Commando Comics Briefing: Issues 5983-5986
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This week's Commando comics issues 5983-5986 take to the skies with a brand-new lead adventure and a tense jungle rescue that tests one soldier to his limit. Heading the set is Iron Annie (Commando 5983), a fresh "Home of Heroes" tale in which Leutnant Kurt Stahlmann and his trusty Junkers Ju 52 are marked for death by the very SS he just outwitted over Leningrad.
Elsewhere, Private Henry Lovelock must dig deep in the jungles of Burma to save a captured friend, while two classic reissues from 1972 round out the line-up. All four issues go on sale Thursday 13th August.
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Commando 5983 (Home of Heroes): Iron Annie
After Leutnant Kurt Stahlmann sabotages an SS scheme to smuggle plundered Soviet treasure back to Germany, he is assigned the task of flying supplies to Leningrad and clearing Russian ground defences along the way. Unbeknownst to Kurt's crew, the vengeful SS have taken measures to ensure that his beloved Junkers Ju 52 Iron Annie's next flight will be her last.
Story: Dominic Teague
Internal Art: Jaume Forns
Cover Art: Neil Roberts
Commando 5984 (Gold): Mustang Patrol
Alan Blake was a Mustang pilot. An expert flyer in a brilliant aircraft. Give him Messerschmitts to tackle — he had no trouble with them. E-boats to shoot up — no problem there either. But then came that terrible day when the stream of bullets from his guns tore into his own squadron leader…
Story: Brunt
Internal Art: John Ridgway
Cover Art: Ian Kennedy
First published 1972 as No.700
Commando 5985 (For Action and Adventure): A Different Kind of Courage
Burma, 1944. Assigned to a Royal Artillery base deep in the jungle, traumatised and scared Private Henry Lovelock is only able to carry on due to the reassuring protection of a squad of Gurkhas, led by the fearless Bibek. But, when the base is raided by the Japanese and Bibek is captured, Henry must find the courage to save his Nepalese friend.
Story: Ian Winterton
Internal Art: Alberto Saichann
Cover Art: Neil Roberts
Commando 5986 (Silver): The Squadron That Wouldn't Die
This is the story of the RAF unit that rose from disgrace to carve a glorious name for
itself in perilous enemy skies. And, even when all its planes had been brought down, that squadron still refused to die!
Story: McOwan
Internal Art: Jose Maria Jorge
Cover Art: Ian Kennedy
First published 1972 as No. 632
That wraps our look at Commando Comics issues 5983-5986. For more Commando Comics coverage - including new releases and classic reprints - check out our news section.
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