Box Clever – grab your new Commando Comics today!

By John Freeman on December 26, 2019

Out and about for the Boxing Day sales? Don’t forget to pick up your copies of the latest issues of Commando from your local newsagent, or grab them digitally. Issues 5291-5294 are on sale now from DC Thomson Media!

Commando 5291: Home of Heroes: A-Force: Aftershock
Story: Ferg Handley | Art and Cover: Carlos Pino

A-Force returns in part two of the raucous romp written by Ferg Handley! In Aftershock, Jack Ramsey — grandson of the infamous Ramsey Raider, has just gotten back from his first mission and is shook by the loss of one of his squaddies — Joe Bones!

But when they’re sent back to Sarovia on another mission, there’s a surprising waiting!

Commando 5292: Gold Collection: One Moment of Glory
Story: CG Walker | Art: Wright | Cover: Jeff Bevan
Originally Commando No. 801 (1973)

Jeff Bevan’s fourth ever Commando cover is laid bare on Gold reprint issue One Moment of Glory. An early cover for him but still a goodie — especially when it’s on this issue! A classic Commando tale of a posh boy versus a working-class lad, and the class rivalry comes to a head in the deserts of Libya!

But will they each get their one moment of glory? Well you’ll have to read it, won’t you?

Commando 5293: Action and Adventure: The Peregrine Falcons
Story: Brent Towns | Art: Jaume Forns | Cover: Ian Kennedy

As the tide of the war turned against Germany, they turned to dirty tactics and revenge weapons like the V-1 rocket. Britain, and London in particular, was besieged by the diabolical doodlebug bombs which actively sought to kill citizens and sow destruction. But one RAF squadron called The Peregrine Falcons, led by Henry Abercrombie, wasn’t going to let the buzz bombs get through.

They were the best defence Britain had — and for Henry it was a personal battle!

Commando 5294: Silver Collection: Outcast!
Story: Ian Clark | Art: Denis McLoughlin | Cover: Phil Gascoine
Originally Commando No. 2471 (1991)

Ian Clark’s expansive plot of Outcast! takes you from Pre-war French Foreign Legion, all the way to World War Two Germany on the Eastern Front, then to Communist East Germany and even further on to the First Indochina War — all in the story of one man!

Plus, with art from Denis McLoughlin and a stunning cover by the late, great Phil Gascoine, this isn’t one to miss!

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John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.