KENNETH (KEN) BARR
COMMANDO TITLES
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
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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 |
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Following is a list of
titles attributed to Ken Barr. Original titles in blue. Reprinted
titles in yellow. |
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1 WALK OR DIE |
883 DEATH FLIES
FAST |
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2 THEY CALED HIM COWARD |
887 INTERNATIONAL
SQUADRON |
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3 A GUY NEEDS GUTS |
891 |
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4 MERCY FOR NONE |
899 KING OF THE
SPITS |
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5 HELLFIRE LANDING |
903 THE GOLDEN
GUN |
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6 THEY CAME BY NIGHT |
911 FLYING FLEA |
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7 THE SHIP THEY COULDN’T SINK |
927 LOW LEVEL
LANC |
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8 RED RUNS THE RIVER |
935 STRINGBAG
ACE |
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9 JUNGLE FURY |
939 FLYING
PHANTOM |
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10 HUN BAIT |
943 MOSQUITO
ACE |
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11 CLOSER THAN BROTHERS |
947 KELLY’S
ARMY |
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12 THE DESPERATE DAYS |
951 THE STOLEN
LANC |
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13 DEATH IN THE SUN |
955 AND ONE WAS
TRAITOR |
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14 FLY FAST, SHOOT FAST |
967 CLASH OF
EAGLES |
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15 JAP KILLER |
971 BLACK SQUADRON |
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16 KNIFE FOR A NAZI |
975 JET MENACE |
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18 LONE HERO |
979 WALRUS
PATROL |
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19 THE DEATH DEALERS |
983 MOSQUITO
STRIKE |
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20 DARE DEVIL D.F.C. |
991 FIGHTER
BLITZ |
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22 COLD STEEL |
1003 NIGHT ACE
(+ INTERIOR STORY ART) |
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23 HILL 13 |
1007 GLORY
HUNTER |
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24 GUN FURY |
1011 NIGHT
INTRUDER |
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25 TAKE NO PRISONERS |
1023 PHANTOM
FORCE |
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28 MASSACRE IN
THE SUN |
1027 ROCKET
BLITZ |
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29 SKY ACE |
1031 YELLOW
HERO |
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30 |
1035 BATTLE
CRAZY (+ INTERIOR STORY ART) |
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32 GLIDER
PILOT |
1043 HUMAN
TORPEDO |
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34 DEATH |
1051 THE LONER |
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35 NIGHT
RAIDER |
1063 BOSS OF
THE SKY |
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38 DUEL IN THE
DESERT |
1067 HOODOO |
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39 DIGGERS DIE
HARD |
1075 TROUBLE
SQUADRON |
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41 BREAKOUT |
1119 SKY TRAP |
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42 SECRET
WEAPON |
1179 TANK TAMER |
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44 KILLER SHIP |
1239 THE GUN |
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45 FOG OF DOOM |
1355 MIGHTY
MIKE |
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46 PHANTOM
FIGHTERS |
2083 HAUNTED
SKIES |
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47 DUEL IN THE
SKY |
2523 WALK OR
DIE |
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49 BLOOD
VALLEY |
2531 THEY
CALLED HIM COWARD |
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50 CLASH OF
STEEL |
2539 A GUY
NEEDS GUTS |
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52 THE TIGER
IS LOOSE |
2547 MERCY FOR
NONE |
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53 SEEK AND
DESTROY |
2555 HELLFIRE
LANDING |
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54 BEACH HEAD |
2563 THEY CAME
BY NIGHT |
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57 TARGET FOR
TONIGHT |
2571 THE SHIP
THEY COULDN’T SINK |
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58 TATTOOED
HERO |
2579 RED RUNS
THE RIVER |
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63 AMBUSH |
2587 JUNGLE
FURY |
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150 OPERATION
TINFISH |
2595 HUN BAIT |
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151 NIGHT
STRIKE |
2977 THE HAUNTED
HALIFAX (+ INTERIOR STORY ART) |
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153 GIANT
KILLER |
3005 KILLER IN
THE CLOUDS (+ INTERIOR STORY ART) |
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154 |
3047 EVIL ACE
(+ INTERIOR STORY ART) |
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155 JUNGLE
SNIPER |
4138 BLOOD RED
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156 BROTHERS
AT WAR |
4325 MUSTANG
ACE |
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157 THE
DESPERATE HOURS |
4357 THE
DESPERATE DAYS |
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160 HUNT THE TRAITOR |
4365 CLOSER
THAN BROTHERS |
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161 BORN BRAVE |
4368 MIGHTY
MIKE |
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162 LONE EAGLE |
4373 HUN BAIT |
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164 TANK
BUSTER |
4381 JUNGLE
FURY |
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166 HURRICANE
ACE |
4383 INTERNATIONAL
SQUADRON |
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168 SEA FURY |
4389 RED RUNS
THE RIVER |
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170 ZERO!
