As we reported earlier this week, DC Thomson have just released their Halloween Commando set – full details here. But we’ve received intel their previous Commando 6000th issue set sold out completely – so the publisher has made the unusual decision to offer limited stock through their official website, for any war comics fans who may have missed out on the celebratory issues. Don’t miss out on your piece of the history!
A comic over sixty-five years in the making. Commando Comics released its 6000th issue, No. 6000, “Sweet Revenge” earlier this month – full set details here – making the title the longest-running British war comic ever.
The landmark issue, featuring a cover by Keith Burns and internal art by Esteve Polls, was written by the all-star cast behind the immensely popular (and funny) podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk, historian James Holland and comedian Al Murray – with a story in the classic Commando fashion that spans the beaches of Dunkirk all the way to the D-Day landings.
Commando was first published in 1961, launching onto the scene with an iconic 63 pages of black-and-white artwork wrapped in an explosive full-colour cover with an unmissable Commando dagger emblazoned on it.
“The comic celebrated our 60th anniversary in 2021, and we’ve come a long way since 1961’s Issue No. 1 ‘Walk – OR DIE!’,” notes Commando sub editor Leah Barton, “with our pages featuring everything from the World Wars to zombies, dragons, aliens, Vikings and more!”
The SOLD OUT set is available on the DC Thomson Shop website here: Commando Collection – issues 5999-6002 | Celebrate Commando Comics 6000th issue
Head downthetubes for…
• 6000 Not Out: Four All-New Commando Adventures celebrate a Major Milestone for the British War Comic – our Guide to the 6000th Issue Celebratory Set
Jeremy Briggs interviewed some of the key players involved in the Commando 6000 release
• 6000 Not Out: A Chat with Commando Editor Kate McAuliffe
• 6000 Not Out: A Chat with Commando cover artist Graeme Neil Reid
• 6000 Not Out: A Chat with Commando cover artist Keith Burns
• 6000 Not Out: A Chat with Commando writer Ferg Handley
• 6000 Not Out: A Chat with Commando writer Bill Graham
• All downthetubes Commando 6000 Coverage
• From the downthetubes archives, 10th December 2011: First Issue of Commando Reprinted
• In Review: Commando 4453 – Walk Or Die! By Jeremy Briggs
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as 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.
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