Commando 50 Years: A Home for Heroes

Commando

by George Low

For the millions of men whose interest in military history was triggered by reading war comics in their youth, here at last is the official history of Commando comic books, published to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary.

Written by the longest-serving Editor of Commando, George Low, this blockbuster volume features: 6 of the best Commando comic books ever (with commentaries), 50 best iconic full-colour cover artworks, profiles of the best Commando artists and story writers, the inside story of Commando comic-book ops at DC Thomson in Dundee and a complete Commando comic-book title listing.

Foreword by Captain Slow himself, James May.

176 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2011

Reviews

[Glenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Six good stories, information on artists, cover artist, writers, feedback from readers, information on each story and an opening statement from James May - what more could you want... Just brilliant

[Andrew Ives · Rating 4 out of 5]

My brother always used to read these little Commando books on holiday during the 1980s, whereas I've never read any myself until now. This sizeable 50th anniversary hardback tome features 'six of the best' issues, along with inside stories about the artists, writers, editors and offices. Not being of Commando physique myself, at 30 x 35cm, this book often made my thumbs ache many a time while the content was so bursting with testosterone that I felt like a maniac just glancing at it. That said, the six issues featured herein are pretty clever for teenage comic book fare, and being historically accurate, they are fairly educational too. I expect that most teenage boys would enjoy this book, Commando/comic book aficionados would love it, and writers/artists of any kind would find something of interest too. The stories are also printed so well on bright white paper, they look better than the original issues. 3.75/5