Those were the first words of Judge Dredd after being sworn back in following his six-month secondment to Luna-1. Shortly after he busted three South Side Boys for breaking up a bar because the owner would not pay protection and collared the infamous Suction Gang following another jewellery heist.

Dredd was heard to say “God help me I love it.”

Story: Return to Mega-City
Appears: 2000AD Prog 59
Issues: 1
Writers: John Wagner
Art: Mike McMahon
Dated: 8 April 1978

Here is a great twist with Dredd acting completely contrary to your expectations completely hooking you in till the reveal at the end.