R. A. MONTAGUE
COMMANDO TITLES
Created: July
17th, 2023
One of the latest Commando
issues 5662 “Flying Lifeboat” July 6th, 2023, which was also the working title was a
reprint of a tale by R. A. Montague, the subject of this page.
Montague was a
long-time contributor to the series and is mentioned in George Low's history of
the pocket library as a prolific contributor to Commando, working from
his home in Diss, Norfolk.
During the Second
World War he served in the R.A.F. and then with the Colonial Police after the
war, this must have given him a wealth of knowledge to write over 300 Commando
scripts.
Looking at R.A.
Montague’s Commando title list it appears his
earliest scrip was 370 “Lieutenant Trouble’” Nov
1968, his working title: “Beyond the River”, with cover by Lopez Espi,
and art by Sanchis Cortes, with his last original script 2456 “At
Ground Level “ working title: “Fly Out, Walk Back” March 1991
Two Montague
listed titles were rewrites of two original stories written/drawn by Spanish
artist L. Castello Lucas. These were 768 “Fly to Glory” working title “Sea
Wolf” and 781 “The Pharaoh” which was also the working title.
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One of
Montague’s titles was changed in the reprint, it’s possible “THE” was dropped
and the title moved over to the right of the cover to incorporate the barcode. |
Vic
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R.
A. MONTAGUE Author for Commando
Comics 1968 - 1989 |
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370 LIEUTENANT
TROUBLE (BEYOND
THE RIVER) November
1968 |
2456 AT
GROUND LEVEL (FLY
OUT, WALK BACK) March
1991 |
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SOME
MORE R. A. MONTAGUE SCRIPTS (Working titles in brackets) |
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644 SANDS OF DOOM (SECRET CARGO) May 1972 |
705 FIGHT FOR SNOW ISLAND (ICE TRAP) December 1972 |
768 FLY TO GLORY (SEA WOLF) August 1973 |
789 A LEADER OF MEN (LION’S LAIR) November 1973 |
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885 MARCH OF THE MONSTERS (THE FIGHTING
FUNNIES) November 1974 |
961 BEWARE YOUR FRIENDS! (SHOOT TO KILL) August
1975 |
1081 OBEY ORDERS – AND DIE! (KILLED IN
ACTION) November 1976 |
1178 THE MAN WITH THE MEDALS (NEVER GIVE UP November 1977 |
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1277 BIG FRIENDS AND LITTLE FRIENDS (A HELPING HAND) December 1978 |
1434 FIRE! (SPY GIPSY) July 1980 |
1653 A BOY’S HERO (SMUGGLER’S GANG) November 1982 |
2090 SAVED FROM THE SEA (BRING ‘EM BACK
ALIVE) May 1987 |
Following is a
list of titles attributed to R. A. Montague. Original
titles in blue. Reprinted titles in yellow. |
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370 LIEUTENANT TROUBLE |
1669 THE CONDOR FLIES AGAIN |
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398 SKY RAIDERS |
1670 MISSING, BELIEVED SUNK |
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400 PHANTOM NAZI |
1679 HUNTERS OF THE NIGHT |
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420 IN THE CREW |
1682 RUNAWAY! |
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426
LAIR OF THE LEOPARDS |
1689 FIGHT ON! |
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491 LAST LAUGH |
1692 HI-JACK! |
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506 THE HI-JACKERS |
1695 THE TRAITOR |
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510 ARCTIC ACE |
1703 SOMEONE MUST LEAD |
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538 LOW LEVEL LIZZIE |
1710 OBEY ORDERS! |
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542 FIND A TRAITOR |
1712 MOUNTAIN RAIDERS |
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550 DIVE TO DANGER |
1717 FLYING HIGH! |
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560 SEA-STRIKE |
1724 ATTACK BY NIGHT |
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573 JAPANESE JINX |
1726 EYE IN THE SKY |
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590 REVENGE OF THE VIPER |
1727 A MAN AFRAID |
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598 ONE MAN WAR |
1737 TWENTY THOUSAND FEET |
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602 DECK LEVEL DAWSON |
1740 BUCCANEER BOB R.N. |
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605 HI-JACK! |
1744 TANK KILLER |
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618 BUCCANEER BOB R.N. |
1758 FIND THEM, SINK THEM! |
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625 ATTACK BY NIGHT |
1765 THE OUTLAWS |
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644 SANDS OF DOOM |
1784 JUNGLE KIDNAP |
