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Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) comic books

  • Issue #4801
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4801

    A Tigers Tale - Written by George Low. Art by Vicente Alcazar. Cover by Ian Kennedy. "Tiger!" -- a cry that struck fear into many a soldier's heart during World War II. Little wonder when it meant that you were about to encounter 50-odd tons of armoured might, impervious to all but the heaviest weapons and with an 88mm gun whose shells could punch right through another tank from a mile away. Tanks, though, don't operate themselves -- they need crewmen. Crewmen like the five here who will tell you...a Tigers tale! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4802
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4802

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #1058: School for Spies - Written by C.G. Walker. Art by Gordon Livingstone. Cover by Phillips. High on a rocky crag on the west coast of Scotland stood Whitecrest House, home of the Mackay family of Strathfiddich. Over the centuries, its grim, stone walls had looked down on many tales of bravery, mystery and intrigue. Now, in World War II, it was being put to a peaceful purpose -- a boarding school for boys. But what the boys didn't know was that under their feet, in hidden cellars and dungeons, was another kind of school, where the students had names like Kurt...and Hans...and Ernst. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4803
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4803

    The Deadly Waters - Written by George Low. Art by Vila. Cover by Janek Matysiak. When German forces invaded the Netherlands in 1940, Dutch Army Lieutenants Dirk Dreise and Ruud Aaker fought in the front line. The campaign went against them, though, forcing them to escape to England where they were assigned to clandestine intelligence work. Eventually, the tide of war turned and in 1944, they were back in their homeland, determined to throw the invaders out. For them, the fighting raged not in the air or on land but on the waters of the flooded polders. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4804
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4804

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #149: Tough Guy - Written by Jim Kenner. Art by Victor de la Fuente. Cover by Scholler. Joe Brady was as tough as the Liverpool slums that had bred him -- and boy, he could hate! The many Nazis he met knew the cold ferocity which blazed in his eyes as he swept into battle, but they could tell no one. For dead men tell no tales. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4805
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4805

    Brothers in Danger - Written by Kris Roberts. Art by Morahin. Cover by Janek Matysiak. Canadian sniper Michel Caron had been recruited by Gabe Dubois, his adopted brother, for a special mission that required expert, high-precision shooting. In the bombed-out ruins of Caen in Northern France, death lurked in every shadow -- and the brothers soon realised that both of them would have to be ready to sacrifice anything, even their own lives, to complete their deadly task. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4806
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4806

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #2343: Secret of the Alps - Written by Alan Hebden. Art by Alberto Saichan. Cover by Ian Kennedy. All it took was one shot from a flare pistol to bring the entire German armoured column to a chaotic standstill. There was no shock wave, no heat blast...just a silent explosion of brilliant light that blinded every pair of eyes within a mile. Even inside tanks, there was no protection from this unearthly glare, this terrible...secret of the Alps! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4807
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4807

    The Eagles Ride - Written by Ferg Handley. Art and Cover by Keith Page. In the late 1700's, Ensign Francis Allingham, of the Wessex Dragoons, and his friend, junior naval Lieutenant John Harker, joined forces to help rescue French aristocrats from the "Reign of Terror" -- a dark period in history when the rulers of the new republic executed any who stood against them. Despite the risks, Francis' special cavalry unit undertook many rescue missions across the Channel. While dodging the French, though, he was unaware that danger lurked closer to home. His senior Sergeant, Silas Carrick, was not to be trusted. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4808
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4808

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #1225: Gurkhas to the Rescue - Written by Bernard Gregg. Art by Llops. Cover by Ian Kennedy. A figure moved silently in the darkness of the jungle clearing...then another -- and moments later, two sentries fell unconscious without a sound. Swiftly, the intruders stepped over the inert bodies and through the door of the now unguarded hut. But these attackers wore the same uniform as the sentries and they were in the same army. What on earth was going on? Believe it or not, it all started when the night express to Glasgow crashed in November 1922. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4809
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4809

    The Danger Zone - Written by George Low. Art and Cover by John Ridgway. They were very different, were Lieutenants Gregor MacBeth and Adam Wiley. Gregor was an action man, a fearless Commando, ever in danger's way. Adam was a thinker, an intelligence man with an eye for detail that made him a priceless asset behind the scenes. Then, one fateful night, Adam landed in danger the like of which even Gregor had second thoughts about diving into. But it was his job to get his friend out of...the danger zone! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4810
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4810

