For it he wrote Third World War, drawn initially by Carlos Ezquerra. In 1988 he was involved in the launch of Crisis, a politically aware 2000 AD spin-off aimed at older readers. In 1986 he edited the short-lived comic Diceman, which featured characters from 2000 AD, Mills wrote nearly every story. Mills also had a hand in IPC's line of comics aimed at girls, such as Chiller (a horror comic), Misty (supernatural stories) and Jinty (science fiction). Another strand of his 2000 AD work was Sláine, a barbarian fantasy based on Celtic mythology and neo-paganism, which he co-created with his then wife Angela Kincaid (with whom he also created the children's series of books, The Butterfly Children). Artist Kevin O'Neill was involved in the creation of all three.

Ro-Busters was the beginning of a mini-universe of interrelated stories Mills was to create for 2000 AD, including ABC Warriors and Nemesis the Warlock. Mills contributed Ro-Busters, a series about a robot disaster squad, which moved to 2000 AD when Starlord was cancelled. In 1978 IPC launched Starlord, a short-lived companion title for 2000 AD. He took over the development of Judge Dredd when creator John Wagner temporarily walked out, and wrote many of the early stories, establishing the character and his world, before Wagner returned. As with Battle and Action he developed most of the early series before handing them over to other writers. His next creation was the science fiction-themed weekly 2000 AD, launched in 1977. It was briefly revived in neutered form before being merged into Battle. Action's mix of violence and anti-authoritarianism proved controversial and the title lasted less than a year before being withdrawn in the face of media protests. Īfter launching Battle, Mills began developing a new boys' title, Action, launched in 1976. He would later write the celebrated First World War series Charley's War, drawn by Joe Colquhoun, for the title. Having made the comic ready for launch, Mills resigned as editor. Battle's stories were more violent and its characters more working class than IPC's traditional fare, and it was an immediate hit. Based in the girls' comics department to avoid the attention of the staff of the boys' department, Mills, along with Wagner and Gerry Finley-Day, worked in secret to create Battle Picture Weekly. Thomson launched Warlord, a successful war-themed weekly, Mills was asked in 1975 to develop a rival title for IPC.

In 1971 both left to go freelance, and were soon writing scripts for IPC's girls' and humour comics. Mills started his career as a sub-editor for D.

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Sláine by Pat Mills