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649 TIGER IN THE SNOW |
1796 THE TIN GRASSHOPPER |
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650 THE TIN GRASSHOPPER |
1799 SOMEWHERE A TRAITOR |
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657 THE SHIP BUSTERS |
1803 THE SHIP BUSTERS |
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664 ATTACK! ATTACK! |
1805 RAIDER ON THE PROWL |
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676 ACTION STATIONS! |
1809 THUNDERBOLT SQUADRON |
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688 WAR-LORD |
1811 ACTION STATIONS! |
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689 CASEY'S PIRATES |
1813 THE SECRET BASE |
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690 FLY IN TO DANGER |
1825 TOP COVER |
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696 SUICIDE MISSION |
1829 DIVE! DIVE! DIVE! |
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704 ENEMY FROM THE DEEP |
1833 THE PILOT WAS A GENERAL! |
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705 FIGHT FOR SNOW ISLAND |
1837 BOMBER CREW |
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714 KOMET! |
1844 WAR-LORD |
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734 BORN TO BE BRAVE |
1851 FLY IN TO DANGER |
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736 H.M.S. UNSINKABLE |
1853 DEADLY MARAUDERS |
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741 TARGET U.S.A. |
1857 STOP THEM! |
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745 A PAIR OF ACES |
1861 MISSION ACCOMPLISED |
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746 INDIA OR BUST! |
1865 TEST PILOT |
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749 DESERT OF DEATH |
1868 THE FIGHT FOR SNOW ISLAND |
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754 SECRET AGENT |
1869 ENEMY FROM THE DEEP |
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758 THE CAGE |
1873 BUNDY'S SECRET WEAPON |
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768 FLY TO GLORY |
1879 SUICIDE MISSION |
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769 THE TRAIL OF THE GOLDEN SAMURAI |
1889 THE PRIVATE WAR |
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777 THE MAN WHO SAVED INDIA |
1892 KOMET! |
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778 WELL DONE THE NAVY |
1894 SERGEANTS DON'T RUN |
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781 THE PHAROAH |
1895 FLIGHT OF NO RETURN |
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789 A LEADER OF MEN |
1904 TARGET DESTROYED! |
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793 NERVES OF STEEL |
1909 INTO BANDIT COUNTRY |
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796 BLACK BERET |
1920 MAN WITH A MILLION SECRETS |
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804 GAS-BAG GUNMEN |
1927 THE FLYING BATTLESHIPS |
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806 KANE'S CAVALRY |
1932 BORN TO BE BRAVE |
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817 CARRIER STRIKE |
1941 THE TRAP IS SPRUNG |
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824 NOBODY LOVES A GENIUS |
1946 THE CONVOY FIGHTS BACK |
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832 THE SAND-DEVILS |
1951 HONOURABLE ENEMY |
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837 THE SIEGE OF MALTA |
1955 THE CAGE |
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846 FULL AHEAD! |
1970 THE PIRATES |
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850 DANGER IN THE DEEP |
1971 H.M.S. UNSINKABLE |
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852 ANGELS ZERO |
1972 THE DESERT OF DEATH |
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853 CORPORAL COURAGE |
1979 A PAIR OF ACES |
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864 COUNTER-SPY |
1986 BEWARE THE PROWLERS |
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869 A STIRLING CALLED SATAN |
1991 GUNS IN THE SNOW |
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874 THE HARD MAN |
2005 HIT THE BIG SHIPS! |
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877 KILLER IN A KITTYHAWK |
2011 INDIA OR BUST! |
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878 PIRATES WITH WINGS |
2024 TARGET MALTA |
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880 ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE |
2027 A LEADER OF MEN |
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885 MARCH OF THE MONSTERS |
2036 GAS-BAG GUNMEN |
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889 PIRATE ISLAND |
2046 SEND SNIPERS AHEAD! |
