Thursday, January 24, 2019

Commando 5195-5198

Tons of Motor Torpedo Boat action, a Gloster Gladiator duelling Messerschmitts, a risky attack on a U-boat base during an eclipse, and the triumphant return of Ramsey’s Raiders! All this and more in brand new Commando issues 5195–5198, out today!

5195: Spitfires of the Sea

“Get the kettle on, Dawes!” Not for all the tea in China did Able Seaman John Dawes want to be posted to a Motor Torpedo Boat! But he would soon find out why those little boats were so important to the war! Iain McLaughlin spins a tale that the Commando Editor calls a very classic Commando yarn in ‘Spitfires of the Sea’, with everything a good comic needs – action, drama, and a nice warm cuppa!

Story: Iain McLaughlin
Art: Morhain & Defeo
Cover: Janek Matysiak


5196: The Flying Fox

You may be asking why the Gloster Gladiator on Ian Kennedy’s fantastic fiery cover has six guns… because of the Flying Fox, that’s why! Brian Fox was known as the Flying Fox before a horrible accident nearly ruined his pilot career. Now a stationed on a small island in Greece, he’s harassing Italians and German pilots with his modified museum piece!

Story: Brunt
Art: Terry Patrick
Cover: Ian Kennedy
Originally Commando No. 495 (August 1970).


5197: Ramsey’s Raiders: Race Against Time

You may have seen the full-colour Ramsey’s Raiders graphic novel, but for the first time since 2015 Ferg Handley’s Ramsey’s Raiders return in a brand-new adventure in the biweekly Commando comics! This time the ragtag team of mavericks are on the trail of a deadly nerve agent developed by Nazi scientists to turn the tide of the war! The race is on for the Raiders to stop them!

Story: Ferg Handley
Art: Keith Page
Cover: Ian Kennedy

5198: Operation Eclipse

Finishing off the trifecta of stunning Ian Kennedy covers in this set of Commandos is ‘Operation Eclipse’. Alan Hebden’s unusual plot follows an attack on Germany’s strongest U-boat in Norway – during an eclipse! But with a cowardly captain commanding a crew of convicts, will the operation go off without a hitch? You’ll have to read it to find out!

Story: Alan Hebden
Art: Dennis McLoughlin
Cover: Ian Kennedy
Originally Commando No. 2758 (May 1994).



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