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Commando
Issues 4907-4910 – published 21 April 2016
Commando
No 4707 – Tough To Kill
With the
German Blitzkreig in full flow, retreating British forces were headed for the
evacuation at Dunkirk.
Meanwhile,
Jimmy Campbell — a tough, impulsive Hurricane pilot who wasn’t so good at
following orders — had ended up in the brig to teach him a lesson.
His base overrun, Jimmy was
determined to fight the enemy with whatever weapon he could lay his hands on —
even a cricket bat!
Story:
David Turner
Art:
Vicente Alcazar
Cover:
Janek Matysiak
Commando
No 4908 – Gunboat Jim
“Gunboat
Jim” was the nickname he earned in the end. But for a long time before that
young Sub-Lieutenant Jim Potter was “Calamity Jim” to everyone.
He could never take the wheel of
one of the high-speed flotilla’s boats without running her slap-bang into
trouble.
Introduction
Our
endearing eponymous character always seems to be in the wrong place at the
wrong time and doesn’t have much luck. Therefore, he is seen as a “Jonah” — a
jinx on the high seas.
One particularly obnoxious fellow
crewman is convinced that poor Jim Potter will bring down their ship but, since
Jim is a true Commando hero, we know that he is made of sterner stuff.
This is a solid, entertaining sea
tale, nicely drawn by Sostres.
Scott
Montgomery, Deputy Editor
Gunboat
Jim, originally Commando No 213 (May 1966)
Story: Clegg
Art: Sostres
Cover: Buccheri
Commando
No 4909 – Escape Or Death
Captain
Jon Laker and Lieutenant Rodney Smythe-Simmons were stuck in a remote P.O.W.
camp in desolate Poland. Both came from aristocratic families and this made
them viable candidates for an important Nazi prisoner exchange operation.
However, when the chance to
escape unexpectedly came their way both men knew they had to seize it…or die
trying.
Story:
George Low
Art: Jaume
Forns
Cover: Ian
Kennedy
Commando
No 4910 – The Long Chase
The
Sunderland hurtled in like an avenging angel and two depth charges fell from
beneath her wings. Seconds later two explosions signalled the end of the U-boat
beneath her. Flight-Lieutenant Jack Gregory and his crew were jubilant, for the
weary months of training and patrolling had paid off.
But they wouldn’t have been so
happy had they known this was only the start of a long chase that would take
them the length and breadth of a snow-covered Hebridean island…on foot!
Introduction
This is a
fantastic air, land and sea story. I love it when Commando combines all three
basic genre types and The Long Chase is a master class in doing so with complete
success.
The remote Hebridean island here
is an excellent, imposing setting for an adventure tale that never lets up.
There’s a great script by Bill Fear, a dynamic cover by Ian Kennedy and fellow
veteran interior artist Gordon Livingstone delivers stunning page after page,
all rendered in his trademark style.
Scott
Montgomery, Deputy Editor
The Long
Chase, originally Commando No 1210, (March 1978), re-issued as No 2515
(November 1991)
Story:
Bill Fear
Art:
Gordon Livingstone
Cover: Ian
Kennedy
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