Commando Nos. 4555 to 4558 on sale now!

Thanks to Scott Montgomery at D.C. Thomson for the info and images.

Commando No 4555 – Operation: Horsa

Captain Mike Markham and his unit of Paras were part of a small striking force sent to neutralise a flotilla of E-boats menacing Allied shipping. But when problems with their glider saw them come down many miles from their objective they thought their role in the plan was over.
   Little did they know they would still have a chance to do the job…though they would have to invent a new plan as they went along. They called it
OPERATION: HORSA

Story: Alan Hebden
Art: Keith Page
Cover: Keith Page


Commando No 4556 – The Brink of War

For Panzergrenadier Otto Feldman the war ended in 1945 when, after escaping a ruthless Russian major who butchered his comrades, he surrendered to American forces.
   Years later, as the Cuban Missile Crisis put the world on the brink of nuclear war, Otto was unexpectedly back in action. He and his young son, Gunther, were caught in the middle of a clash between British Centurion tanks and Russian T54s – not to mention an old enemy from the past…

Story: Alan Hebden
Art: Vila
Cover: Janek Matysiak

Commando No 4557 – Fog Of Doom

There were many who scoffed when it was said that the battlefield at Arras was haunted – haunted by the ghosts of the soldiers who had fought and died there in the First World War.
   But when the tide of battle in World War II flooded over the same ground, strange things happened.
   To the men who fought there it seemed as though the spirits of the glorious British dead had risen again and were fighting shoulder to shoulder with them in one of the most vicious actions of the whole war.

Introduction

In the early years, Commando was confined to Second World War stories, other conflicts were out of bounds. Unless, of course, a clever author could shoehorn in a mention of, say, the First World War. Which is what Eric Hebden has done here, stitching together scenes from both conflicts with a nightmarish connection.
   His narrative is brought to life by two other Commando stalwarts  Gordon Livingstone and Ken Barr. Livingstone’s strongly defined black and white work being a fantastic counterbalance to Barr’s almost ethereal use of colour on the front cover.
   All in all a classic Commando

Calum Laird, Editor

Fog Of Doom originally Commando No 45 (November 1962)

Story: Eric Hebden
Art: Gordon Livingstone
Cover: Ken Barr


Commando No 4558 – Saved From The Sea

The Supermarine Walrus – slow, lumbering and almost defenceless. Not much of a plane, you might think. But to the RAF Air/Sea Rescue service these aircraft were priceless, plucking flyers and sailors from the sea, often in atrocious weather.
   As the pilot of one of these remarkable boats, Ted Brewer took all this in his stride. But then the day came when he himself was in danger of drowning unless a Walrus came along to save his life!

Introduction

The men of the RAF’s Air/Sea Rescue service did an amazing job, saving the lives of many downed flyers. This is a great tribute to their vital, perhaps overlooked, work and featuring stunning art from Jose Maria Jorge – quite rightly famed for his aircraft illustrations. But, as you will see, Jorge could draw anything and was equally adept at sea tales – what a fine example of his versatility.
   Much like the heroes of the story, in its own quietly understated way, this is a classic from the Commando archives.

Scott Montgomery, Deputy Editor

Saved From The Sea, originally Commando No 2090 (May 1987)

Story: R.A. Montague
Art: J.M. Jorge
Cover: Ian Kennedy

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