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894 TO TRAP A TRAITOR |
2052 NERVES OF STEEL |
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897 THE BLACK BUZZARD |
2056 CAPTURE THAT SHIP |
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906 ACCORDING TO PLAN |
2057 THE TIGERS ARE COMING |
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913 WALRUS TO THE RESCUE! |
2059 KANE'S CAVALRY |
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916 DANGER LEVEL |
2064 A BUNCH OF BANDITS |
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918 SIGN OF THE VAMPIRE CAT |
2076 CARRIER STRIKE |
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922 A QUESTION OF HONOUR |
2080 VERY IMPORTANT PRISONER |
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924 UNDER TWO FLAGS |
2084 NOBODY LOVES A GENIUS! |
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932 THE DEADLY LAGOON |
2090 SAVED FROM THE SEA |
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936 UNDERCOVER AGENT |
2091 BLACK BERET |
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941 TRUNK ROUTE |
2098 THE BLOODHOUNDS! |
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946 TIGER IN THE NIGHT |
2100 THE SIEGE OF MALTA |
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949 HARD-LUCK HARRY |
2105 DON'T GIVE UP! |
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957 ATLANTIC VETERAN |
2112 THE OLD WOLF |
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958 A BOMBER IS MISSING... |
2136 THE LONG NIGHT |
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961 BEWARE YOUR FRIENDS! |
2147 CORPORAL COURAGE |
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968 AVALANCHE! |
2152 BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC |
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980 HIGH AND DRY |
2159 A STIRLING CALLED SATAN |
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982 THE COP WHO WENT TO WAR |
2160 MARCH OF THE MONSTERS |
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985 FLYING WILD |
2172 PIRATES WITH WINGS |
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996 THE LANCE-CORPORAL |
2183 DANGER - KEEP CLEAR! |
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997 FRONT-LINE FIGHTER |
2187 THE BLACK BUZZARD |
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1001 GUN THE MAN DOWN! |
2194 LOYALTY! |
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1002 ON THE RUN |
2204 A QUESTION OF HONOUR |
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1004 HERO ON WHEELS |
2220 ACCORDING TO PLAN |
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1010 IDENTITY UNKNOWN |
2233 BULLET-PROOF |
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1016 VANISHING TRICK |
2236 UNDER TWO FLAGS |
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1025 APPOINTMENT IN CAIRO |
2248 STOLEN...ONE BOMBER! |
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1028 ACHTUNG - TEMPEST! |
2251 SIGN OF THE VAMPIRE BAT |
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1030 DEAD MAN'S ISLAND |
2252 WALRUS TO THE RESCUE! |
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1038 ONE-WAY TICKET |
2253 MOUNTAIN BATTLE |
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1040 THE BAIT IN THE TRAP |
2269 BEWARE THE TRAITOR |
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1045 WINGS OF THE ARMY |
2276 TRUNK ROUTE |
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1053 THE FIGHTING ROYALS |
2306 THE INVISIBLE WARRIOR |
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1054 HERE COMES TROUBLE |
2311 ATTACK AT ZERO FEET |
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1061 SINK THAT SUB! |
2316 HIGH AND DRY |
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1065 FIT TO FIGHT |
2323 THE COP WHO WENT TO WAR |
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1068 FRAME-UP! |
2328 KNOCK-OUT PUNCH |
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1070 BATTLE OF THE SNOWS |
2331 FLYING WILD |
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1077 CODE-NAME "BORIS" |
2340 ON THE RUN! |
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1081 OBEY ORDERS - AND DIE! |
2355 APPOINTMENT IN CAIRO |
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1086 ACROSS THE BORDER |
2379 FIT TO FIGHT |
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1089 JAVA SEA JINX |
2388 HERE COMES TROUBLE! |
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1096 DOWN ON THE ICE |
2396 CONVOY KILLER |
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1098 JUNGLE EXPRESS |
2403 THE FLYING BLOWLAMP |
