As we charge once again into Halloween territory, Commando comics have some spooktacular new stories over the next couple of sets. Issues 5791-5794, offering some haunting adventures new and old, go on sale from Thursday 10th October, 2024.
Georgia Standen Battle, writer of Commandos Vs Zombies, delivers a creepy tale of murder, betrayal and ancient curses in “The Mummy’s Tomb” that publisher DC Thomson say will leave you asking for your mummy. With terrific hieroglyphics from Jaume Forns and Marco Bianchini, there’s certainly plenty to get wrapped up in!
Also new this week is “The Demon of Selva Oscura” written by Kate Dewar, with art by Carlos Pino, a ghoulish offering if ever there was one. Behind a truly demonic cover, a greedy Nazi is possessed by the undead… and we’re treated to a homage to Hammer Films that proves a fast-paced, enjoyable read!
The first classic reprint is “Ghost Pilot”, a hair-raising story by Gardener. Last reprinted way back in 1972, the artwork by Peter Ford is absolutely magnificent, and with a Ken Barr cover to round off the issue, it’s well worth a look.
This set rounds off with “River of Death”, a story set in the jungle, first published in 1971 and not reprinted since 1983. With a great cover from the legendary Ian Kennedy, oar-interior art by Gonzalez and a script by Fitzsimmons with more twists and turns than the mighty Rio Grande, this is one should make a splash!
Commando 5791: The Mummy’s Tomb
Story: Georgia Standen Battle | Art: Jaume Forns | Cover: Marco Bianchini
Four British soldiers stood on ground untouched for centuries. While the battle for North Africa raged above them, their greedy eyes fixed on the treasure of the ancient Egyptian tomb. Each man took a prize to cash in once the war had ended — canopic jars containing the mummy’s organs.
Four men, four jars… each doomed to suffer the mummy’s curse.
Commando 5792: Ghost Pilot
Story: Gardener | Art: Peter Ford | Cover: Ken Barr
First published as No 117 in 1964, reprinted in 1972 as No. 643
Piloting a lurching bomb‑loaded Lancaster through the flame‑lit, shell‑torn night skies of Germany needed nerves of steel. Bomber pilots were a tough, cheery bunch. They had to be.
Then into a squadron came the strange, young pilot with pure white hair and burning, bitter eyes, and raids began to go wrong. Bombs were wasted on grass fields. Nazi Ack‑Ack guns and fighters were ready and waiting for our bombers, even on surprise raids. Plane after vulnerable plane was lost without trace.
The time came when questions had to be asked — and the answers given by the white-haired pilot started up the whisper of “Traitor!”
Commando 5792: The Demon of Selva Oscura
Story: Kate Dewar | Art and Cover: Carlos Pino
July 1943. As war rages across Europe, the Italian village of Selva Oscura has grown eerily quiet. Troubled SOE captain, Simon Peters, has been tasked with securing the strategic territory. Unbeknownst to him, the sadistic Oberst Faustmann rules over Selva Oscura with a strange power. Why can none of the villagers escape through the surrounding forests? What was it that the Nazis uncovered in the catacombs beneath the ancient church?
Commando 5793: River of Death
Story: Fitzsimmons | Art: Gonzalez Cover: Ian Kennedy
First published as No. 582 in 1971, reprinted in 1983 as No. 1667
They took Jim Chalmers off Hurricanes because they thought he’d lost his nerve, fought too many dogfights with Zeroes. They gave him a lumbering Dakota on a routine job ferrying supplies from one base to another. Jim didn’t like this at all, but he needn’t have worried. There were wilder days coming, days when he would have no plane at all, when he’d be up against the Japanese and jungle on the… River of Death!
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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.
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