Commando This Week: 5419-5422

New Command comics are out soon, as they go all out with its next set of pocketbook tales in issues 5419-5422 as the heroes battle it out in North Africa, Vietnam, and the not-too-distant future as they dip their toes into the world of sci-fi. 

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5419: Home of Heroes: Five Seconds in ‘Nam 
Story | Heath Ackley | Art | Muller and Klacik | Cover | Neil Roberts

Age nineteen and a radio operator in ‘Nam, could there be anything worse? Well, yes, you could be that and separated from your team with nothing to go by but a garbled distress call nearby. That’s the position Charles “Hoss” Nelson found himself in in 1968 and it turned out to be even more dangerous than he could imagine!

Another stunning aviation cover from Neil Roberts, with claustrophobic interiors from Muller and Klacik which perfectly compliment Heath Ackley’s writing. A rare first-person narrative, Ackley puts you right in the action, masterfully building the tension.

5420: Gold Collection: Crackshot 
Story | E Hebden | Art | Gordon C Livingstone | Cover | Gordon C Livingstone | Originally Commando No. 340 (1968).

“SLASHER GIBSON WAS A ‘RED-CAP’, A MILITARY POLICE SERGEANT… AND HE OF ALL PEOPLE WAS WANTED FOR MURDER!”

With an opening caption like that, who could resist not reading on?! From Golden Era Commando legends Eric Hebden and Gordon C Livingstone, this Commando ticks all the boxes for fans of the genre and British comics alike.

5421: Action and Adventure: Darksiders 
Story | R Tate | Art | Vicente Alcazar | Cover | Neil Roberts

Commando goes Cyberpunk as it dips its toe in the waters of its Sci-Fi companion title Starblazer. Set in The City, Commando CO Truman is tasked with retrieving stolen tech from the Rebels, but soon finds himself in the Dark Zone with a massive bounty on his head. Can he get his team out alive and will he unravel the mystery surrounding his mission before it’s too late?

Another fast-paced action heavy issue from R Tate, with interiors stunningly rendered by Vicente Alcazar who gives credence to the high-gloss machinery against the grime of The City. All this is topped off by a spectacular cover by Neil Roberts which pays expert tribute to the genre.

5422: Silver Collection: Desert Thief 
Story | Roger Sanderson | Art | Fleming | Cover | Ian Kennedy | Originally Commando No. 1666 (1982).

Private Jim Collinwood had never stolen a thing in his life… he just wasn’t the type. But there were those who had pointed the finger at him and accused him of just that! And, at a time when he had enough to do just surviving in the desert war, proving his innocence was not going to be easy — yet prove it Jim would!

Another classic cover from Commando icon Ian Kennedy, capturing the heat of Sanderson and Fleming’s desert wastelands.