, 1985) "Whatever Happened to Ace Garp?" (in 2000 AD #451, 1986) "The Doppelgarp" (in 2000 AD #452-472, 1986) "The Garpetbaggers" (in 2000 AD #475-483 and 485–498, 1986) "The Homecoming" (in 2000 AD Annual 1989, 1988) Uncollected: "Star's