Commando 50 Years: A Home for Heroes

([October] 2011)

Carlton Publishing Group, 2011 Series

Published in English (United Kingdom)

Price: 19.99 GBP
Pages: 184
On-sale Date: 2011-10 ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Carlton Books Limited
Brand: Carlton
ISBN: 978-1-84732-849-6
Barcode: 9781847328496

Editing: Simon Furman (designer); Piers Murray Hill (editorial director); Alice Payne (editor); Lesley Malkin ("additional editorial work"); James Pople (art director); Janette Burgin (production)

Color: Colour
Dimensions: 14" x 11.25" (35.5 cm x 28.7 cm)
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Format: Collected Edition

Issue Notes

Collection of Commando reprints, as well as articles on the creators and the creative process.

cover / 1 page (report information)

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Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

Genre: war

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Genre: war

Indexer Notes

Flyleaf, reprints dozens of miniature covers of Commando, all in red and white.

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

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Inks: ? (painted)
Colors: ? (painted)
Letters: typeset

Genre: war

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script: James May
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Letters: typeset

Characters: James May

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A photograph of May is worked into a painted background.

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
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Inks: various (illustrations)
Colors: various
Letters: typeset

Six of the Best / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
Pencils: Ken Barr (painting)
Inks: Ken Barr (painting)
Colors: Ken Barr (painting)
Letters: typeset

Reprints

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #139 ([November] 1964)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script: Eric Hebden
Pencils: Ken Barr (painting); Víctor de la Fuente
Inks: Ken Barr (painting); Víctor de la Fuente
Colors: Ken Barr (painting)
Letters: typeset

Genre

war

Reprints

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #719

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #139 ([November] 1964)

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #139 ([November] 1964)

Indexer Notes

Reprints the cover and the interior story at quarter-page size, which approximates the originals. The cover to #719 (itself a reprint of #139) is used.

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
Pencils: various (illustrations)
Inks: various (illustrations)
Colors: various
Letters: typeset

Six of the Best / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
Pencils: Jordi Penalva (painting)
Inks: Jordi Penalva (painting)
Colors: Jordi Penalva (painting)
Letters: typeset

Reprints

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #503 ([October] 1970)

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Script: Cyril G. Walker
Pencils: Jordi Penalva (painting); Víctor de la Fuente
Inks: Jordi Penalva (painting); Víctor de la Fuente
Colors: Jordi Penalva (painting)
Letters: typeset

Genre

war

Reprints

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #1452

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #503 ([October] 1970)

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #503 ([October] 1970)

Indexer Notes

Reprints cover to #1452 (itself a reprint of #503) and the 63 interior pages. Four reprinted pages to a page, approximating their original sizes.

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
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Inks: various (illustrations)
Colors: various
Letters: typeset

Six of the Best / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
Pencils: Ian Kennedy (painting)
Inks: Ian Kennedy (painting)
Colors: Ian Kennedy (painting)
Letters: typeset

Reprints

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #1466 (1980)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script: Cyril G. Walker
Pencils: Ian Kennedy (painting); José María Jorge
Inks: Ian Kennedy (painting); José María Jorge
Colors: Ian Kennedy (painting)
Letters: typeset

Genre

war

Reprints

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #2676

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #1466 (1980)

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #1466 (1980)

Indexer Notes

Cover to #2767 (itself a reprint from #1466) and the full story, reprinted four pages to a page, thereby approximating the original size.

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
Pencils: Carlos Pino (painting); Ken Barr (painting); Keith Page (painting)
Inks: Carlos Pino (painting); Ken Barr (painting); Keith Page (painting)
Colors: Carlos Pino (painting); Ken Barr (painting); Keith Page (painting)
Letters: typeset

Six of the Best / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
Pencils: Jeff Bevan (painting)
Inks: Jeff Bevan (painting)
Colors: Jeff Bevan (painting)
Letters: typeset

Reprints

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #2397 (1990)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script: Alan Hebden
Pencils: Jeff Bevan (painting); Carlos Pino
Inks: Jeff Bevan (painting); Carlos Pino
Colors: Jeff Bevan (painting)
Letters: typeset

Genre

war

Reprints

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #4039

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #2397 (1990)

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #2397 (1990)

Indexer Notes

Cover to #4039 (which is itself a reprint of #2397) and 63 pages from #2397, four per page, approximating their original size.