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1100 THE CONVOY KILLER |
2406 SUICIDE RUN! |
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1102 FLAK FEVER |
2427 SNIPER SECTION |
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1104 TORPEDO RUNNING |
2428 FLAK FEVER |
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1105 SNIPER SECTION |
2436 BURNING SKIES |
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1109 BAND OF HEROES |
2437 DEPTHS OF DANGER |
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1114 ONE JUMP AHEAD |
2456 AT GROUND LEVEL! |
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1116 BURNING SKIES |
2459 TROUBLE ALL THE WAY! |
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1117 THE FLYING BLOWLAMP |
2467 TRIAL BY COMBAT |
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1120 THE SEA HAS SECRETS |
2483 COOL CAT |
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1122 TROUBLE ALL THE WAY |
2492 EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL |
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1124 TRIAL BY COMBAT |
2499 DOOMED SQUADRON |
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1129 LUCKY LANDING |
2532 SKY GIANT |
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1133 DISASTER! |
2540 BEAUFIGHTER |
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1136 NEVER TOO LATE |
2556 BIG FRIENDS AND LITTLE FRIENDS |
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1137 ONE GOT AWAY |
2580 FLYING DESTROYER |
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1144 SEARCH AND STRIKE |
2588 TEMPEST |
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1146 FOUR SET OUT... |
2603 TO THE RESCUE! |
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1149 SUICIDE SQUADRON |
2612 ENEMY IN SIGHT! |
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1151 SKY RAIDERS |
2628 LAST MAN OUT |
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1156 COOL CAT |
2643 THE SEA RAIDERS |
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1162 KILLER WOLF |
2644 FIRE! |
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1164 GROUND ATTACK |
2652 FORWARD THE GUNS! |
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1165 LUCKY LARRY |
2660 BULLDOG BREED |
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1168 THUNDERBOLT |
2692 THE FIGHTING PENGUINS |
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1170 FRONT-LINE SAPPER |
2699 DESERT ORDEAL |
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1178 THE MAN WITH THE MEDALS |
2707 SPEARHEAD |
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1181 KILLER BEAM |
2708 INTRUDERS BEWARE! |
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1187 JONAH IN THE CREW |
2715 THE LINE-SHOOTER |
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1194 EVERTHING UNDER CONTROL |
2731 BEWARE THE WALRUS |
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1197 JUNGLE FEVER |
2739 MYSTERY OF THE OCEAN |
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1198 DOOMED SQUADRON |
2740 PARATROOPER |
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1202 IT'S THE MARINES! |
2780 DANGER IN THE SHADOWS |
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1204 JAVA PATROL |
2787 AIR GUNNER |
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1206 PRISONER! |
2788 BEHIND THE LINES |
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1207 LAIR OF THE LEOPARDS |
2819 TARGET - CRETE! |
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1213 JUNGLE SECRET |
2820 DEPTH CHARGES AWAY |
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1214 WOLF AT BAY |
2827 MISSING, BELIEVED SUNK |
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1221 DRINK OR DIE! |
2843 A BOY'S HERO |
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1232 DECK-LEVEL DICERS |
2850 IN DISGUISE |
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1234 PREPARE FOR ACTION! |
2859 SINK THAT SHIP |
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1240 LOOKING FOR TROUBLE! |
2876 OBEY ORDERS |
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1242 BEAUFIGHTER! |
2891 MAN OVERBOARD |
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1246 THE FIGHT FOR HILL FIFTEEN |
2899 A MAN AFRAID |
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1249 RAISE THE ALARM! |
2931 MOUNTAIN RAIDERS |
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1250 SKY GIANT |
2940 TWENTY THOUSAND FEET |
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1257 JINX GUNNER |
2964 THE TRAITOR |
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1265 BAD COMPANY |
2987 THE OUTLAWS |
