This year, Britain’s longest serving war comic, Commando, reaches its landmark 6000th issue, and to celebrate this milestone, subscribers will receive four exclusive art-cards alongside issues 5999 – 6002.
As regular downthetubes readers know, Commando, four issues published fortnightly, mixing new adventures with classics from the DCT archives, comes packed with action from cover to cover, taking you to the heart of battle everywhere from land, air and sea.
As an added inducement, right now you can get 16 issues for just £11 – 80% off the cover price.
The landmark Commando 6000 collection includes:
Captain Starblaze – a unique wartime adventure introducing Commando‘s first “superhero”.
Sweet Revenge, co-written by historian James Holland, who specialises in the history of the Second World War, and comedian Al Murray, with cover art by acclaimed Commando regular, illustrator Keith Burns.
I Flew with Ramsey’s Raiders, an action-packed crossover bringing together classic DC Thomson and Commando strips, “I Flew with Braddock” and “Ramsey’s Raiders”
Kampfgruppe Falken: Escape Stalingrad – another adventure Starr the reimagining of the legendary Warlord comic character.
Here’s a sneak peak at the four exclusive art cards, showcasing artwork from these commemorative issues. They’re all double-sided and heavyweight gloss cards, perfect collectables for your collection…
Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of Commando history and be part of this landmark celebration.
• Subscribe to Commando here on the DC Thomson webshop
With thanks to 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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