Roman Legions of the damned, the walking dead in France, murders in the
dawn light, and a great escape from a prisoner of war camp in North
Africa, all in brand new issues 5283-5286 — out today!
5283: Legions of the Damned
In 9CE, the Romans forged a path into the wild heart of the Germanian
forests to unite the fierce tribes under the banner of the Roman Empire.
However, the XVII Legion would not have everything their way as they
walked into a ferocious Barbarian ambush. Their numbers annihilated and
their Eagle stolen, the Legion’s commander Legionary Primus Pilus
Decimus is one of the few survivors. Disgraced and betrayed by a fellow
legate, Decimus had a plan to regain his destroyed Legion’s honour,
reclaim its stolen eagle and get revenge, all in one fell swoop!
Story: Brent Towns
Art: Khato
Cover: Neil Roberts
5284: Escape from Tobruk
When you’re in the sprawling desert of North Africa, a compass is your
best friend. But the compass in a British Matilda tank was off and only
the newest recruit to Royal Tank Regiment Corporal Larry Holden knew
why. He had to get this information to the top brass — only, he had just
been captured by the Italians with his mate, Chunky Brown, and their
only hope of escape was with a mysterious, shifty bloke who wouldn’t
even tell them his first name.
Story: Lomas
Art: CT Rigby
Cover: Penalva
Originally Commando No. 786 (1973).
5285: Gaslight
Dead men walk again in Colin Watson’s ‘Gaslight’. They roam the halls of
a chateau in Nazi-occupied France seeking revenge on the man who killed
them — the ruthless Major Erich Guttman, murderer of British prisoners
of war, French Resistance fighters and even his own German soldiers. But
all is not what it seems as someone or something may have slipped
something into his hot cocoa. With Tom Foster’s creepy second-ever
Commando cover, you may want to sleep with the lights on after reading.
Story: Colin Watson
Art: Muller & Klacik
Cover: Tom Foster
5286: Shot at Dawn
“An eye for an eye.” That was the motive behind a killing spree that
spanned two World Wars and across the high ranks of the British Army. It
was a dastardly plot, so evilly conceived that it went undetected for
decades until a Dornier bomber, shot down over England, flew straight
into the isolated house of a recluse. His diary detailed facts about the
murders — which had been ruled suicide, and the events leading up to
the avenging spree — and Captain Ben Walsh of the Army’s Special
Investigations Branch — was going to track down the murderer before he
could kill again.
Story: Alan Hebden
Art: Phil Gascoine
Cover: Phil Gascoine
Originally Commando No. 2789 (1994).
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