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #2533: Lone Gurkha - Written by Alan Hemus. Art by C.T. Rigby. Cover by Phil Gascoine. Sam Hollis, a gunner, was no stranger to war. He had seen a lot of action, but even he had never come across anything like this -- a solitary Gurkha by the name of Ganju Pun preparing to hold off a heavy Japanese assault. It made more sense to turn and run and it certainly would be no disgrace, but Ganju Pun did not even consider retreat. He came from a family of warriors, after all, and now it was his turn to prove that he was a worthy owner of his razor-sharp kukri. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4811
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4811

    Fighting Frank - Written by George Low. Art by Rezzonico. Cover by Ian Kennedy. While London stood stolidly in the face of relentless Luftwaffe bombing attacks, petty criminal and expert safe-breaker Frank Raymond was on the run. He only stopped running when he enlisted in the Army. Though Frank had joined up as a last-ditch, desperate attempt to save his life, he'd actually found his calling. He even went on to join a tough Special Forces unit -- one which would soon have a use for his particular set of skills. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4812
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4812

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #148: Sky Tiger - Written by Ken McOwan. Art by Medrano. Cover by Ken Barr. He led his squadron into the thick of the fiercest dogfights -- and yet he always came back without a scratch. He took fantastic risks, for he seemed to bear a charmed life. They called him "Lucky" Lane, but even his own men came to hate and fear the young Squadron Leader, because they knew every time they took off, one of them would die. It wouldn't be Lane, though...for he wore the Tiger Ring. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4815
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4815

    Ramsey's Raiders: Italian Ambush - Written by Ferg Handley. Art by Keith Page. Cover by Ian Kennedy. His superiors described Captain James Ramsey as unconventional. His enemies described him as a menace. His men described him as The Boss. No matter how he was characterised, though, the man was a fighting fury that no one in their right mind would cross. Then a bunch of Italian guerrilla fighters did just that. Despite the snow, sparks would fly! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4816
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4816

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #150: Operation Tinfish - Written by David Boutland. Art by C.T. Rigby. Cover by Ken Barr. Sinister shapes like prowling sharks -- and just as dangerous -- swim silently towards a German battleship. Total destruction is their aim. And all the time, hostile German eyes are marking the frogmen's every move. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4817
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4817

    Battle in the Arctic - Written by George Low. Art by Olivera. Cover by Janek Matysiak. When a Liberator bomber carrying a group of high level military staff crash-landed in the icy wastes of Greenland, Lieutenant Alec Bartley and his squad of tough, mountain-trained Commandos were sent to find any survivors. Alec and his team had the use of highly-maneuverable Aerosled vehicles to aid their search, but time was of the essence -- an equally deadly German force was desperate to locate that downed aircraft first. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4818
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4818

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #2351: Smith v Schmidt - Written by Alan Hemus. Art by Keith Shone. Cover by Jeff Bevan. A sniper was usually good...or dead. There were no half measures, for the first mistake was usually his last. Tim Smith and Willi Schmidt were just learning their deadly trade on different sides, their classroom the battlefields of Normandy. When their paths crossed, the certainty grew that one of them must die -- unless fate stepped in and lent a helping hand. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4819
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4819

    Convict Commandos: Brilliant Death - Written by Alan Hebden. Art and Cover by Manuel Benet. The Convict Commandos are not known to do things the conventional way. Titch Mooney, Jelly Jakes, Smiler Dawson and Guy Tenby -- not forgetting their ruthless confederate Dr. Jane Mallory -- always get the jobs where conventional is not an option. Even by their standards, though, a boat chase through the centre of Venice was a bit extreme. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4820
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4820

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #176: Lost Patrol - Written by Powell. Art by Jose de la Fuente. Cover by Ken Barr. Sergeant Jim Stark was trying to lead a lost patrol of fellow Chindits back to safety through a jungle swarming with Japanese. A tight enough spot for any man, even worse for Jim who had lost his memory. But Jim didn't know the half of it. Among the men of that lost patrol was a man already wanted in England for murder, a man whose burning dark eyes bored into Jim's back every time it was turned, a man who had to kill the sergeant or die himself! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4821
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4821

    A Motley Crew - Written by George Low. Art by Morahin. Cover by Janek Matysiak. In the lead-up to the hastily organised evacuation at Dunkirk, a disparate group of servicemen found themselves thrown together. A Pay Corps clerk...an RAF policeman...and a Royal Navy Able Seaman...were joined by a shady civilian who was unsure whose side he was on, except his own. They would have to combine their skills, intelligence and abilities if they were to live to fight another day. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4822
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4822

