MANUEL BENET BLANES
COMMANDO TITLES
Created: October 2nd 2024
Manuel Benet
Blanes was born in Valencia, Spain 1946.
Manuel has had a
long and distinguished career as an artist.
As a comic
artist Manuel has drawn for several publishers and his career is well
documented.
Here I am going
to concentrate on his work for Commando.
Manuel has carried out work for D.C. Thomson over 50 years and
Commando titles since 1983.
Though Manuel has done covers and interior art, I have listed
him in the interior art section.
His first title for Commando title was #1695 ‘The Traitor’ late
April 1983.
Manuel did the interior artwork for this title with a Ron
Brown Cover.
This trend was repeated with other artists doing the covers until
late January 1992 where Manuel did the Cover and interior art for #2538
‘Hunter and Bunter’..
Since then Manuel has done artwork for the Covers and the
Interior art with several exceptions as indicated in the list below.
Vic Whittle October
2024
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MANUEL
BENET BLANES Artist Commando Comics 1983 - Present |
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COMMANDO COVERS
BY MANUEL BENET BLANES |
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2538 HUNTER AND BUNTER January 1992 |
2768 NIGHTMARE! June 1994 |
2829 PART-TIME HEROES February 1995 |
2910 STREET FIGHTERS December 1995 |
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2992 HUMAN SHIELD October 1996 |
3150 WEEK-END WAR June 1998 |
3200 THE SECRET OF SECTOR SIX December 1998 |
3358 A VERY SPECIAL BREED August 2000 |
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3535 PHANTOM’S VENGEANCE June 2002 |
3592 SHERMAN January
2003 |
3647 RETURN OF THE GLADIATOR August 2003 |
3761 THE DEMOLITION MEN October 2004 |
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4191 HIRED GUNS April 2009 |
4957 YURI’S RETURN ctober 6th
2016 |
5263 CODENAME WARLORD – SHIP OF FOOLS September 19th 2019 |
5645 THE LAB RAT CLUB May 11th 2023 |
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Following
is a list of interior art attributed to Manuel Benet Blanes. |
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Original
titles in BLUE. |
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Reprinted
titles in YELLOW. |
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All the Covers are by Benet except where
indicated. |
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1695 THE TRAITOR (Cover Ron Brown) |
3816 JUNGLE TANK |
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1950 THE FIGHTING FLEET (Cover Carlo Jacono) |
3845 BATTLE ON TERROR MOUNTAIN |
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1968 THE DEFENDERS (Cover Ron Brown) |
3876 ROOF OF THE WORLD (Cover Ian
Kennedy) |
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1985 AIR GUNNER’S WAR (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
3894 ACTING THE HERO |
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2001 STRIKE BACK (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
3935 GALLOP TO GLORY! |
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2016 THE FIGHTER FROM FRANCE (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
3976 BURMA HIJACK (Cover Ron Brown) |
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2032 THE LAST HURRICANE (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4029 THE BIG PUSH (Cover Ian
Kennedy) |
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2053 BRING HIM DOWN! (Cover Jeff Bevan) |
4072 DAY OF THE COWARD (Cover Jeff
Bevan) |
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2066 TRUE WARRIOR (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4072 NAZI FORTRESS (Cover Mike Cox) |
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2081 OUT OF LUCK (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4119 THE FINAL HOURS (Cover Ian
Kennedy) |
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2096 EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4161 INVISIBLE AGGRESSOR |
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2117 THE ROAD TO VICTORY (Cover Jordi Longaron) |
4176 DEATH FROM THE SHADOWS (Cover
Mike Cox) |
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2134 FLIGHT TO VENGEANCE (Cover Carlo Jacono) |
4178 MOUNTAIN SHOWDOWN |
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2150 THE SIEGE OF LOOKOUT HILL (Cover Gino D’Achille) |
4182 HUNTER AND BUNTER |
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2181 ON ACTIVE SERVICE (Cover Jeff Bevan) |
4191 HIRED GUNS |
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2198 NO TIME FOR TERROR (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4199 WARRIOR TRADITION |
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2214 CHANCE FOR GLORY (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4204 FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE |
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2233 BULLET-PROOF (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4215 SECOND BEST? |
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2257 SECRET OF THE TUNNEL (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4230 FOUR VOLUNTEERS |
