Harke & Burr are twofictionalcomic book characters who appeared in their own stories for thirteen episodes in issues of British comicJudge Dredd Megazine. The majority of theHarke & Burr stories were written bySi Spencer and drawn byDean Ormston.Gordon Rennie co-wrote one story andPaul Peart provided the artwork for another. The name is aSpoonerism based on infamousbody-snatchersBurke andHare who committed theWest Port murders.

They have only appeared in their own,eponymous strip:

• "Antique and Curious" (bySi Spencer andDean Ormston, inJudge Dredd Megazine #2.27-2.28, 1993)
• "Hamster Horror" (by Si Spencer and Dean Ormston, inJudge Dredd Megazine #2.40-2.42, 1994)
• "Grief Encounter" (by Si Spencer and Dean Ormston, inJudge Dredd Megazine #2.47-2.49, 1994)
• "Secret Origin" (by Si Spencer andPaul Peart, inJudge Dredd Megazine #2.83, 1995)
• "Satanic Farces" (byGordon Rennie/Si Spencer and Dean Ormston, inJudge Dredd Megazine #3.04-3.07, 1995)

The characters also make a cameo appearance in theJudge Dredd novelCursed Earth Asylum, byDavid Bishop (Virgin Books, December 1993,ISBN 0-352-32893-2).

"Antique and Curious", "Hamster Horror" and "Grief Encounter" were reprinted as a giveaway with the 350th edition of theJudge Dredd Megazine in July.

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