Cadman: The Fighting Coward collection announced, plucked from the pages of Victor and Commando

DC Thomson have announced that Commando Presents… Cadman: The Fighting Coward Volume One is available to pre-order now on Amazon or the DC Thomson web shop.

Commando Presents… Cadman: The Fighting Coward Volume One - Cover

Offering classic comic artwork from some of DC Thomson’s most legendary titles – Commando, Victor and The Victor Book for Boys, this collection showcases the unlikeliest of heroes — the cowardly Cadman!

“The Coward of the Fighting 43rd” first appeared in The Victor, cover dated 10th February, 1973, showcasing the unlikeliest of heroes — the cowardly Cadman!

For two decades Cadman entertained readers as the unscrupulous cad, determined to get out of any fight in World War One, and eventually ending up fighting back against Hitler and the rise of the Nazis.

Then, in 2023, Cadman weaselled his way onto the pages of Commando, the world’s longest-running war comic.

The opening pages of Cowardly Cadman's first appearance in The Victor, in No. 625, cover dated 10th February 1973
The opening pages of Cowardly Cadman’s first appearance in The Victor, in No. 625, cover dated 10th February 1973

Those two rebooted issues featuring art by Mike Dorey, as well as selected comics from DC Thomson’s Victor and The Victor Book for Boys, are collected in DC Thomson’s Heritage Comics and Commando Presents… Cadman Volume 1.

In the autumn of 1914, the Anglo‑French and German armies launched a series of flanking manoeuvres towards the Channel, as cowardly cavalry lieutenant, Gerald Cadman tries to trick his captain into leading them away from the fighting.

But every attempt to flee takes them into fresh action, while Cadman’s batman, Tom Smith, looks for ways to expose his deceptive master…

Commando Presents… Cadman: The Fighting Coward Volume One - Sample Page - Intro by Mike Dorey
Commando Presents… Cadman: The Fighting Coward Volume One - Sample Page
Commando Presents… Cadman: The Fighting Coward Volume One - Sample Page
Commando Presents… Cadman: The Fighting Coward Volume One - Sample Page

This collection features over 190 pages of classic Cadman comic artwork from some of DC Thomson’s most legendary titles, as well as a delightful foreword from artist Mike Dorey, whose work helped make the character so memorable – and, as we recently reported, is still working on Commando today, currently working on a new story that will see the revival of the Warlord character, Sergeant Rayker.

Pre-order DC Thomson’s Heritage Comics and Commando Presents… Cadman Volume 1 now for delivery in November from AmazonUK (Affiliate Link)

Pre-order DC Thomson’s Heritage Comics and Commando Presents… Cadman Volume 1 now for delivery in November from DCTHOMSONSHOP

Get free delivery from DCTHOMSONSHOP with code: CADMAN

• Artist Mike Dorey is online at mikedorey.co.uk



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