Commando Comics This Week: 5547-5550
Brand-new Commando Comics issues 5547-5550 are available in shops and online from Thursday 9th June, 2022.
Featuring war in the East, ace flying payback for being branded a coward, and an incredible and poignant story about the Australian experience during World War One as a football team enlist for war. And a special request issue picked by the Commando readers as we head to the Allied invasion of France.
You can get them physically in all good newsagents or online over at Commando: War Comic For Action and Adventure (commandocomics.com) where there are always great deals available. Get your first 26 issues for only £13 if you sign up with a direct debit, saving you a massive £143! Or you can sign up digitally, where you can still use the promotion code DCTEXTRA for a 30% discount!
Commando 5547: Home of Heroes: Stay Behind Squad
Story | Andrew Knighton | Art | Morhain | Cover | Keith Burns
As the Japanese descend into the Malayan peninsula led by the enthusiastic Lieutenant Colonel Nishio Shizuo, Captain Tony Kemp must do everything in his power to hold up the advance! Armed with nothing but a handful of munitions from the back of his clapped-out car, he teams up with local defenders Sarip, Teng and the formidable Siti, to put up the fight of a lifetime as they protect their homes and loved ones from the invasion of Empires.
Andrew Knighton is on script duty for this War in the East romp, with amazing art as always from Morhain and Keith Burns!
Commando 5548: Gold Collection: Hero in a Hurri
Story | Smith | Art | Jose Maria Jorge | Cover | Sanfeliz | Originally Commando No. 440 (1969)
No one likes a coward! Buck Leigh was an ace pilot, capable of handling an aircraft in a way that most blokes could only dream about. David Walton had always been insanely jealous of his flying ability, ever since the days before the war when they’d both been in a flying circus. But now Walton had a chance to make Buck pay for stealing his limelight, for Buck had joined Walton’s squadron with the tag ‘coward’ around his neck —the tag that Walton had helped to give him!
Fan-favourite artist Jose Maria Jorge lends his talent to this issue penned by Smith and topped off with a dashing cover by Sanfeliz!
Commando 5549: Action and Adventure: The Last of the Wattles
Story | Brent Towns | Art | Vicente Alcazar | Cover | Mark Eastbrook
When war was declared in Europe in August 1914, thousands of miles away, an Australian rules football team called the Hollyvale Wattles was playing for the greatest prize of the year. Little did they know it would be the last match they’d ever play together as the next day all eighteen team members enlisted for The Great War. Eighteen Wattles went to do their duty but only one of them would return.
An incredible and poignant story about the Australian experience during World War One by Brent Towns. Vicente Alcazar’s moody art adds to this powerful issue alongside a new Commando artist, Mark Eastbrook as he makes his cover debut.
Commando 5550: Silver Collection: Forward the Brave!
Story | Ian Clark | Art | Olivera | Cover | Ian Kennedy | Originally Commando No. 2662 (1993)
The Allied invasion of France —and every patriotic Frenchman was dedicated to the task of throwing the Nazis out of his country. None more so than Jean le Brave, village teacher, museum curator and fanatical student of the campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte. He saw himself as a master tactician and he was determined to play a leading part —whether anyone wanted his advice or not!
A weird and wacky issue picked by the readers themselves! This “By Special Request” issue features the work of Ian Clark, Olivera and an excellent cover by Ian Kennedy!
