Here's a preview of the four issues of Commando that will be out later this week...
5107: Home of Heroes: Toe to Toe
Trading one fighting field for another (of sorts), our Tommy
heroes, Jake Reilly and Tony Parsons, may appear allies, but when they’re
captured in North Africa and taken to an Italian POW camp, old feuds flame up.
Bitter rivals, Reilly was a top striker (and penalty pusher), while Parsons was
a hard-headed goalie for a rival team. When the war broke out, they thought
their playing days were over, but they were wrong…
In a perfect pairing, George Low combines two great British
favourites, Commando and football, in a charming satire of European rivalries,
transposing the battlefield for a football pitch. Janek Matysiak’s cover also
adds credence to this, showing the pivotal match through the barbed wire of the
the POW camp fence.
|Story | George Low | Art | Morhain | Cover | Janek Matysiak
|
5108: Gold Collection: They Flew by Night
J-for-Jig or J-for-Jinx? The RAF were notorious for their
superstitions, but when one Lanc. bomber caused the death of every pilot who
flew her, everyone agreed the aircraft was hoodoo. Everyone, that is, except Titch Bradbury. A
daring pilot, who was maybe just a tad too cocksure, Titch didn’t believe in
that tommyrot, and he’d prove it or die trying!
Penned by the editorial team at DC Thomson, who certainly
knew a thing or two about the RAF, with Commando’s own editor Chick Chetley
flying with them from 1941-46, and interior art by Gordon C. Livingtone, this
Golden Age reprint will delight new and old fans alike.
|Story | Staff | Art | Gordon C. Livingstone | Cover | Gordon
C. Livingstone |
Originally Commando No. 488 (July 1970).
5109: Action and Adventure: Doctor’s Orders
Captain Tom Stewart never thought he’d find himself stranded
in Iraqi-occupied territory in Kuwait, bleeding internally, closer and closer
to death each second. He never thought his only chance of survival would lie in
the hands of US Navy Captain Doctor Jane Daly, or that she would save his life
with the only tools at her disposal: a torch, a pen tube, and a penknife. It
was going to be one long night…
Iain McLaughlin’s Gulf War story is one of survival, as time
and terrain pose as much of a threat as the Iraqi soldiers who track our heroes.
This exhilarating cat and mouse tale is then combined with an effectual cover,
featuring our trio of heroes, and pristine interiors by Manuel Benet.
|Story | Iain McLaughlin | Art | Manuel Benet | Cover | Manuel
Benet |
5110: Silver Collection: Fools’ Gold
Mike Barclay signed up to fight for his country – not cook
for it! He only wanted to see combat, but after his squadron was attacked by Jerries,
Mike was forced to flee with a group of Tommies led by Sid Blacke. Mike was in
for another shock though, as he discovered that Sid wasn’t leading them back to
Allied lines – but to hidden treasure, buried deep in ruins in the North
African desert. Now, surrounded by deserters, with war crimes mounting, Mike’s
chance of escape was dwindling, as friend and foe raced towards the fools’
gold!
With stunning interior illustrations by Keith Shone,
highlighted by the white lettered captions on the deep blacks of the tomb
interiors, Anthony Knowles’ treasure hunt adventure is full of twists and turns,
as greed turns everyone against our hero.
|Story | Anthony Knowles | Art | Keith Shone | Cover | Ian
Kennedy |
Originally Commando No. 2730 (January 1994).
2 comments:
I think when that football hits the net they're in trouble, since it's barbed wire. Is that how the story goes?!
The fence is in the foreground.
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