Here's the info on the latest four Commando comics. All out today! My thanks to D.C. Thomson for sending the press release.
Commando Issues 4959-4962 - On Sale 6th October 2016
Commando - 4955 - Midnight Mission
Flight Sergeant Nick Nolan was a reliable, thoughtful type. He yearned
to fly a fighter like a Spitfire or Hurricane but his superiors reckoned he “didn’t
have enough fire in his belly”.
Nonetheless, he undoubtedly had skills so Nick was selected to transport
secret agents and supplies into German-held France. Aboard his Westland
Lysander, the pilot never knew what dangers might spring from the darkness -
dangers like a marauding Junkers 88 Night-fighter out for the kill!
Art: Vicente Alcazar
Cover: Ian Kennedy
Commando - 4956 - Fortress Of Fear
"Subito! Quickly! Across the road, no noise, no lights — the
German lorries come. In them are the captured British Commandos sent to blow up
the secret arsenal beneath Castello Santuzzo.
"These men are trained to do what we can never hope to. They must
be freed and aided. Who knows, it might be that in return they will make sure
that at least one Commando knife slips into the black heart of Kommandant Von
Schneider.
"He has tortured and killed too many of us. His time has come. We,
the mountain men of the Italian resistance, will make it so.
"So quickly, quietly…”
Story: Spence
Art: Quesada
Cover: Segrelles
Introduction -
In order to fight a Nazi threat, a squad of British Commandos form an
uneasy alliance with a ragged resistance group hiding in the Italian hills.
What’s different about this book is that the back cover blurb is
written in the first person - from the point of view of one of the resistance
men. It’s quite a rare occurrence but is certainly effective in conveying
immediate drama - and I’m surprised that Commando hasn’t done this kind of
thing more often.
Scott Montgomery, Deputy Editor
Fortress Of Fear, originally Commando No 261 (May 1967), re-issued as
No 931 (May 1977)
Commando - 4957 - Yuri's Return
Yuri Muryavev, a retired “Shock Force” Spetznaz Commando, had settled
in the UK but, after the collapse of communism, he returned to his Russian
homeland. Wishing to do honest work, he took on a job offer to provide security
for an aid agency operating in South America.
However, Yuri did not realise that he was in the employ of Anatoly
Speck, a sinister Russian billionaire who had plans to wreak havoc upon the
world.
Now the former soldier faced a danger even greater than ever before and
only he could stop it…
Story: Stephen Walsh
Art: Manuel Benet
Cover: Manuel Benet
Commando - 4958 - The Pony Soldiers
Horses against tanks and aircraft? Not a recipe for success, you’d
think. But that was the best that was available for a gallant band of
guerrillas - men and boys - battling against the Japanese in the Philippine
Islands… as they waited for the Americans to return and set them free.
Story: Ian Clark
Art: C.T. Rigby
Cover: Phil Gascoine
Introduction -
We’ve been very fortunate throughout Commando’s 55-year history that
our versatile artists can draw anything - from tanks to battleships, aircraft
to infantry. But, unlikely as it sounds, a few artists have told us that horses
are a challenge to draw well.
As a non-artist myself, I’m not sure why this might be - presumably the
amount of detail required to render each beast must be very time-consuming. So
I can only imagine how an illustrator might shudder when they read scripts with
words like: “A horde of cavalry riders storm across a crowded
battlefield…”
However, as you will see, veteran Commando stalwarts C. T. Rigby and
Phil Gascoine have risen to the occasion.
Scott Montgomery, Deputy Editor
The Pony Soldiers, originally Commando No 2457 (March 1991)
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