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Dansby, Andrew (8 April 2012). "Review: Commando, Johnny Ramone's manual for punk living". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved 29 September 2013. Commando in its long history has employed 140 writers, over 100 cover artists & 120 interior artists. [10] These artists & writers have been based in a variety of locations including the UK, Italy and Argentina. Some writers and artists who have worked on Commando include:- As well as the comics, annuals were also produced in 1989 and 1990, each containing seven new stories. The annuals were in full colour and illustrated in the style of the time, not in the original style of the comics. The collection is not available for loan, but the NOC Librarian can use the library to assist Members with researching information.
Commando: The Inside Story of Britain’s Royal Marines
In 2019 Commando began publishing stories with a supernatural or horror theme around Halloween each year. The stories maintain a war theme, but have featured zombies, vampires, werewolves and ghost stories. Achtung!’, ‘Gott in Himmel!’, ‘Donner und Blitzen!’ For the generations of men whose obsession with military history was triggered by reading war comics in their youth, here at last, is Commando’s ultimate collection of Second World War stories. Carlos Pino Gallardo (credited as Carlos Pino) began drawing for Commando in 1989 with issue #2302.
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Calum Laird took over as editor of Commando in 1981, and although now retired, he still contributes stories. Here’s a list of published Commando collections, which we’ll endeavour to update as new books are released.
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In August 2013, Prion (Carlton) Books released collections of Commandoes that each featured six stories, published in the original size. Please note, these editions feature stories already included in the earlier anthologies.
Containing 6 issues: Rileys Rifle, Death Patrol, Guns on the Peaks, Battle Wagon, Man of Iron, The Haunted Jungle. Commando Artist Interview: Ian Kennedy". Commando Comics. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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Containing 12 issues: Fire Over England, Desert Fox, Danger in the Deep, The Desert of Death, The Savage Sky, The Death or Glory Mob, Zero Smasher, Island of Death, Sea Strike, Assassin!, They Flew by Night, Colonel Scarface.
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a b "Official Commando pressrelease for issue 4000: This Means War!". Where Eagles Dare. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Covers all singles and Dominator twins from 1948 to 1960; also Navigator from 1961 to 1962 and 650SS