KENNETH (KEN) BARR

COMMANDO TITLES

 (POCKET HOMEPAGE) 

 

Updated: 5th October 2024

Ken Barr created the first 14 Commando covers including the very first Commando Cover #1 ‘Walk or Die’ June 1961.

This I felt, set the standard for the Commando cover layout, his last cover in this period was #808 ‘Haunted Skies’ September 1974.

Ken moved to the United States in 1968 and retired to his native Scotland in 1987.

Ken did in 2008 create four more original covers #2977 ‘The Haunted Halifax’ including interior art#3005 ‘ Killer in the Clouds’ including interior art

#3047 ‘Evil Ace’ including interior art and #4138 ‘Blood Red Battle’ his last Commando Cover.

 

Ken Barr Born: 17th March 1933. Died: 25th March 2016. Aged: 83

 

Vic Whittle October 2024

 

 

KEN BARR Artist for Commando Comics 1961 – 1974 & 2008

 

 

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199

THE SILVER SPITFIRE

Early February 1966

547

THE IRON MAN

Early May 1971

763

THE DESPERATE HOURS

Early August 1973

875

ROGUE PILOT

Early October 1974

 

 

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2977

THE HAUNTED HALIFAX

Early August 1996

3005

KILLER IN THE CLOUDS

Early December 1996

3047

EVIL ACE

Late May 1997

4138

BLOOD RED BATTLE

Late September 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following is a list of titles attributed to Ken Barr.

Original titles in blue.

Reprinted titles in yellow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 WALK OR DIE

883 DEATH FLIES FAST

 

 

2 THEY CALED HIM COWARD

887 INTERNATIONAL SQUADRON

 

 

3 A GUY NEEDS GUTS

891 HONG KONG HOOKY

 

 

4 MERCY FOR NONE

899 KING OF THE SPITS

 

 

5 HELLFIRE LANDING

903 THE GOLDEN GUN

 

 

6 THEY CAME BY NIGHT

911 FLYING FLEA

 

 

7 THE SHIP THEY COULDN’T SINK

927 LOW LEVEL LANC

 

 

8 RED RUNS THE RIVER

935 STRINGBAG ACE

 

 

9 JUNGLE FURY

939 FLYING PHANTOM

 

 

10 HUN BAIT

943 MOSQUITO ACE

 

 

11 CLOSER THAN BROTHERS

947 KELLY’S ARMY

 

 

12 THE DESPERATE DAYS

951 THE STOLEN LANC

 

 

13 DEATH IN THE SUN

955 AND ONE WAS TRAITOR

 

 

14 FLY FAST, SHOOT FAST

967 CLASH OF EAGLES

 

 

15 JAP KILLER

971 BLACK SQUADRON

 

 

16 KNIFE FOR A NAZI

975 JET MENACE

 

 

18 LONE HERO

979 WALRUS PATROL

 

 

19 THE DEATH DEALERS

983 MOSQUITO STRIKE

 

 

20 DARE DEVIL D.F.C.

991 FIGHTER BLITZ

 

 

22 COLD STEEL

1003 NIGHT ACE (+ INTERIOR STORY ART)

 

 

23 HILL 13

1007 GLORY HUNTER

 

 

24 GUN FURY

1011 NIGHT INTRUDER

 

 

25 TAKE NO PRISONERS

1023 PHANTOM FORCE

 

 

28 MASSACRE IN THE SUN

1027 ROCKET BLITZ

 

 

29 SKY ACE

1031 YELLOW HERO

 

 

30 ISLAND OF GHOSTS

1035 BATTLE CRAZY (+ INTERIOR STORY ART)

 

 

32 GLIDER PILOT

1043 HUMAN TORPEDO

 

 

34 DEATH MISSION

1051 THE LONER

 

 

35 NIGHT RAIDER

1063 BOSS OF THE SKY

 

 

38 DUEL IN THE DESERT

1067 HOODOO MISSION

 

 

39 DIGGERS DIE HARD

1075 TROUBLE SQUADRON

 

 

41 BREAKOUT

1119 SKY TRAP

 

 

