Commando

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a b "Commando comic printing moves from Suffolk to Germany". BBC News. 21 June 2013 . Retrieved 27 June 2016. Commando in its long history has employed 140 writers, over 100 cover artists & 120 interior artists. [10] These artists & writers have been based in a variety of locations including the UK, Italy and Argentina. Some writers and artists who have worked on Commando include:- Ken Barr who has produced the cover art for over 200 issues, including the earliest ones printed in 1961. [17] Handle this bumper book of the best of Commando war stories with care. Features stories such as “Desert Fox”, “They Flew by Night”, “Sea Strike”, “The Death or Glory Mob”, Zero Smasher”. Where else could you go into action alongside a British army sergeant hunting down a Jerry tank with only his Tommy gun and a couple of grenades… or the Lancaster pilot who knew no fear until he was put behind the controls of a bomber that was jinxed. You can read about all these ordinary men turned into heroes and their stories for yourself.

Gordon Livingstone who was one of the first artists employed by Commando when it began in 1961. His first issue was Commando No 4- Mercy for None first printed in July 1961. Livingstone produced the interior story art for over 360 issues of Commando, his last work being issue no 3293- Sweeney's Island, released in December 1999, the same year he retired. [15] He died in 2017. [16]

Expanded airborne roles

In August 2013, Prion (Carlton) Books released collections of Commandoes that each featured six stories, published in the original size. Please note, these editions feature stories already included in the earlier anthologies. Note: This book is a 10 story version of Dirty Dozen or Best 12 Commando Books Ever and contains the same stories. Colin Maxwell, a writer and artist of comics featuring historical characters and events, began writing for Commando in 2020 with issue #5371.

In 2005, Carlton Books Ltd released an anthology of twelve Commando stories selected by George Low, who has edited the series since 1963. This proved a commercial success and further anthology collections have been published, some of which are themed. To date, these collections are: The Nazis’ answer? Neutralise the RAF. Destroy its runways, destroy its aircraft on the ground, destroy its support networks and, most of all, kill its pilots. This book was written in the late 1960s and most of what is written still applies today. As the original was long out of print, the publisher approached Paul Dunstall who gave permission to reprint it and wrote a new forewordFerg Handley has written over 250 issues of Commando, most notably the series featuring the Special Raiding Force known as Ramsey’s Raiders. the book] is a no holds barred, straight-forward book written in a no-nonsense style that is Johnny personified. His story is written in his own actual words, so the reader gets an insight into what made him the unique, charismatic and exciting individual that he was. It also gives a great view of The Ramones from Johnny's perspective. [1] Reception [ edit ] Containing 12 issues: Fire Over England, Desert Fox, Danger in the Deep, The Desert of Death, The Savage Sky, The Death or Glory Mob, Zero Smasher, Island of Death, Sea Strike, Assassin!, They Flew by Night, Colonel Scarface.

Andrew Knighton, an author of speculative and historical fiction, began writing for Commando in 2018 and has created several stories set in historical eras such as the Napoleonic Wars and medieval period. Features a trio of explosive war-at-sea yarns that show the Senior Service at its best, from fast-moving motor torpedo boat engagements in the English Channel to anti-submarine warfare in the Far East.

Formation

Commando Collected Editions, Anthologies". LetsGoCommando. 12 September 2022 . Retrieved 13 September 2022. Commando, Private Apache, No. 912, P.46, Nazi says "Ja, more British to kill", fellow soldier is shown thinking "This man is truly evil, how can he think like this?"

Achtung!’, ‘Gott in Himmel!’, ‘Donner und Blitzen!’ For the generations of men whose obsession with military history was triggered by reading war comics in their youth, here at last, is Commando’s ultimate collection of Second World War stories. As well as the comics, annuals were also produced in 1989 and 1990, each containing seven new stories. The annuals were in full colour and illustrated in the style of the time, not in the original style of the comics. The 3rd. of 3 booklets in the Super Profile series. Slim, but much useful information and reprinted road tests Richardson, Peter (27 January 2011). "Commando Hits It's[ sic] Half Century". Cloud 109 . Retrieved 27 June 2016. McBeth, Jim. "Britain's sole surviving war comic Commando will now be printed in Germany, publishers announce". BBB News. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013.Features “Who Dares Wins” features “Sabotage”, “The Secret Heroes” and “Ramsey’s Raiders”. Tales of extraordinary courage behind enemy lines. Dansby, Andrew (8 April 2012). "Review: Commando, Johnny Ramone's manual for punk living". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 29 September 2013.