ZERO! |
4399 THE SHIP
THEY COULDN’T SINK |
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172 FLOATING
FORTRESS |
4407 THEY CAME
BY NIGHT |
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174 TAILEND
CHARLIE |
4414 WALRUS
PATROL |
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176 LOST
PATROL |
4415 HELLFIRE LANDING |
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177 THE
FIGHTING McTAGGART |
4416 DARE-DEVIL
D.F.C. |
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178 HAMMER OF
THE JAPS |
4423 MERCY FOR
NONE |
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179 THE
SCARLET SERGEANT |
4429 BOSS OF
THE SKY |
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180 FLYING
FOOLS |
4430 MAD
SCHULTZ |
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182 ACHTUNG
SUBMARINE |
4437 A GUY
NEEDS GUTS |
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184 DEATH
FLIES FAST |
4445 THEY
CALLED HIM COWARD |
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185 THE FOUR
SCARS |
4448 THE FOUR
SCARS |
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186 CALL HIM
HERO |
4453 WALK – OR
DIE! |
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188 NIGHT
PROWL |
4455 VALLEY OF
SECRET WEAPONS |
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189 DESERT
FIGHTER |
4456 JUMP – OR
DIE |
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190 THEY CALL
HIM YELLOW |
4469 DEATH
MISSION |
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199 THE SILVER
SPITFIRE |
4473 KILLER SHIP |
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INTERNATIONAL SQUADRON |
4477 LONE HERO |
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219 ROGUE
PILOT |
4481 HILL 13 |
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220 CODEWORD
TORCH |
4485 THE DEATH DEALERS |
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222 THE LOST
ARMY |
4489 GUN FURY |
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224 BORN TO
FLY |
4493 GLIDER PILOT |
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235 FLYING
FLEA |
4497 BREAK-OUT! |
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238 KING OF
THE SPITS |
4501 NIGHT RAIDER |
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245 |
4505 DIGGERS DIE HARD |
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249 THE GOLDEN
GUN |
4509 COLD STEEL |
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255 HOODOO
SHIP |
4513 KNIFE FOR A NAZI |
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260 ATLANTIC
KILLER |
4517 DUEL IN THE DESERT |
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262 DEATH OF A
U-BOAT |
4521 DEATH IN THE SUN |
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263 LOW LEVEL
LANC |
4525 ISLAND OF GHOSTS |
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265 STRINGBAG
ACE |
4529 TAKE NO PRISONERS! |
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266 FLYING
PHANTOM |
4533 BLOOD VALLEY |
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269 MOSQUITO
ACE |
4537 FLY FAST SHOOT FIRST! |
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271 THE STOLEN
LANC |
4541 MASSACRE IN THE SUN |
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272 KELLY’S
ARMY |
4549 PHANTOM FIGHTERS |
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274 CLASH OF
EAGLES |
4553 SKY ACE |
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276 AND ONE
WAS A TRAITOR |
4557 FOG OF
DOOM |
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278 DEATH OF A
GIANT |
4561 DUEL IN
THE SUN |
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281 BLACK
SQUADRON |
4565 SEEK AND
DESTROY |
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284 WALRUS
PATROL |
4569
BEACH-HEAD! |
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287 JET MENACE |
4577 THE IRON
MAN |
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289 ONE THEY
COULDN’T CATCH |
4593 MOUNTAIN
GUN |
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290 MOSQUITO
STRIKE |
4597 FAST GUN |
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293 FIGHTER
BLITZ |
4601 ROGUE
BOMBER |
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294 WAR OF THE
GIANTS |
4605 TARGET FOR
TONIGHT |
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296 HURRICANE |
4617 FIGHTING
GIANT |
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297 RED FOR GO |
4620 TATTOOED
HERO |
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304 NIGHT ACE
(+ INTERIOR STORY ART) |
4632 SEND FOR SPITFIRES |
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305 BOGUS
YANKS |
4636 AMBUSH! |
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307 NIGHT
INTRUDER |
4640 SKY DROP |
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309 GLORY
HUNTER |
4652 THE TIGER
IS LOOSE |
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312 ROCKET
BLITZ |
4656 DICE WITH
DEATH |
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314 PHANTOM
FORCE |
4660 TERROR
PATROL |
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316 TERROR |
4664 HOUNDS OF
WAR |
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317 GUNS OF
GLORY |
4668 THE LOST
SQUADRON |
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319 YELLOW
HERO |
4676 DEATH DIVE |
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321 HUMAN
TORPEDO |
4684 GREEN FOR
DANGER |
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328 ROGUE
SQUAD |
4688 ZERO
BASHER |
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330 BATTLE
CRAZY (+ INTERIOR STORY ART) |
4696 SUDDEN
DEATH! |
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336 THE LONER |
4704 DESERT
HERO |
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343 TROUBLE
SQUADRON |
4708 KILLER GUN |
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347 BOSS OF
THE SKY |
4712 BLOOD
BEACH |
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350 HOODOO |
4720 BLOOD RED
DAWN |
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358 MAN OF
IRON |
4724 DOG FIGHT! |
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366 SKY TRAP |
4736 SEA WOLF |
