You could very easily port a storyline such as "The Black Death" or "Father Earth" into one of the worse planets in 40K's Imperium and only have to change the relevant factions into the 40K equivalents. Nonetheless, this seamless incorporation of things like demons, parallel dimensions, psychic powers and whatnot into a previously very nuts-and-bolts dystopian future setting is yet another hallmark of the Judge Dredd universe that Games Workshop would borrow wholesale for "Warhammer 40,000". Though in the story arc they appear, the reader would have no clue the Dark Judges and Anderson would become recurring characters.
The most famous examples being the demonic Dark Judges and the psychic division of the Judge corps including future fan favourite character Judge Cassandra Anderson. More importantly, this is where the supernatural elements of the Dredd universe appear for the first time, which would go into full force later in the comic's run. There are, however, several important differences: The characters are much more well-defined and the universe more consistently thought out at this point in the comic's run, even though 2000AD's "everything and the kitchen sink too held together by goofy British humour" ethos is in full flowering. Another Dredd omnibus consisting largely of shorter and more humourous stories like the 1st volume.
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