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #1080: Full Speed East - Written by McLean. Art by Arthur Fleming. Cover by Ian Kennedy. THE MEN: Tough British sailors schooled in the traditions of Trafalgar. Lean, hard-fighting Americans spurred on by the memory of Pearl Harbour. THE SHIPS: MTBs of the Royal Navy -- four torpedo tubes, six guns, capable of 40 knots. Patrol Torpedo Boats of the US Navy -- four tubes, five guns, a top speed of 45 knots. THE OBJECTIVE: To close with the enemy...FAST! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4823
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4823

    Waterloo! - Written by Ferg Handley. Art and Cover by Carlos Pino. The wars started with a peasant's revolt in Paris and ended beside an obscure farmhouse in Belgium. Over nearly three decades, France, her armies and her new emperor turned Europe into a cauldron of conflict. Henri Durant and Jean Tavere were just two of the thousands of men whose lives were turned upside down in these tumultuous years. In the end, only one of them would survive the battle of...Waterloo! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4824
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4824

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #157: The Desperate Hours - Written by Skentleberry. Art by Ferran Sostres. Cover by Ken Barr. "Old Soldiers never die" was just another saying to Corporal Bill Curtis and Private Jack Hunt until that night they landed on an island to sabotage the huge guns threatening the Allied invasion forces. Then strange things began to happen. It all started when they met up with an officer of Napoleon's Army -- a man who by rights should have been dead for over a hundred years, but still helped them fight the Nazis. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4825
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4825

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #605: Hi-jack! - Written by R.A. Montague. Art by Collado. Cover by Jordi Penalva. Lieutenant Pete Wade was very glad to see the last of Greece. He had seen too many brave men die facing hopeless odds as the Nazis swarmed in with overwhelming numbers. But he wouldn't have been nearly so pleased if he'd known that he'd be sent back to Greece...by parachute, at dead of night. And there would be other enemies to deal with, more dangerous even than the Nazis. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4826
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4826

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #1065: Fit to Fight - Written by R.A. Montague. Art by Elias. Cover by Ian Kennedy. Massive doors set in a cliff face. Enemy submarines slinking in at night to their hidden lair...and slinking out again before dawn to go about their deadly business. This base could not be bombed or shelled, but it had to be destroyed. And the man to do it was a soldier sent home from the desert with wounds that had made him "unfit for duty." Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4827
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4827

    Know Your Enemy - Written by Alan Hebden. Art by Carlos Vila. Cover by Stephen White. In the Summer of 1940, rumours abounded that German forces were poised to invade Great Britain. Brigadier Harry Thomas of the Intelligence Corps believed in hard facts and those came from proper intelligence, reported by seasoned professionals. Aerial reconnaissance photos, for example, were valuable, of course, but they were no match for a couple of his finest operatives who were in the thick of the action. But would Captain Frank Draper and Sergeant Ollie Wentworth live long enough to deliver their vital reports? Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4830
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4830

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #1025: Appointment in Cairo - Written by R.A. Montague. Art by Ibanez. Cover by Ian Kennedy. Cairo -- Egypt's capital city and British General Headquarters in the Middle East, nerve centre of the Allied campaign in North Africa. A city filled with soldiers, sailors, airmen...but also a city teeming with spies and agents, men who would stop at nothing to get the information they needed...then send back to their own headquarters -- Berlin! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4831
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4831

    Flight of the Furies - Written by Steve Coombs. Art by Jaume Forns. Cover by Ian Kennedy. In 1939, confident young Pilot Officer Duncan Marlow fell foul of an obnoxious C.O. and was posted out of the way to Griffin Island -- a small garrison off Africa's West Coast. Discipline was lax and the Governor was untrustworthy. He was on friendly terms with the Germans who were stationed nearby, even though war between both countries was all but inevitable. What was going on...? Soon Duncan, aided by a down-at-heel fellow pilot, found himself fighting the enemy in old Fury bi-planes. He was determined to strike back! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4832
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4832

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #209: Terror Train - Written by Redbridge. Art by Martin Salvador. Cover by Lopez Espi. Not one of the men waiting in the darkness of that tunnel was unafraid. Each felt the fluttering in the stomach, the trembling of the hands that meant stark fear had taken over. Were these a pack of cowards, then? No. Every man present was a hero, brave and full of fight. Picked men -- British Commandos and the cream of the French Resistance, the Maquis. But they were waiting for a train with a deadly cargo, and each man knew that in a few seconds, he might have an appointment with death! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4833
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4833

    Ramsey's Raiders: The Desert Duel - Written by Ferg Handley. Art by Keith Page. Cover by Ian Kennedy. Captain Jimmy Ramsey and his maverick Special Raiding Force were used to doing their own thing -- dangerous hit-and-run raids deep behind enemy lines. So, during the battle of El Alamein in autumn 1942, when the Raiders were teamed with a Long Range Desert Group unit to capture an isolated German airfield, tensions mounted between the tough, hard-headed factions. Both the SRF and LRDG felt they could do the job better on their own. They would have to stop clashing long enough to fight the real enemy! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4834
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4834

