Commando

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Calum Laird took over as editor of Commando in 1981, and although now retired, he still contributes stories.

Featuring ‘Inland Navy’, ‘The Ship-Busters’, ‘March of the Monsters’, ‘Bright Blade of Courage’, ‘Mighty Midget’ and ‘Another Tight Spot’. Hair-raising tales of naval missions on the lethal wartime seas. The stories featured in this collection range from daring bomber raids over Germany, through close-combat jungle fighting against hard-as-nails Japanese, and depth-charge blasted submarine warfare, to hard-hitting battles across North Africa, Italy and northern Europe. In June 2013, it was announced that Commando Comics, whilst still owned by D C Thomson based in Dundee, would now be printed by GGP Media in Germany. [6] [13]The comics were popular in Finland, where they were known by the name "Korkeajännitys", meaning "high excitement" - it's a wordplay, referring to "korkeajännite", which would mean "high voltage". Hence the tagline: "Iskee kuin miljoona volttia", meaning "Strikes like a million volts". The term "korkeajännitys" doesn't exist in Finnish language outside this wordplay. Special issues of Korkeajännitys based on Finnish themes have been published by Egmont Publishing since 1998. These themes include Finnish Civil War, Finnish War as well as Winter War and Continuation War. Containing 10 issues: The Family Honour, Tin Can Warriors, Submarine Warriors, Killers in No-Man's Land, Mooney's Monster, Mongrel Squadron, Roar of the Guns, Duel over the Desert, Battling Bessie, Sentenced to Death! The following titles make a comprehensive, although not necessarily exhaustive, list of books about Nortons:-

Commando, Private Apache, No. 912, P.46, Nazi says "Ja, more British to kill", fellow soldier is shown thinking "This man is truly evil, how can he think like this?"Features “Dive! Dive! Dive!” features “Java Sea Jinx”, “Dive! Dive! Dive!” and “The Silent Service”. Three tales of deep-water warfare in hostile seas. a b c d e f g Moody, Nekesa Mumbi (18 January 2012). "Johnny Ramone's 'Commando' Autobiography To Be Released In April". Billboard Magazine . Retrieved 28 September 2013. Graham Manley, an artist who had previously worked on The Dandy and 2000AD, began providing artwork in 2022 with his first cover on issue #5585 and interior work in issue #5589. Deneys Reitz was die seun van President Reitz van die Oranje Vrystaat (pres Steyn het ná hom gekom). Kommando is sy vertellinge van die tragedie van die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog. Hy het as jong man deel gevorm van die Pretoria Kommando. Hy het die hele oorlog beleef, van die euforie van die aanvanklike oorwinning by Spioenkop, deur Kitchener se strategie van die vernietiging van die plase en die konsentrasiekampe, en laaste die wanhopige inval van die Kaapkolonie deur genl. Smuts. Die nadraai toe hy deporteer is weens sy weiering om die vredesooreenkoms te aanvaar is baie interessant. Hy beskryf dan die ongeveer 4 jaar in Madagaskar en die daaropvolgende terugkeer na Suid-Afrika. Richardson, Peter (21 June 2011). "Commando - A Birthday Looms". Cloud 109 . Retrieved 27 June 2016.

Commando Artist Interview: Ian Kennedy". Commando Comics. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.Ian Kennedy who, since 1970, has produced the cover-art for over 1200 issues of Commando and has also done the interior story art for a number of them (he also worked for Battle, Air Ace & War Picture Libraries). [20] Ian, who had over 70 years experience working in comics died in 2022. Ferg Handley has written over 250 issues of Commando, most notably the series featuring the Special Raiding Force known as Ramsey’s Raiders. a b Hastings, Rob (9 August 2011). "50 years of war: Adaptable 'Commando' comic still going strong". Independent . Retrieved 27 June 2016.