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
Pencils: various (illustrations)
Inks: various (illustrations)
Colors: various
Letters: typeset

Six of the Best / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
Pencils: Ian Kennedy (painting)
Inks: Ian Kennedy (painting)
Colors: Ian Kennedy (painting)
Letters: typeset

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script: Ian Clark
Pencils: Ian Kennedy (painting); Ricardo Garijo
Inks: Ian Kennedy (painting); Ricardo Garijo
Colors: Ian Kennedy (painting)
Letters: ?; typeset

Genre

war

Reprints

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #2543, #4216

Indexer Notes

63 pages and one cover are presented four to a page.

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
Pencils: various
Inks: various
Colors: various
Letters: typeset

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
Pencils: Ian Kennedy (painting)
Inks: Ian Kennedy (painting)
Colors: Ian Kennedy (painting)
Letters: typeset

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script: Ian Clark
Pencils: Ian Kennedy (painting); Ricardo Garijo
Inks: Ian Kennedy (painting); Ricardo Garijo
Colors: Ian Kennedy (painting)
Letters: typeset

Genre

war

Reprints

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #4271

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #2592 ([August] 1992)

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #2592 ([August] 1992)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
Pencils: various
Inks: various
Colors: various
Letters: typeset

text article / 14 pages (report information)

Script: George Low
Pencils: various
Inks: various
Colors: various
Letters: typeset

Reprints

from Commando (D.C. Thomson, 1961 series) #704, #1153, #1257, #1277, #1297, #1344, #1566, #1794, #14 (1961), #1 (July 1961), #29 ([July] 1962), #44 ([November] 1962), #65 ([April] 1963), #82 ([August] 1963), #123 ([July] 1964), #197 ([January] 1966), #214 ([May] 1966), #257 ([April] 1967), #407 ([June] 1969), #470 ([April] 1970), #510 ([November] 1970), #526 ([January] 1971), #534 ([March] 1971), #535 ([March] 1971), #1609 (1982), #2077 (1987), #2231 (1988), #2288 (1989), #2328 (1989), #2334 (1989), #2264 ([March] 1989), #2365 (1990), #2401 (1990), #2458 (1991), #2709 (1993), #2805 (1994), #2817 (1994), #2845 (1995), #2874 (1995), #3039 (1997), #3089 (1997), #3318 (2000), #3538 (2002), #3729 (2004), #3909 (2006), #3938 (2006), #4025 (2007), #4122 (2008), #4171 (2009), #4299 (2010)

Indexer Notes

Low describes his favorite covers, with reproductions of four covers to a page, which is more or less the original size of the printed covers.

text article / 6 pages (report information)

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Pencils: various
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Colors: various
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Chronological listing of all issue titles for 1961-2011, illustrated with miniature cover reproductions.

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Letters: typeset

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils: various
Inks: various

Genre: war

Indexer Notes

Flyleaf, reprints dozens of miniature pages from Commando, all in red and white.

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
1. [no title indexed]
2. Contents
3. Foreword
4. Introduction
5. Killer Crew
Six of the Best
6. Killer Crew
7. The World of Commando
8. The Bamboo Cage
Six of the Best
9. The Bamboo Cage
10. Editing Commando
11. The Man with No Shadow
Six of the Best
12. The Man with No Shadow
13. Readers' Feedback
14. Deadly Midget
Six of the Best
15. Deadly Midget
16. The Writers
17. Cellar Rats
Six of the Best
18. Cellar Rats
19. The Story Artists
20. An Inch from Death
21. An Inch from Death
22. The Cover Artists
23. The Top 50 Commando Covers
24. The Complete Commando Title Listing
25. Index
26. [no title indexed]

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Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

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Foreword (Table of Contents: 3)

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Introduction (Table of Contents: 4)

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Killer Crew (Table of Contents: 5)

Six of the Best / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Killer Crew (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

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The World of Commando (Table of Contents: 7)

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The Bamboo Cage (Table of Contents: 8)

Six of the Best / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

The Bamboo Cage (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

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Editing Commando (Table of Contents: 10)

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The Man with No Shadow (Table of Contents: 11)

Six of the Best / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

The Man with No Shadow (Table of Contents: 12)

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Readers' Feedback (Table of Contents: 13)

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Deadly Midget (Table of Contents: 14)

Six of the Best / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Deadly Midget (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

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The Writers (Table of Contents: 16)

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Cellar Rats (Table of Contents: 17)

Six of the Best / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Cellar Rats (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

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The Story Artists (Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

An Inch from Death (Table of Contents: 20)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

An Inch from Death (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

The Cover Artists (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 6 pages (report information)

The Top 50 Commando Covers (Table of Contents: 23)

text article / 14 pages (report information)

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The Complete Commando Title Listing (Table of Contents: 24)

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Index (Table of Contents: 25)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

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