A German soldier carrying an injured British soldier on his back through the desert – painted by Ken Barr, this cover to the first ever issue of Commando has become something of an iconic British comics image since it was… Read More ›
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Commando haunts the newsagents once more…
Here’s details of the latest issues of DC Thomson’s war comic, Commando, on sale in all good newsagents now. It’s another cracking relase of both old and new tales – some featuring men haunted by ghosts, some soldiers haunted by… Read More ›
Classic Commandos re-released
Another four Commandos will be out this Thursday and as it’s November, thoughts turn towards the Armistice at the end of the Great War. So it’s no surprise there’s a pair of World War 1 stories in this set of… Read More ›
Commandos race into danger
The latest issues of Commando are on sale in all ggod newsagents now, with this batch including a pair of books written by Eric Hebden and another by his son Alan – a first for the war comic perhaps. Commando… Read More ›
Commando: Bumper Rations For September
As other British comics titles struggle to survive with some, like CLiNT, reducing their frequency, Commando increased its frequency this year from eight issues a month to four every two weeks. This means there are now 104 Commandos published in… Read More ›
Toffs, Killer Condors and deadly Paras in new Commandos
The latest issues of Commando are on sale now in all good newsagents – and there’s a fine mix of stories this month, which also sees the start of the exhibition of art from the long-running comic at London’s National… Read More ›
Classic and New Commando tales go on sale
The latest salvo of DC Thomson’s Commando title are on sale in all good newsagents and on iPad — and there’s also some good news for fans of the glorious cover art that graces many of these comics this month…. Read More ›
Ghostly Commando set to haunt your newsagents!
Here’s the latest issues of Commando, on sale today in all good newsagents, featuring some great new stories and a classic ghost story, drawn by John Ridgway. Commando 4411: Double Vision!Story: Mac MacDonald Art: Carlos Pino Cover Art: Carlos Pino… Read More ›
In Review: Commando – Tally Ho!
After fifty years of publication Commando has quite possibly had its highest public profile ever over the last few years due largely to the success of the large flexi-covered reprint books published by Carlton. These shelf bending doorstops contain 10… Read More ›
Draw Your Weapons: New Commandos On Sale Now
The latest Commandos are on sale now in all good newsagents and we have the full lowdown on the titles below. There’s now than two months to go before Draw Your Weapons: Art Of Commando starts at the National Army… Read More ›