This was "The Ultimate Warrior", devised by John Wagner - a prolific contributor to IPC comics in general (most notably as co-creator of 2000 AD's Judge Dredd) and the relaunched Eagle in particular - and his writing partner Alan Grant.

[2] Due to the sheer number of scripts Wagner and Grant submitted to IPC, editorial director John Sanders insisted the pair use pen names for much of their work;[3] as such the story was initially credited to 'D.

[citation needed] The strip proved popular with readers, and would run until Eagle itself was cancelled at the start of 1994, a record only matched by Dan Dare.

Clark', for a few months before James Nicholas took over as writer from August 1990 (aside from a single fill-in episode by Tom Tully).

[1] The Eagle became a monthly comic in the early nineties; "Computer Warrior" and "Dan Dare" became the only strips that weren't reprints.

Bobby made great progress through the tests, including overcoming various real life problems with his mother and father.

[4] Bobby then discovered the purpose of the challenge was to find a champion to defeat the dark forces of the Nightmare Zone.

Another Warlord named Baal explained to Bobby that they too were being attacked by Nightmare Zone creatures and he needed a champion to defeat them.

Bobby was returned to his home and told that all his adventures had taken place in seconds in the real world and he would no longer be needed.

[6][better source needed] In earlier issues, the computer used had the appearance of a Commodore 64, but was later changed to resemble an Atari St without explanation