Four fresh Commando Comics (Issues 5503 – 5506) are out today from DC Thomson Media, the perfect start to the New Year, issues exploring the Pacific and European Theatres – all with a taste of tension and treachery, vengeance and valour — in air, land and sea!
Commando 5503: Home of Heroes: SS Colonel
Story: Brent Towns | Art: Muller & Klacik | Cover: Ian Kennedy
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A boisterous adventure from Brent Towns set on the desolate battlefields of Russia. A German unit is cut down with only one survivor — but it’s not the Russians he hunts down as he seeks revenge! Corrupt SS Colonel Wagner uses allies and enemies alike as he seeks to make his own profit from the suffering of others. Cold, hard vengeance is coming…
Commando 5504: Gold Collection: Mosquito Ace
Story: Newark | Art: Gordon C. Livingstone | Cover: Ken Barr
Originally Commando No. 269 (1967)
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Harry ‘Kiwi’ Dean is an outstanding Pilot with a penchant for heroics in this outlandish adventure of bombing raids and prison escapes. Hassle the enemy? No problem. Rescue an essential resistance contact? Easy. Taxi up the boulevard to break open a prison from the cockpit of your Mosquito? Of course!
Commando 5505: Action and Adventure: Angels and Thunderbolts
Story: Matthew Cole and Logan Cole | Art: Dan Barnfield | Cover: Mark Harris
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The bold bluster of a new pilot can rub a team up the wrong way — but it’s even worse when they don’t deliver! New to the unit is Archie Moran, who was close to gaining his ace and is a hero of the Pacific Theatre, but the ground runs and low-level haranguing of Italian airspace are more than he bargained for. Without a few angels under him, can he make it in Europe?
This issue offers another striking cover from Mark Harris, and the Commando team have also shared his terrific “rough”.
Commando 5506: Silver Collection: Find Them, Sink Them!
Story: A Montague | Art: Denis McLoughlin | Cover: Jeff Bevan
Originally Commando No. 1758 (1983)
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The rivalry between MTB Commanders is almost as terrifying at the tasks they have to undertake in this pacey, nautical tale, as these small, manoeuvrable vessels strike hard and fast at larger and more lumbering enemy ships. All fine and dandy when on the open waves – but the next big prize won’t be so easy when it’s tucked away safely in an enemy-held French harbour!
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This features various covers from Commando comic ranging from the Classic Golden Era of the comic to modern day masterpieces. Included are 17 covers by some of the world’s greatest ever comic artists as well as a special double page-spread pull-out poster. Featuring artwork by Ian Kennedy, Neil Roberts, Keith Burns, and many more.
• The Art of Ian Kennedy is also available to order from DC Thomson direct
Issues 5503 – 5506 – Full Cover Gallery
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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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