Mike first drew Rogue Trooper for 2000 AD prog. 242 in December 1981. A genetically-engineer soldier developed to battle the Norts on the planet Nu Earth, Rogue Trooper was created by Gerry Findley-Day and Dave Gibbons in prog. 228 in September 1981.

In this work, Rogue Trooper is battling a Mutant Ape. The Mutant Apes first appeared in ‘The Petrified Forest’ in 2000 AD in March 1982.