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #1152: The Man Who was Afraid - Written by McLean. Art by Gordon Livingstone. Cover by Ian Kennedy. What makes a good fighter pilot? It's mostly skill, and Charles Crombie had plenty of that. But it isn't only skill -- you also need to be able to fly through a hail of bullets and flak threatening to hack you out of the sky at any minute. And that was what Charles was afraid of. Then he took to wearing an old coin around his neck. It was his lucky charm. As long as he had it with him, he knew no fear. As long as he had it with him. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4835
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4835

    Voyage of the Eagles - Written by Ferg Handley. Art and Cover by Keith Page. Luke Carrick was unexpectedly "press-ganged" into Royal Navy service at the height of the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century. Serving on board the HMS Hera, a frigate, Luke's resentment at his treatment and loathing of authority steadily grew as the ship embarked on a series of increasingly dangerous voyages. Luke's older brother, Silas, had died in mysterious circumstances a few years earlier. Convinced that the British officer responsible for Silas' death was now fighting alongside him, vengeance -- even more than survival -- was now on the young sailor's mind. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4836
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4836

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #312: Rocket Blitz - Written by Ken McOwan. Art by Gordon Livingstone. Cover by Ken Barr. Purple with rage, the Luftwaffe squadron leader shook his fist at the lone Typhoon disappearing over the horizon. All around him, shattered planes and burning hangars covered his blitzed airfield, victims of one pilot. And on the airfield in Belgium, a British squadron leader scanned the horizon for the same plane. He was furious, too. That plane was his own brand-new Typhoon, and it had been stolen! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4837
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4837

    Sniper Zone - Written by George Low. Art by Rezzonico. Cover by Janek Matysiak. Salerno, Italy, 1943. Life as a sniper suited Lance-Corporal Eric Shaw. He had seen a lot of mates die after a couple of tragic accidents and now he had become a loner -- guilty that he had survived when they hadn't. His sharp-shooting skills improved with each day and he tried to help out any Allied troops whenever he could. Nonetheless, Eric was unexpectedly working alongside a fellow sharp-shooter -- an American. Little did the two crack-shots know that soon the hunters would became the hunted...in the sniper zone! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4838
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4838

    Reprinting Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 U.K.) #2698: Desperate Measures - Written by C.G. Walker. Art by Keith Shone. Cover by Ian Kennedy. They were trapped in neutral Spain -- the pilot of a ditched Hurricane and the first mate of a merchant ship which had also become a casualty of war. They weren't the best of mates, but they were all that stood between the British fleet at Gibraltar and a lethal strike force. The odds were stacked against them, but they weren't quitters, and now was the time to take...desperate measures! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4839
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4839

    Eagles of the Crimea - Written by Ferg Handley. Art and Cover by Keith Page. In the mid-19th century, Adam Carrick, an American war correspondent with English ancestry, was at the frontline of the Crimean War. As British forces clashed with Russian infantry and cavalry, the young journalist stumbled upon a fascinating story -- a long-standing rivalry between two British officers, one from the artillery and the other from a special Royal Engineers detachment. Adam even discovered some distant relatives of his own and soon became caught up in the fighting itself. Although a non-combatant, it soon became clear that the reporter would have to fight to survive. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4840
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4840

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #164: Tank Buster! - Written by David Boutland. Art by C.T. Rigby. Cover by Ken Barr. Two old tanks -- two knocked-out Italian tanks whose guns still worked, and were trained on the prison camp fence -- these and some vicious strands of barbed wire were what stood between a crowd of desperate British prisoners and freedom. Captain Al Kelly and Lieutenant Pete Smith reckoned there was a fighting chance of escaping -- and that was all these two desert fighters asked. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4841
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4841

    Prisoner at War - Written by Ferg Handley. Art by Morahin. Cover by Janek Matysiak. When his P47 Thunderbolt was shot down over Sicily, Major Mike Dante of the USAAF was caught by some passing Italian infantrymen. However, when Italy surrendered to Allied forces soon after, this particular unit were having none of it. They decided to wage their own guerrilla war against a vicious German panzer grenadier squad who had killed one of their comrades. Still technically a prisoner, Mike knew that a fierce battle lay ahead...one that he felt honour-bound to get involved in. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4842
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4842