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415 TANK TAMER |
4740 PORTRAIT
OF DEATH |
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419 THE GUN |
4744 SCOURGE OF
THE DESERT |
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471 MIGHTY
MIKE |
4748 KILLER
WITH WINGS |
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497 SKY
BANDITS |
4756 DEAD OF
NIGHT |
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539 SNIPER’S |
4760 VULTURES
OVER MALTA |
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543 ZERO FEET |
4768 NIGHT
FIGHTER |
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546 MUSTANG
ACE |
4776 SEA FURY |
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547 THE IRON
MAN |
4784 BROTHERS
AT WAR |
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551 JINX PILOT |
4788 GIANT
KILLER |
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555 SKY DROP |
4792 CALL HIM
HERO |
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563 SOLO SMITH |
4796 NIGHT
STRIKE |
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567 FIGHTING
GIANT |
4800 FLYING
FOOLS |
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571 FAST GUN |
4812 SKY TIGER |
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575 DICE WITH
DEATH |
4816 OPERATION
TINFISH |
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583 MOUNTAIN
GUN |
4820 LOST
PATROL |
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587 JUMP OR DIE |
4824 THE
DESPERATE HOURS |
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591 |
4836 ROCKET
BLITZ |
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595 SEND FOR
SPITFIRES |
4852 SKY TRAP |
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607 KILLER WITH
WINGS |
4868 FLOATING
FORTRESS |
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615 BLOOD RED
DAWN |
4876 NIGHT
PROWL |
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619 DEATH DIVE |
4888 CODEWORD
“TORCH” |
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623 SEA WOLF |
4904 KING OF
THE SPITS |
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627 DOG FIGHT |
4912 ROGUE
PILOT |
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631 SUDDEN
DEATH |
4932 THE LOST
ARMY |
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643 GHOST PILOT |
4933 NIGHT
INTRUDER |
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659 KILLER GUN |
4940 FLYING
FLEA |
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663 SCROUGE OF
THE DESERT |
4948 THE GOLDEN
GUN |
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683 VULTURES
OVER |
4952 ATLANTIC
KILLER |
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691 GLIDER ACE |
4968 HOODOO
SHIP |
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695 THE LOST
SQUADRON |
4972 STRINGBAG
ACE |
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699 COLONEL
SCARFACE |
4976 THE STOLEN
LANC |
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703 ZERO BASHER |
4980 FLYING
PHANTOM |
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707 BLACK ACE |
4984 THE ONE
THEY COULDN’T CATCH |
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715 TRAIL OF A
HERO |
4996 HURRICANE! |
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719 KILLER CREW |
5004 TROUBLE
SQUADRON |
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723 BLOOD BEACH |
5016 THE LONER |
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727 DEAD OF
NIGHT |
5024 GLORY
HUNTER |
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731 DESERT HERO |
5040 HOODOO
MISSION |
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735 GREEN FOR
DANGER |
5160 BOGUS
YANKS |
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739 NIGHT
STRIKE |
5164 DEATH OF A
U-BOAT |
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751 |
5204 JINX PILOT |
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755 JUNGLE SNIPER |
5320 THE SILVER
SPITFIRE |
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759 BROTHERS AT
WAR |
5324 LONE EAGLE |
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763 THE
DESPERATE HOURS |
5332 ZERO FEET |
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767 SKY TIGER |
5340 DEATH
FLIES FAST |
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771 GIANT
KILLER |
5344 NIGHT ACE |
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779 BORN BRAVE |
5356 THE WHITE
FEATHER |
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783 LONE EAGLE |
5360 TRAIL OF A
HERO |
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791 HURRICANE
ACE |
5364 BORN BRAVE |
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795 ZERO! ZERO! |
5368 TAIL-END
CHARLIE |
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803 THE WHITE
FEATHER |
5380 BLACK
SQUADRON |
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805 SEA FURY |
5384 MOSQUITO
STRIKE |
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807 JAP HUNT |
5388 YELLOW
HERO |
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808 HAUNTED
SKIES |
5424 THE GUN |
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811 TAIL-END
CHARLIE |
5456 DESERT
FIGHTER |
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815 CALL HIM
HERO |
5496 ZERO!
ZERO! |
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819 FLYING
FOOLS |
5500 HONG KONG
HOOKY |
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823 HAMMER OF
THE JAPS |
5504 MOSQUITO
ACE |
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827 DESERT
FIGHTER |
5672 …AND ONE
WAS TRAITOR |
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831 THE FOUR
SCARS |
5694 HAUNTED
SKIES |
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839 THE SILVER
SPITFIRE |
5735 SNIPER’S
ISLAND |
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855 FLOATING
FORTRESS |
5736 KILLER
CREW |
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859 CODEWORD
TORCH |
5737 JET MENACE |
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867 THE LOST
ARMY |
5738 BATTLE
CRAZY |
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875 ROGUE PILOT |
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