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Thursday, July 16, 2026

Commando 5975-5978

This week's Commando set includes a brand-new Harrier Squadron story and a wartime mystery in the Black Forest. Issues 5975-5978 are on sale today. Thursday 16th July.

5975: Harrier Squadron: Ghost Flight
It is the mid-1990s and across a battle-scarred Europe, the forces of WESFED (Western Federation) and the Eastern armies of the ASBLOC (Asian Bloc) are in a delicate state of truce. But the fragile peace is under constant threat and only Harrier Squadron — an international allied task force of jump-jet pilots — can prevent a flight of bandit “ghost fighters” from re-igniting the deadly conflict!

Story: James Swallow
Internal Art: Esteve Polls
Cover Art: Keith Burns

5976: Assassin!

John Daniels had only one thought in his mind — revenge. Revenge against the Brigadier who had sentenced him to prison for the crime of self-defence.
Now, the Brigadier was a prisoner in Germany, and John was on his way to find him. But it was no rescue attempt — John had orders to silence the Brigadier once and for all!

Story: Gentry
Internal Art: V. Fuente
Cover Art: Penalva
First published 1972 as No.620

5977: Erlking

Germany, 1945. Following Germany’s surrender, Allied forces occupy much of the country. In pursuit of an escaped Nazi prisoner, a troop of US soldiers encounters a French-occupied village on the edge of the Black Forest, which has been experiencing a spate of missing people.
The villagers blame the malevolent Erlking — a forest spirit. Only Klara Hoffman, a local clockmaker’s daughter, believes a more human threat dwells in the woods.

Story: NA Breakenridge
Internal Art: Esteve Polls
Cover Art: Marco Bianchini

5978: Operation “Terror”

When a man has seen too much fighting and come close to death, he wants only one thing — a safe job, and a bit of peace and quiet away from the shells and the bullets. So Ned Simpson reckoned his luck was in when he was sent home from Italy and posted to guard a Welsh reservoir.
But how wrong can you be? For soon he was to come face-to-face with a crack German parachute unit.
In Wales? Yes, that’s right...

Story: Staff
Internal Art: Escandell
Cover Art: Philpott
First published 1985 as No. 1893