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #2406: Suicide Run! - Written by R.A. Montague. Art by Keith Shone. Cover by Jeff Bevan. Bleak Point -- a training area for Captain Jake Baron and his Royal Marine crews of high-speed launches packed with explosives. There they learned the perils of mechanical failure, rough seas, bad weather -- and how to tackle enemy defences. They began to think, though, that the biggest danger came from their hosts and rivals -- the Royal Navy! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4843
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4843

    Peterloo! - Written by Ferg Handley. Art and Cover by Carlos Pino. Thomas Hatfield decided that a farmer's life wasn't him and decided to join his local regiment, the Lancashire Light Foot. Soon he was plunged into the tumultuous events of the Napoleonic Wars. He was sickened by the villainy of a crooked sergeant and his cronies, in addition to the threat from the opposing French army at the battle of Waterloo. After a massacre at St. Peter's Field, Manchester -- which became known as 'Peterloo' -- the young man wondered if a life in England was what he really wanted. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4844
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4844

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #166: Hurricane Ace - Written by Henderson. Art by Eustaguio Segrelles. Cover by Ken Barr. The huge stone statue of Buddha smiled. Beside it on this remote Burmese hillside lay the smoking wreckage of a Japanese transport plane, with an injured general inside, and a complete set of plans for their invasion of India. From every point of the compass, Japanese search parties came to hunt for the wreck. And so did Ian Murdoch -- a young Hurricane pilot who'd made the biggest mistake of his career in shooting down the Japanese plane instead of forcing it to land at the British base. Now he had only four men and his own luck and courage to make good on his mistake. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4845
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4845

    Enemies Yesterday... - Written by Steve Taylor. Art by Jaume Forns. Cover by Ian Kennedy. A veteran of the battle to defend Malta in 1942, Flight Lieutenant Jim Newman remembered barely surviving against Italian Macchi 200 aircraft. A couple of years later, when promoted to Squadron Leader in the Balkan Air Force -- a multinational unit based in Yugoslavia and fighting the Luftwaffe -- the Englishman was less than pleased when some rebel Italian pilots joined their cause. Although acknowledging that the Italians were gifted pilots, could Jim truly accept that the enemies of yesterday were now the allies of today? Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4846
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4846

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #2367: Day of Shame - Written by C.G. Walker. Art by Terry Patrick. Cover by Ian Kennedy. The other pilots sneered and joked about it -- the day of shame when they called Jim Black yellow. But Jim wasn't laughing, and neither would any other pilot accused of cowardice and kicked out of the squadron. He'd just have to prove them wrong, even without an aircraft. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4847
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4847

    Convict Commandos: Nature of the Beast - Written by Alan Hebden. Art and Cover by Manuel Benet. The Convict Commandos had been on many dangerous missions as the war raged on. Now it looked as if their latest adventure could turn out to be their last. "Jelly" Jakes wasn't just an expert safecracker -- he was an expert coward, too! The quivering little man had become a vital part of a scheme to halt an insidious enemy threat -- one that could undermine the Allies' efforts to win the war. Jelly and the rest of the team would have to uncover...the nature of the beast! Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4848
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4848

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #467: Stand and Fight - Written by Nick Allen. Art and Cover by Gordon Livingstone. Perched high among the girders of the bridge spanning the jungle river, Private Dan Neal carefully aimed at the explosives charge lashed to the bridge supports. He knew that if this bridge wasn't blown, the Japanese would pour over it, massacring any British troops who stood in their way. And if it was blown up, Dan knew he would go sky high with it. His trigger finger took the first pressure, then began the slow steady squeeze. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4849
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4849

    Charge...or Die! - Written by Kek-W. Art by Vicente Alcazar. Cover by Janek Matysiak. They were an unlikely force...an infantryman, a cavalry officer and a mechanic. Yet, when they put their petty squabbles aside, this irregular Polish 'unit' were a force to be reckoned with. After Germany's lightning-fast invasion of Poland, these three misfits were determined to fight back. Yes, indeed, they were an unlikely force...but one which, against the odds, still managed to strike fear into the hearts of the invading enemy. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #4850
    Commando for Action and Adventure (1993 UK) 4850

    Reprinting Commando War Stories in Pictures (1961 D. C. Thomson Digest) #2400: King of the Sky - Written by Bernard Gregg. Art by Terry Patrick. Cover by Mike Cox. They twisted and turned all over the sky, the two pilots trying to pull every trick in the book to be the one who drilled in the final killing burst. This was no ordinary dog-fight...for both aircraft carried the colours of the Royal Air Force. Something very odd was going on to have a Spitfire dueling savagely with a Mosquito. Weekly British War comics digest. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W.