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1269 UGLY DUCKLING |
3035 SOMEWHERE A TRAITOR |
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1277 BIG FRIENDS AND LITTLE FRIENDS |
3059 THE SECRET BASE |
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1280 PAID IN FULL |
3075 DIVE! DIVE! DIVE! |
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1282 JET STRIKE |
3091 BOMBER CREW |
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1284 BIG TROUBLE! |
3107 THE PRIVATE WAR |
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1288 SAMMY'S NO HERO |
3139 STOP THEM |
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1297 TO THE RESCUE |
3147 TEST PILOT |
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1298 REPORTED MISSING! |
3155 BUNDY'S SECRET WEAPON |
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1301 VALENTINES' DAY |
3163 INTO BANDIT COUNTRY |
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1304 WHEN DAWN BREAKS... |
3179 FLIGHT OF NO RETURN |
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1308 THE TOUGH ONES |
3180 SERGEANTS DON'T RUN |
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1310 FLYING DESTROYER |
3235 THE CONVOY FIGHTS BACK |
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1316 TEMPEST! |
3259 THE FLYING BATTLESHIPS |
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1321 THE SEA RAIDERS |
3268 THE PIRATES |
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1322 FIGHT IN THE NIGHT |
3300 GUNS IN THE SNOW |
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1330 FORWARD THE GUNS! |
3308 BEWARE THE PROWLERS |
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1333 HUNTING TROUBLE |
3396 THE TIGERS ARE COMING |
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1338 ENEMY IN SIGHT |
3452 CAPTURE THAT SHIP! |
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1341 INTO THE WOLF LAIR! |
3460 VERY IMPORTANT PRISONER |
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1344 THE SECRET WAR |
3491 A BUNCH OF BANDITS |
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1348 TEN YEARS AFTER |
3523 SAVED FROM THE SEA |
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1350 PRIVATE SCHULTZ'S WAR |
3588 THE LONG NIGHT |
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1358 WHO KILLED COOPER? |
3627 DANGER - KEEP CLEAR! |
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1360 BARMY'S PRIVATE ARMY |
3668 LOYALTY! |
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1362 WAR AT SEA |
3756 STOLEN...ONE BOMBER! |
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1364 FORGET THE PAST |
3763 BULLET-PROOF |
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1365 A FINE ENEMY |
3780 BEWARE THE TRAITOR |
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1368 THE FIGHTING PENGUINS |
3868 THE INVISIBLE WARRIOR |
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1377 SPEARHEAD |
4093 DEPTHS OF DANGER |
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1382 A FRIEND IN NEED |
4102 AT GROUND LEVEL! |
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1385 ONE WAS MISSING |
4358 THE SECRET WAR |
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1389 TWO-TAILED DEVILS |
4390 PARATROOPER |
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1390 THE TANK-MEN |
4406 A STIRLING CALLED SATAN |
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1391 BLACK ARROW |
4408 THE COP WHO WENT TO WAR |
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1392 DEAD OR ALIVE! |
4483 THE FIGHTING PENGUINS |
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1399 HIGH-FLYING SPY |
4484 THE CAGE |
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1402 PARATROOPER |
4494 DON'T GIVE UP! |
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1406 STUKA ACE |
4522 THE OLD WOLF |
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1409 INTO DANGER! |
4523 GAS-BAG GUNMEN |
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1414 GAME OF BLUFF |
4558 SAVED FROM THE SEA |
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1416 SEEK OUT THE ENEMY |
4621 THE SAND-DEVILS |
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1418 SNOW PATROL |
4626 PIRATES WITH WINGS |
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1421 LAST MAN OUT |
4634 THE BLACK BUZZARD |
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1424 BEHIND THE LINES |
4654 LOYALTY! |
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1427 LAST LAUGH |
4667 NOBODY LOVES A GENIUS |
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1433 THE FIGHTING FISHERMEN |
4686 BEWARE THE TRAITOR |
