With International Women’s Day coming up (8th March), D.C. Thompson & Co have released four exciting tales of wartime adventure from Georgia Standen-Battle, Hailey Austin, and Mary Feldwick with the latest batch of Commando comics. This quartet includes a couple of 1980’s classics, the fifth in the Commandos Vs Zombies series, and a tale of a heroic nurse in Crete in 1941 that has been inspired by true events. The four new releases include:
5935 (Home of Heroes): Commandos Vs Zombies 5
This fifth title in the series by Georgia Standen-Battle finds Oberführer Randolph Mensch heading towards his private prisoner-of-war-camp, where Soviet and British inmates are kept for the madman’s vile experiments. Meanwhile, a small raiding force of British Commandos is out on a mission to the same camp. Thinking this is a routine mission, the small force is optimistic, but is unaware of what dangers await them in the camp.
The artwork is by Vicente Alcazar, with cover art by Neil Roberts.
5936 (Gold): The Good Soldier
First published in 1984 as No. 1818, this tale tells the story of Mario Galasso, a man arrested for war crimes after he returns home from war. However, he seems to be the only one who knows he is innocent, as he would never ask his men to do anything he wouldn’t do himself.
This classic story is by Mary Feldwick, with art by Denis McLoughlin and cover art by Ron Brown.
5937 (For Action and Adventure): Captured in Crete
Inspired by true events, this story takes the reader to the island of Crete in 1941, where the Allied forces, nurses and Cretan people must fight back against the German paratroopers landing across the island. While everyone unites against these invaders, Nurse Stavros moves over 500 wounded soldiers to a cave and tricks the Germans into feeding them.
This story is written by Hailey Austin, with art and cover art by Carlos Pino.
5938 (Silver): The Two Deserters
In another classic adventure by Mary Feldwick, The Two Deserters finds Mike Briers following Foxy Billings in leaving the rest of the lads to escape the Germans. It seemed a good idea at the time, so how has he ended up wearing civilian clothes and fighting for his life on top of a French goods train heading for destruction?
This issue was first published in 1982 as No. 1607, and features art by Blasco and cover art by Jeff Bevan.
All four issues are available now from selected newsagents, with subscriptions available via the Commando Comics website.
