Who Is Judge Rico? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Judge Rico is a Rebellion comic book character, with over 124 comic issue appearances. Clone of Judge Joe Dredd (not to be confused with Rico Dredd - Joe's brother).

Who is Judge Rico?

Origin Judge Rico is a clone of the famed Judge Dredd Rico was first seen during the "Dredd Angel" story arc as one of the babies of high genetic stock that Mega-City One had decided to send Texas City as a goodwill gesture. Unfortunately the hover-freighter transporting Rico was shot down, and its cargo held to ransom. Dredd, and a recently lobotomized Mean Machine (who's knowledge of the area was required) were sent to recover the babies from a group of mutants who were ransoming them. Dredd and Mean fought their way through the mutants, and managed to rescue the babies with no time to spare, no sooner had they won did Mean start to recover from his brain surgery, turning on Dredd. Dredd managed to incapacitate Mean, and brought the babies to Texas City. 26 Years later Rico is returned to Mega-City One to help replenish low stocks caused by the disaster known as Necropolis, when many of the Judges of Mega-City One were killed by the Dark Judges. Creation Judge Rico was created by John Wagner. Appearing in the Judge Dredd series of comic books the character was first introduced in 1984, in 2000AD issue 377.

Key facts

Judge Rico is of human origin and first appeared in "Prog 377". The character is published by Rebellion. With 124 recorded issue appearances, Judge Rico ranks among the most featured characters in comics.