42 SECRET WEAPON

1179 TANK TAMER

 

 

44 KILLER SHIP

1239 THE GUN

 

 

45 FOG OF DOOM

1355 MIGHTY MIKE

 

 

46 PHANTOM FIGHTERS

2083 HAUNTED SKIES

 

 

47 DUEL IN THE SKY

2523 WALK OR DIE

 

 

49 BLOOD VALLEY

2531 THEY CALLED HIM COWARD

 

 

50 CLASH OF STEEL

2539 A GUY NEEDS GUTS

 

 

52 THE TIGER IS LOOSE

2547 MERCY FOR NONE           

 

 

53 SEEK AND DESTROY

2555 HELLFIRE LANDING

 

 

54 BEACH HEAD

2563 THEY CAME BY NIGHT

 

 

57 TARGET FOR TONIGHT

2571 THE SHIP THEY COULDN’T SINK

 

 

58 TATTOOED HERO

2579 RED RUNS THE RIVER

 

 

63 AMBUSH

2587 JUNGLE FURY

 

 

150 OPERATION TINFISH

2595 HUN BAIT

 

 

151 NIGHT STRIKE

2977 THE HAUNTED HALIFAX (+ INTERIOR STORY ART)

 

 

153 GIANT KILLER

3005 KILLER IN THE CLOUDS (+ INTERIOR STORY ART)

 

 

154 BURMA JOHNNY

3047 EVIL ACE (+ INTERIOR STORY ART)

 

 

155 JUNGLE SNIPER

4138 BLOOD RED BATTLE

 

 

156 BROTHERS AT WAR

4325 MUSTANG ACE

 

 

157 THE DESPERATE HOURS

4357 THE DESPERATE DAYS

 

 

160 HUNT THE TRAITOR

4365 CLOSER THAN BROTHERS

 

 

161 BORN BRAVE

4368 MIGHTY MIKE

 

 

162 LONE EAGLE

4373 HUN BAIT

 

 

164 TANK BUSTER

4381 JUNGLE FURY

 

 

166 HURRICANE ACE

4383 INTERNATIONAL SQUADRON

 

 

168 SEA FURY

4389 RED RUNS THE RIVER

 

 

170 ZERO! ZERO!

4399 THE SHIP THEY COULDN’T SINK

 

 

172 FLOATING FORTRESS

4407 THEY CAME BY NIGHT

 

 

174 TAILEND CHARLIE

4414 WALRUS PATROL

 

 

176 LOST PATROL

4415 HELLFIRE LANDING

 

 

177 THE FIGHTING McTAGGART

4416 DARE-DEVIL D.F.C.

 

 

178 HAMMER OF THE JAPS

4423 MERCY FOR NONE

 

 

179 THE SCARLET SERGEANT

4429 BOSS OF THE SKY

 

 

180 FLYING FOOLS

4430 MAD SCHULTZ

 

 

182 ACHTUNG SUBMARINE

4437 A GUY NEEDS GUTS

 

 

184 DEATH FLIES FAST

4445 THEY CALLED HIM COWARD

 

 

185 THE FOUR SCARS

4448 THE FOUR SCARS

 

 

186 CALL HIM HERO

4453 WALK – OR DIE!

 

 

188 NIGHT PROWL

4455 VALLEY OF SECRET WEAPONS

 

 

189 DESERT FIGHTER

4456 JUMP – OR DIE

 

 

190 THEY CALL HIM YELLOW

4469 DEATH MISSION

 

 

199 THE SILVER SPITFIRE

4473 KILLER SHIP

 

 

216 INTERNATIONAL SQUADRON

4477 LONE HERO

 

 

219 ROGUE PILOT

4481 HILL 13

 

 

220 CODEWORD TORCH

4485 THE DEATH DEALERS

 

 

222 THE LOST ARMY

4489 GUN FURY

 

 

224 BORN TO FLY

4493 GLIDER PILOT

 

 

235 FLYING FLEA

4497 BREAK-OUT!

 

 

238 KING OF THE SPITS           

4501 NIGHT RAIDER

 

 

245 HONG KONG HOOKY

4505 DIGGERS DIE HARD

 