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2278 TERROR IN THE SNOW (Cover Gina D’Achille) |
4290 WAR OF THE WAGTAIL |
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2297 NIGHT OF NO RETURN (Cover Gibson) |
4294 SLOGGER’S WAR (Cover Ian
Kennedy) |
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2314 ROOF OF THE
WORLD (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4314 TESTED TO DESTRUCTION |
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2366 BURMA HIJACK (Cover Ron Brown) |
4318 THREE ANGRY MEN (Cover Ian
Kennedy) |
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2393 THE BIG PUSH (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4342 FALSE GLORY |
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2429 DAY OF THE COWARD (Cover Jeff Bevan) |
4371 CONVICT COMMANDOS |
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2462 NAZI FORTRESS (Cover Mike Cox) |
4379 MASK OF DEATH |
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2479 PRESS GANG (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4387 BLOOD MONEY |
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2503 THE FINAL HOURS (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4395 NIGHTMARE IN STALINGRAD |
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2535 DEATH FROM THE SHADOWS (Cover Mike Cox) |
4410 TALK…OR DIE! |
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2538 HUNTER AND BUNTER |
4425 PRIDE OF THE DESERT |
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2554 FOUR VOLUNTEERS |
4463 THE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION |
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2584 SECOND BEST? |
4487 MISSION TO PATAGONIA |
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2600 HIRED GUNS |
4495 RAIN OF TERROR |
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2623 WARRIOR TRADITION |
4499 HUNTING MUSSOLINI |
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2639 SAFETY FIRST |
4528 THE DOOMED LEGIONAIRES |
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2657 FALSE GLORY |
4551 HELL’S CAULDRON |
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2669 JUNGLE KILLER |
4571 FRENZY OF FEAR |
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2704 HARD TO KILL! |
4583 DUNGEON OF DOOM |
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2738 ROMAN CHALLENGE (Cover Carlos Pino) |
4595 THE KILLING CAGE |
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2768 NIGHTMARE |
4611 SEE PARIS…AND DIE! |
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2777 TERROR CHALLENGE (Cover Carlos Pino) |
4631 FATAL MISSION |
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2798 JU JU CATALINA |
4659 BAD VIBRATIONS |
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2816 NIGHT OF THE CAT |
4675 GRAVE SECRET |
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2829 PART TIME HEROES |
4707 TARGET AMERICA |
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2839 ONE MUST DIE |
4715 THE DEVIL’S SHADOW |
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2852 SLOGGER’S WAR (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4735 DEADLY ENIGMA |
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2880 THREE ANGRY MEN (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
4753 ROYLE’S MARINES |
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2910 STREET FIGHTERS |
4779 EVIL IN THE EAST |
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2925 GUNS ON THE PEAK |
4795 LETHAL ATTRACTION |
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2935 THE UNSEEN |
4819 BRILLIANT DEATH |
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2949 THE DEVIL’S ROAD |
4847 NATURE OF THE BEAST |
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2964 THE TRAITOR (Cover Ron Brown) |
4871 HARD TROUBLE |
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2969 DOUBLE DANGER |
4879 BANQUET OF BLOOD |
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2992 HUMAN SHIELD |
4891 COSSACK VENGEANCE |
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3018 TWICE THE DANGER |
4903 WEB OF FIRE |
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3031 PROGRAMMED TO DESTROY |
4915 NEMESIS OF THE NORTH |
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3050 CASTLE OF DEATH |
4943 ICE-COLD COMBAT |
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3077 STRIKE FROM THE SHADOWS |
4957 YURI’S RETURN |
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3101 GERMAN SAMURAI |
4969 YURI ON THE RUN |
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3119 RED ARMY REBEL |
4974
PRESS GANG (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
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3134 BORDER BATTLE |
4981
YURI’S REVENGE |
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3150 WEEK-END WAR |
4997 HIDDEN NAZIS |
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3170 THE TROUBLE WITH TRAITORS |
5005 URBAN GUNNERS |
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3182 KINGDOM OF THE TIGER |