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1434 FIRE! |
4690 THE INVISIBLE WARRIOR |
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1442 INTO THE JUNGLE! |
4750 FLYING WILD |
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1444 THE HI-JACKERS |
4762 WALRUS TO THE RESCUE! |
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1445 FIRE-POWER! |
4771 NERVES OF STEEL |
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1448 THE BULLDOG BREED |
4790 FLAK FEVER |
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1449 FLYING LIFEBOAT |
4825 HI-JACK! |
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1454 SILENCE THE GUNS! |
4826 FIT TO FIGHT |
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1456 DANGER IN THE SHADOWS |
4830 APPOINTMENT IN CAIRO |
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1462 FLY TO FREEDOM |
4842 SUICIDE RUN! |
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1473 AIR GUNNER |
4854 ON THE RUN! |
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1478 TARGET - CRETE! |
4914 TROUBLE ALL THE WAY! |
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1481 KALI'S WARRIORS |
4922 TRIAL BY COMBAT |
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1483 ARCTIC ACE |
4926 DOOMED SQUADRON |
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1484 DEADLY DECOY |
4938 BURNING SKIES |
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1501 DESERT ORDEAL |
4982 EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL |
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1504 TREASON! |
5088 JONAH IN THE CREW |
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1510 SINK THAT SHIP! |
5156 SEA-STRIKE |
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1512 ESCAPE FROM BURMA |
5220 SANDS OF DOOM |
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1515 LOW-LEVEL LIZZIE |
5252 KOMET! |
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1518 IN DISGUISE! |
5302 TARGET - CRETE! |
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1520 INTRUDERS BEWARE! |
5304 ACTION STATIONS! |
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1529 NO WAY OUT |
5330 INTRUDERS BEWARE! |
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1536 DEFEND TO THE LAST |
5374 CONVOY PATROL |
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1538 DEVIL FISH |
5390 THE JETS FROM NOWHERE! |
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1539 SEA-STRIKE |
5398 ON SILENT WINGS |
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1548 FIND A TRAITOR |
5404 SKY RAIDERS |
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1549 INTO THE ATTACK |
5410 TO CATCH A SPY... |
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1554 TEMPEST SQUADRON |
5426 THE CONDOR FLIES AGAIN |
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1565 THE LINE-SHOOTER |
5430 MISSING, BELIEVED SUNK |
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1567 VULKAN GROUP |
5438 HUNTERS OF THE NIGHT |
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1577 MAN OVERBOARD! |
5470 FLYING HIGH! |
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1582 CONVOY PATROL |
5476 LAIR OF THE LEOPARDS |
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1589 BEWARE THE WALRUS! |
5506 FIND THEM, SINK THEM! |
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1599 MYSTERY OF THE OCEAN |
5564 BIG TROUBLE! |
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1608 SPEAR-POINT |
5566 TOP COVER |
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1609 THE JETS FROM NOWHERE! |
5576 THE SAND-DEVILS |
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1611 JAPANESE JINX |
5584 A STIRLING CALLED SATAN |
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1613 THE SECRET TORPEDO |
5594 A FRIEND IN NEED |
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1618 ENEMY CITY |
5598 WHO KILLED COOPER? |
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1624 ON SILENT WINGS |
5602 BARMY'S PRIVATE ARMY |
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1637 SAVED FROM THE DESERT |
5610 INTO THE ATTACK |
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1645 WHISTLING DEATH |
5634 FLY TO FREEDOM |
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1647 TO CATCH A SPY... |
5636 ATLANTIC VETERAN |
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1653 A BOY'S HERO |
5642 THE FIGHTING FISHERMEN |
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1654 DEPTH CHARGES AWAY! |
5644 BEWARE YOUR FRIENDS! |
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1664 THE SEA-DEVILS |
5662 FLYING LIFEBOAT |
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