 

249 THE GOLDEN GUN

4509 COLD STEEL

 

 

255 HOODOO SHIP

4513 KNIFE FOR A NAZI

 

 

260 ATLANTIC KILLER

4517 DUEL IN THE DESERT

 

 

262 DEATH OF A U-BOAT

4521 DEATH IN THE SUN

 

 

263 LOW LEVEL LANC

4525 ISLAND OF GHOSTS

 

 

265 STRINGBAG ACE

4529 TAKE NO PRISONERS!

 

 

266 FLYING PHANTOM

4533 BLOOD VALLEY

 

 

269 MOSQUITO ACE

4537 FLY FAST SHOOT FIRST!

 

 

271 THE STOLEN LANC

4541 MASSACRE IN THE SUN

 

 

272 KELLY’S ARMY

4549 PHANTOM FIGHTERS

 

 

274 CLASH OF EAGLES

4553 SKY ACE

 

 

276 AND ONE WAS A TRAITOR

4557 FOG OF DOOM

 

 

278 DEATH OF A GIANT

4561 DUEL IN THE SUN

 

 

281 BLACK SQUADRON

4565 SEEK AND DESTROY

 

 

284 WALRUS PATROL

4569 BEACH-HEAD!

 

 

287 JET MENACE

4577 THE IRON MAN

 

 

289 ONE THEY COULDN’T CATCH

4593 MOUNTAIN GUN

 

 

290 MOSQUITO STRIKE

4597 FAST GUN

 

 

293 FIGHTER BLITZ

4601 ROGUE BOMBER

 

 

294 WAR OF THE GIANTS

4605 TARGET FOR TONIGHT

 

 

296 HURRICANE

4617 FIGHTING GIANT

 

 

297 RED FOR GO

4620 TATTOOED HERO

 

 

304 NIGHT ACE (+ INTERIOR STORY ART)

4632 SEND FOR SPITFIRES

 

 

305 BOGUS YANKS

4636 AMBUSH!

 

 

307 NIGHT INTRUDER

4640 SKY DROP

 

 

309 GLORY HUNTER

4652 THE TIGER IS LOOSE

 

 

312 ROCKET BLITZ

4656 DICE WITH DEATH

 

 

314 PHANTOM FORCE

4660 TERROR PATROL

 

 

316 TERROR ISLAND

4664 HOUNDS OF WAR

 

 

317 GUNS OF GLORY

4668 THE LOST SQUADRON

 

 

319 YELLOW HERO

4676 DEATH DIVE

 

 

321 HUMAN TORPEDO

4684 GREEN FOR DANGER

 

 

328 ROGUE SQUAD

4688 ZERO BASHER

 

 

330 BATTLE CRAZY (+ INTERIOR STORY ART)

4696 SUDDEN DEATH!

 

 

336 THE LONER            

4704 DESERT HERO

 

 

343 TROUBLE SQUADRON

4708 KILLER GUN

 

 

347 BOSS OF THE SKY

4712 BLOOD BEACH

 

 

350 HOODOO MISSION

4720 BLOOD RED DAWN

 

 

358 MAN OF IRON

4724 DOG FIGHT!

 

 

366 SKY TRAP

4736 SEA WOLF

 

 

415 TANK TAMER

4740 PORTRAIT OF DEATH

 

 

419 THE GUN

4744 SCOURGE OF THE DESERT

 

 

471 MIGHTY MIKE

4748 KILLER WITH WINGS

 

 

497 SKY BANDITS

4756 DEAD OF NIGHT

 

 

539 SNIPER’S ISLAND

4760 VULTURES OVER MALTA

 

 

543 ZERO FEET

4768 NIGHT FIGHTER

 

 

546 MUSTANG ACE

4776 SEA FURY

 

 

547 THE IRON MAN

4784 BROTHERS AT WAR

 

 

551 JINX PILOT             

4788 GIANT KILLER

 

 

555 SKY DROP

4792 CALL HIM HERO

 

 

563 SOLO SMITH

4796 NIGHT STRIKE

 

 

567 FIGHTING GIANT

4800 FLYING FOOLS

 