5035 ESCAPE SAIGON! |
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3200 THE SECRET OF SECTOR SIX |
5054 SAFETY FIRST |
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3217 ENEMIES FROM THE EAST |
5057 JUNGLE HEAT |
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3253 DOGS OF WAR |
5067 HMS ICEBERG |
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3260 THE DEFENDERS (Cover Ron Brown) |
5089 TROUBLE IN TIBET |
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3263 WRONG TARGET (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
5109 DOCTORS ORDERS |
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3277 TIME TO FIGHT |
5123 WOLF WARRIORS |
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3294 SNAP – SHOT (Cover only –
Interior art Carlos Pino) |
5139 THE FORLORN HOPE |
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3313 THE HIDDEN GUNS |
5155 THE PACT |
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3331 AIR GUNNER’S WAR (Cover Ian
Kennedy) |
5171 WAR BUS |
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3342 THE VIKING SHIELD |
5189 FLIGHT INTO DARKNESS |
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3358 A VERY SPECIAL BREED |
5217 LADY DEATH |
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3375 BEWARE THE BOXERS |
5233 DEAD BY DAWN |
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3379 STRIKE BACK (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
5242 ONE MUST DIE! |
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3394 CURSE OF THE CORSAIRS |
5255 CODENAME WARLORD (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
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3404 THE FIGHTER FROM FRANCE (Cover
Ian Kennedy) |
5263 CODENAME WARLORD – SHIP OF
FOOLS |
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3408 BUGLE BOY |
5279 A BOY GOES TO WAR |
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3438 ROGUE SAMURAI |
5311 TANK WIFE |
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3453 VENGEANCE VALLEY |
5339 SIEGE OF MUSA DAGH |
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3459 BRING HIM DOWN! (Cover Jeff
Bevan) |
5351 V FOR VITORIA |
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3478 DESTROY THAT BRIDGE! |
5371 FIVE LITTLE SOLDIER BOYS |
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3496 RAIDERS OF THE RIVER |
5393 HAND OF TYR |
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3499 THE LAST HURRICANE (Cover Ian
Kennedy) |
5425 BROTHERS IN ARMS |
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3508 TRUE WARRIOR (Cover Ian
Kennedy) |
5450 THE QUARTERMASTER |
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3525 FRIEND – OR FOE! |
5465 TOO STUBBORN TO DIE |
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3535 PHANTOM’S VENGEANCE |
5483 THE GHOUL SQUAD |
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3541 HEADLING HARRY |
5495 RIFLEMAN’S REVENGE |
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3548 OUT OF LUCK (Cover Ian Kennedy) |
5513 TILL TANKS FLY |
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3557 TIME TO TALK |
5521 SNAP SHOT |
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3564 EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK
(Cover Ian Kennedy) |
5537 TOMASZ AND THE TANK ENGINE |
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3582 SECRET OF THE STONES |
5554 HARD TO KILL! |
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3592 SHERMAN! |
5579 SHARPSHOOTERS AND SABOTEURS |
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3615 PRISON ISLAND |
5583 THE GHOUL SQUAD 2 |
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3620 ON ACTIVE SERVICE (Cover Jeff
Bevan) |
5597 DANTE’S WAR |
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3647 RETURN OF THE GLADIATOR |
5625 FOUL PLAY |
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3663 THE VOICE OF TREASON |
5645 THE LAB RAT CLUB |
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3676 NO TIME FOR TERROR (Cover Ian
Kennedy) |
5663 TOOTH AND NAIL |
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3681 HIGH-RISK HERO |
5699 THE TRUMPETER’S CALL |
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3696 PROJECT”WOLF” |
5723 THOMASZ AND THE TOP-SECRET
ENGINE |
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3703 BRANDED A TRAITOR |
5749 TREACHERY AND TREASURE |
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3708 CHANCE FOR GLORY (Cover Ian
Kennedy) |
5759 THE POINT OF NO RETURN |
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3727 FIGHT IN THE FOREST |
5787 HUNTER AND BUNTER |
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3761 THE DEMOLITION MEN |
5788 JUNGLE KILLER |
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3763 BULLET-PROOF (Cover Ian
Kennedy) |
5789 THE DEVIL’S ROAD |
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3782 IN LINE OF FIRE |
5790 TWICE THE DANGER |
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3795 SECRET OF THE TUNNEL (Cover Ian
Kennedy) |
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©
D. C. Thomson & Co Ltd |
Vic Whittle 2024 |