Commando: Bandits at 12 O'Clock: The Twelve Most High Flying Commando Comic Books Ever!

Commando

by George Low

Everybody who has ever turned a page of a Commando war library has a favorite air story. The first thing to catch the attention are the names—Spitfire, Hurricane, Typhoon, Tempest, Whirlwind, Mosquito. Who wouldn’t want to read a story with aircraft like that twisting and turning through the pages, machine guns or cannon flaming? And then there are the men who flew the fighters, bombers, seaplanes, flying boats, and transport aircraft into combat. These pilots of every nationality had one aim—to make sure that they won their deadly duels high in the sky. Here is a collection of some of the finest and most exciting air adventures ever published by Commando, so strap in, buckle up, and enjoy the ride!

Genres: Comics

784 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2008

Reviews

[Matti Karjalainen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lapsena ja varhaisnuorena tuli ahmittua vanhoja Ilmojen Korkeajännitys ja Siivet -lehtien numeroita, joita saattoi ostaa kolmella markalla kajaanilaisesta antikvariaatista.

Nostalginen ja viihdyttävä pläjäyshän tämä kokoelma oli, vaikka kaavamaisia ja itseään toistavia ilmailutarinat olivatkin. Muutaman jutun muistin entuudestaan.

Lentokoneet oli piirretty yllättävän hienosti.

[Les · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a jolly excellent trip down memory lane, reading these stories brought back so many memories from my youth when I would enjoy a jaunt through one of my Commando comics. Some other chaps I knew and I had quite a swap system going on for a while.
I usually would prefer the air combat tales and that is what this collection is all about, with twelve of some of the best Commando air combat stories. There are some real beauties here - we've got renegade bomber crews, glory-seeking heroes and heaps of top blokes hell-bent on inflicting as much destruction as possible on those terrible Nazis and Japs. Oh no.
I loved them all but the standouts for me were 'A Stirling Called Satan' about a Stirling bomber that appears to be jinxed but comes good in the end, and 'Mosquito Ace' which tells of a New Zealander Mosquito pilot who pays back a debt owed to the French Resistance.
As is the idea with this sort of thing there are satisfactory endings to the stories with the goodies winning (not the cursed Krauts or Nips) and lots of 'Aaargh!', 'Aieeee!', 'Himmel!' and 'Banzai!' among other well-used vociferations and buzzwords. Top stuff.

[Glenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great collection of stories - only a couple of okay stories - one of the best collections that I have read... Recommended

[Kyle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice find on Amazon, I used to read these little square B&W comic books as a kid after my trip to Scotland in 1976. I think the art earlier Commandos 100-900 is better than the later ones. This huge paperback has 12 which was awesome I liked Sailor with Wings, Lone Eagle, The Silver Spitfire and Mosquito Ace best among all the 12 stories. The featured most of the British aircraft like the Spitfire, Lancaster, Mosquito, and Beaufighter. The quotes are precious and even very Un-PC at times as are the stories many of which are the rebel officer vs. the by the book guy who end up being friends at the end of the story. Looking forward to dealing death to more Perishers, Huns, Japs, yellow devils, Nazi scum, Krauts, and Squareheads when I get my other order from ABEbooks.com