Commando Comics #17

([circa May 1945])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Ted Steele (signed as TAS)

Inks

Ted Steele (signed as TAS)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here's a free cut-out mask of the mighty "Thunderfist"

Characters

Thunderfist [Danny Steele]

Indexer Notes

A cut-out mask running across the interior front and back covers.

Island of Floating Death (Table of Contents: 2)

Clift Steele / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Adrian Dingle (signed as Darian)

Pencils

Adrian Dingle (signed as Darian)

Inks

Adrian Dingle (signed as Darian)

Letters

Adrian Dingle (signed as Darian)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

While patrolling the Pacific in the autogyro, Clift and Will discover a strange floating island.

Genre

war

Characters

Clift Steele; Will Saakel; Paul; Chichicu

Synopsis

Clift manages to get the radio from the gyro before it sinks.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Loop the Droop / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Brunt (signed)

Pencils

Harry Brunt (signed)

Inks

Harry Brunt (signed)

Letters

Harry Brunt (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boy! Oboy those Russians sure are givin' Berlin a hot foot - yowzir - uh yowzuh - zzzzzzz

Genre

humour; war

Characters

Loop; Adolf Hitler; Hermann Goering; Joseph Goebbels; Dwight D. Eisenhower

Synopsis

Loop is dreaming.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Young Commandos / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)

Pencils

Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)

Inks

Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)

Letters

Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Honorably discharged from active duty with the commandos, Capt. Reddy, Sgt. Dutton and Porky await...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Capt. Reddy; Mike Dutton; Chuck "Porky" Gordon; Major Dawson; Della Lane; Jane Farr; Clarence "Red" Farr; Prudence Lane

Synopsis

When Capt. Reddy learns an old friend has been captured by the Japanese, they volunteer to rescue him.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Barnacle Bull / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Brunt (signed)

Pencils

Harry Brunt (signed)

Inks

Harry Brunt (signed)

Letters

Harry Brunt (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yowzir! Here's flat-top -- er - "Barney" on board a flat-top bound for the island of "Okinawa"!

Genre

humour; war

Characters

Barnacle Bull

Synopsis

Barney is accidentally hooked to a plane taking off.

The Living Dead (Table of Contents: 6)

Ace Bradley / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Thomson (signed as H Thomson)

Pencils

Harry Thomson (signed as H Thomson)

Inks

Harry Thomson (signed as H Thomson)

Letters

Harry Thomson (signed as H Thomson)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Allies, in Burma, have been meeting a weird enemy - zombies!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Ace Bradley; Rina; Amur; Kani

Synopsis

The Japanese have begun using zombies to fight.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Kernel Korn / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Brunt (signed)

Pencils

Harry Brunt (signed)

Inks

Harry Brunt (signed)

Letters

Harry Brunt (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Say Kernel ole bag - that's a solid set of threads you're sportin'!!

Genre

humour

Characters

Junior; Kernel Korn; Ali Numbertwo

Synopsis

The Kernel tells of his stylish history.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Invisible Commando / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Alfred Zusi (credited as Caz)

Pencils

Alfred Zusi (credited as Caz)

Inks

Alfred Zusi (credited as Caz)

Letters

Alfred Zusi (credited as Caz)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A German!

Genre

war

Characters

Lee Pierce; Jima; Schweiger; Hakki

Synopsis

The German High Command is coming to Tokyo.

Wood Chopping (Table of Contents: 9)

Camp Kinks and Woodcraft / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Young (signed as R. Young)

Pencils

Bob Young (signed as R. Young)

Inks

Bob Young (signed as R. Young)

Letters

Bob Young (signed as R. Young)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Safety first dull tools cause accidents. Make sure your axe is sharp.

Characters

Porky

Indexer Notes

Proper ways to cut wood.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Camp Kinks and Woodcraft / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Young (signed as R. Young); Ernest Thompson Seton (credited as E. T. Seton) (poem)

Pencils

Bob Young (signed as R. Young)

Inks

Bob Young (signed as R. Young)

Letters

Bob Young (signed as R. Young)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

First a curl of birch bark dry as it can be...

Indexer Notes

Way to start a fire and cook over it.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Sign of Freedom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Pencils

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Inks

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Letters

Adrian Dingle (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Karen looks seriously at Jimmie....

Genre

war

Characters

Jimmie Clarkson; Karen Von Bergner; Black Scarf [Karl]; Gurta; Winston Churchill

Synopsis

Karen is kidnapped.

[Tools Required] (Table of Contents: 12)

Young's Whittle Craft / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bob Young (credited as Young)

Pencils

Bob Young (credited as Young)

Inks

Bob Young (credited as Young)

Letters

Bob Young (credited as Young)

Indexer Notes

The tools required for woodwork.

Scotty (Table of Contents: 13)

Young's Whittle Craft / activity / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Young (credited as Young)

Pencils

Bob Young (credited as Young)

Inks

Bob Young (credited as Young)

Letters

Bob Young (credited as Young)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is an inexpensive hobby and can be turned into a profitable one also. When your friends see your work they will want an article just like the one you have made.

Characters

Jock

Indexer Notes

Carving a wooden Scotty dog.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Homer and His Hound! / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Ross Saakel (credited)

Pencils

Ross Saakel (credited)

Inks

Ross Saakel (credited)

Letters

Ross Saakel (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You're fired!

Genre

humour

Characters

Homer Humbug; Hugo; Mr. Flinthart; Jitter; Fidjet; Twitch

Synopsis

Homer gets a job as a copywriter for a gold mine.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Tugboat / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How about an adventure yarn, cap?

Genre

humour

Characters

Toby

Synopsis

Toby tells of a Nazi sub that surrendered.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Wings Over the Atlantic / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

André Kulbach (signed as André)

Pencils

André Kulbach (signed as André)

Inks

André Kulbach (signed as André)

Letters

André Kulbach (signed as André)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As night falls, a Dornier 24 flying boat leaves a baltic port.

Genre

aviation

Characters

Jim

Synopsis

Some Nazis try to escape Germany by plane.

Plate No. 1 Deer Family. (Table of Contents: 17)

Know Your Animals / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

René Kulbach (signed as René)

Pencils

René Kulbach (signed as René)

Inks

René Kulbach (signed as René)

Colors

?

Letters

René Kulbach (signed as René)

Genre

non-fiction; animal

Indexer Notes

Drawings and information on the mule deer, white tail deer, and black-tail deer.

Back cover.