The nights are drawing in, and what better way to keep warm than cosying up with some red-hot military action? Issues 5807-5810 go on sale from today, the 5th December, 2024!
5807: Small but Mighty
The siege of Malta lasted from 1940 to 1942, making the small island the most bombed place on earth during World War Two. But its people were resilient and strong — they weren’t going to take it lying down!
Maltese Private George Abela was an artillery gunner on Fort St Elmo and he might have stood at a diminutive five foot two but like Malta and its people, he was tough! Yes, George might have been small but he was mighty! And he was about to stop an audacious Italian plan to destroy the Grand Harbour!
Much like Private Abela, there’s more to a Commando comic than meets the eye – we pack a lot of story into our little magazines, and this torpedo of a script from Frank Buhagiar is no exception!
Story: Frank Buhagiar
Art: Esteve Polls
Cover: Keith Burns
5808: Ten Tough Paratroopers
Count them. Ten men, each one tougher than the last, setting out on a mission more dangerous than anything they had ever tackled before. Yes, ten were setting out, but only one would be coming back...
Here’s a story that’s really ten out of ten! A clever twist on a nursery rhyme with all the exhilaration of a skydive (without having to worry about pesky old gravity) – an air-esistible offer!
Story: Bernard Gregg
Art: P. Wright
Cover: K. Walker
Previously published as Commando 845 (1974)
5809: Polish Paras
Operation Market Garden, 1944. The brave men of 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade jumped out of their transports above Arnhem, ready for red-hot action. Thousands of parachutes opened and floated through the skies with men who only had one thing on their mind, “finally we can get back at the Nazis!”
Among their number was Lieutenant Stefan Kapek who was the Polish Para with the most to prove!
It’s a double dose of parachuting action in this week’s drop! With talents like Ferg Handley, Marc Viure and Simon Pritchard involved, we don’t have to prove to you what an issue this is!
Story: Ferg Handley
Art: Marc Viure
Cover: Simon Pritchard
5810: Desert Mystery
The German officer had been prepared to see a mirage or two in the desert, and he’d expected something along the lines of Arab tribesmen and palm trees. But now he was seeing a giant dinosaur lumbering straight towards him! He couldn’t believe his eyes, but the way the monster snapped its slavering jaws soon convinced him it was real.
He and his men turned and ran for their lives. It was a mystery all right, but as far as they were concerned, somebody else could solve it!
Prehistoric monsters vs. Nazis? Only in Commando! This classic story by Bryan Perrett is truly T-rexcellent, with art by the masterful Gordon C Livingstone that’s tricera-top notch, and a pterrific cover by K Walker. We dino what else we need to say!
Story: Bryan Perrett
Art: Gordon C Livingstone
Cover: K Walker
Previously published as Commando 1631 (1982)
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