Commando Comics Briefing: Issues 5863-5866

Commando Comics are taking a break from the sun this round to treat you to a couple of darker new storiess. After all, appreciating sunshine is often easier after spending some time in the shade. Issues 5863-5866 will be available for purchase starting Thursday, June 19, 2025!

Commando 5863 (Home of Heroes): The Mud 

France, 1916. Private Andrew MacIntosh had been proud to join the Royal Scots Fusiliers, like his grandfather before him. But as he quickly learned, there was no glory to be had on the Western Front. He found solace as he always had – in his books. With the arrival of reinforcements, however, came a stark reminder that the past has a way of catching up with us. A past that would drive MacIntosh to do something terrible. Something that would haunt him.

A creepy trip into the dark trenches of the First World War from newcomer Nathan Breakenridge, leant a chilling atmosphere by the shadowy art of Marc Viure. Of course, you might be too scared to get past the cover, courtesy of Marco Bianchini!

Story: Nathan Breakenridge
Art: Marc Viure
Cover: Marco Bianchini

Commando 5864 (Gold): Bill the Bowman

The German sentry peered out from the top of the battlements. Had something moved out there in the darkness?

Cautiously, he leaned out farther.

It was the last move he ever made, as the first of the silent steel shafts struck home. That night was to be a busy one for the special bow and its special arrows...

An absolute bullseye of an issue, this one! We're straight shooters here at Commando, so you can believe us when we say we're not stringing you along, this one will nock you flat, it's a real action-packed bow-nanza!

Story: Allan
Art: Galindo
Cover: Ian Kennedy
First published 1972 as No. 660

Commando 5865 (For Action and Adventure): Wolfsangel

Germany, 1945. The end of the war is near and the Americans have taken over the small town of Hof. But that's when the murders, bombings and ambushes began. At the scene of the crimes, there is a mysterious symbol left by the perpetrators – the Wolfsangel, marking the work of the Werwolf terrorist cell.

It now falls to US intelligence officer, Lieutenant Chuck Powell, to stop them – before it's too late!

Yet another rip-roaringly good script from Rossa McPhillips to sink your teeth into, with awesome interior art from Alberto Saichann and a stellar cover by Simon Pritchard!

Story: Rossa McPhillips
Art: Alberto Saichann
Cover: Simon Pritchard

Commando 5866 (Silver): All Guns Firing

Lieutenants Jack Randal and Tony Johnston were both superb Motor Gun Boat skippers. But a rivalry existed between these two men, a rivalry so fierce they spent almost as much time fighting each other as they did fighting the Germans!

We're finishing off this lot with another classic nautical Commando adventure – and buoy oh buoy, it's a good one! Knot that you'd expect anything less, we're not ones to rock the boat – and with a ship shape Jeff Bevan cover, yacht more could you want?

Story: McDevitt
Art: Jose Maria Jorge
Cover: Jeff Bevan
First published 1984 as No. 1776