 

571 FAST GUN

4812 SKY TIGER

 

 

575 DICE WITH DEATH

4816 OPERATION TINFISH

 

 

583 MOUNTAIN GUN

4820 LOST PATROL

 

 

587 JUMP OR DIE

4824 THE DESPERATE HOURS

 

 

591 VALLEY OF SECRET WEAPONS

4836 ROCKET BLITZ

 

 

595 SEND FOR SPITFIRES

4852 SKY TRAP

 

 

607 KILLER WITH WINGS

4868 FLOATING FORTRESS

 

 

615 BLOOD RED DAWN

4876 NIGHT PROWL

 

 

619 DEATH DIVE

4888 CODEWORD “TORCH”

 

 

623 SEA WOLF

4904 KING OF THE SPITS

 

 

627 DOG FIGHT

4912 ROGUE PILOT

 

 

631 SUDDEN DEATH

4932 THE LOST ARMY

 

 

643 GHOST PILOT

4933 NIGHT INTRUDER

 

 

659 KILLER GUN

4940 FLYING FLEA

 

 

663 SCROUGE OF THE DESERT

4948 THE GOLDEN GUN

 

 

683 VULTURES OVER MALTA

4952 ATLANTIC KILLER

 

 

691 GLIDER ACE

4968 HOODOO SHIP

 

 

695 THE LOST SQUADRON

4972 STRINGBAG ACE

 

 

699 COLONEL SCARFACE

4976 THE STOLEN LANC

 

 

703 ZERO BASHER

4980 FLYING PHANTOM

 

 

707 BLACK ACE

4984 THE ONE THEY COULDN’T CATCH

 

 

715 TRAIL OF A HERO

4996 HURRICANE!

 

 

719 KILLER CREW

5004 TROUBLE SQUADRON

 

 

723 BLOOD BEACH

5016 THE LONER

 

 

727 DEAD OF NIGHT

5024 GLORY HUNTER

 

 

731 DESERT HERO

5040 HOODOO MISSION

 

 

735 GREEN FOR DANGER

5160 BOGUS YANKS

 

 

739 NIGHT STRIKE

5164 DEATH OF A U-BOAT

 

 

751 BURMA JOHNNY

5204 JINX PILOT

 

 

755 JUNGLE SNIPER

5320 THE SILVER SPITFIRE

 

 

759 BROTHERS AT WAR

5324 LONE EAGLE

 

 

763 THE DESPERATE HOURS

5332 ZERO FEET

 

 

767 SKY TIGER

5340 DEATH FLIES FAST

 

 

771 GIANT KILLER

5344 NIGHT ACE

 

 

779 BORN BRAVE

5356 THE WHITE FEATHER

 

 

783 LONE EAGLE

5360 TRAIL OF A HERO

 

 

791 HURRICANE ACE

5364 BORN BRAVE

 

 

795 ZERO! ZERO!

5368 TAIL-END CHARLIE

 

 

803 THE WHITE FEATHER

5380 BLACK SQUADRON

 

 

805 SEA FURY

5384 MOSQUITO STRIKE

 

 

807 JAP HUNT

5388 YELLOW HERO

 

 

808 HAUNTED SKIES

5424 THE GUN

 

 

811 TAIL-END CHARLIE

5456 DESERT FIGHTER

 

 

815 CALL HIM HERO

5496 ZERO! ZERO!

 

 

819 FLYING FOOLS

5500 HONG KONG HOOKY

 

 

823 HAMMER OF THE JAPS

5504 MOSQUITO ACE

 

 

827 DESERT FIGHTER

5672 …AND ONE WAS TRAITOR

 

 

831 THE FOUR SCARS

5694 HAUNTED SKIES

 

 

839 THE SILVER SPITFIRE

5735 SNIPER’S ISLAND

 

 

855 FLOATING FORTRESS

5736 KILLER CREW

 

 

859 CODEWORD TORCH

5737 JET MENACE

 

 

867 THE LOST ARMY

5738 BATTLE CRAZY

 

 

875 ROGUE PILOT

 

 

 

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Vic Whittle 2019