Commando Comics This Week: 5707-5710

As the festive season approaches, Commando Comics gifts its readers with a thrilling collection of stories in Issues 5707 – 5710, set to hit the stands on Thursday, 21st December.

This week's lineup promises a blend of cosmic adventures and earthbound heroics, featuring daring astronauts, cunning hijackers, and otherworldly technology. From the depths of space to the tumultuous seas, each tale is a testament to the enduring spirit of adventure that readers have come to expect from Commando comics.

Commando 5707: Home of Heroes: Duel in the Dark

Story | James Swallow | Art | Gary Welsh | Cover | Neil Roberts

In the early years of the Space Race, as the United States of America and the Soviet Union challenge one another for dominance of the 'High Frontier', two Air Force astronauts find themselves trapped in a dying space capsule when an out-of-control Russian weapon threatens to spark World War III...

James Swallow blasts you off to space in this Commando, as Americans and USSR cosmonauts must work together in the icy depths of space — isolated from the world below. Gary Welsh's artwork shines in this issue, with his strong use of black ink astounding the eyes! Topped off with an amazing Neil Roberts cover — it's a gift this Christmas!

Commando 5708: Gold Collection: The Hi-jackers

Story | RA Montague | Art | Gordon C Livingstone | Cover | Gordon C Livingstone | First Published 1970 as Issue 506

The war seemed far away as the cargo ship Baripore Star steamed peacefully along through the blue Indian Ocean. She had only one four-inch gun bolted to her after-deck, and her crew reckoned they'd never have to use it. But in the sky above, a certain plane was making towards her, and in the water below a submarine was headed in the same direction. Very soon now, war was to come to the Baripore Star...

We return to earth — more specifically the Indian Ocean — in the Gold offering for this set with Issue 5708. Gordon C Livingstone takes up the brush on both interior artwork and the cover, displaying how much a master of his craft he was at bringing RA Montague's story to life!

Commando 5709: Action and Adventure: Out of the Unknown

Story | Heath Ackley | Art | Jaume Forns | Cover | Kev Hopgood

Crash-landing in the Austrian countryside, a flying saucer and intergalactic pilot have fallen into the greedy clutches of the Third Reich. It's up to SOE Lieutenant Philip Mercer to infiltrate the Luftwaffe base and take the new technology for the Allies. But with such unparalleled power, no-one could predict what would happen when either side tried to steal this weapon from... Out of the Unknown!

And we're back into the realms of Science fiction meets war in Commando Issue 5709 'Out of the Unknown' as something from out of this world crash lands in the Reich. But can anyone be trusted with technology unlike anything we could imagine? You'll have to read to find out! Plus a brand-new cover from legendary artist Kev Hopgood as he joins the ranks with his first Commando!

Commando 5710: Silver Collection: The Fortunes of War

Story | CG Walker| Art | Fleming | Cover | Ian Kennedy | First Published 1980 as Issue 1441

Two men, one English and the other German. The Englishman saved the German from being knifed, then the German saved the Englishman from being shot. Later, each saved the life of the other yet again. They went through a lot together, those two, before the Second World War. And when the war between Britain and Germany began, things got even more interesting!

In print for the first time since 1980, Issue 5710 'The Fortunes of War' is an expansive look at war and mercenaries during conflict. This classic Commando features the dream trio of CG Walker and Fleming with Ian Kennedy on cover duty!