COMMANDO 1979
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All
the Commando titles for 1979 (1283 –
1378) |
The price of Commando increased to 12p in
October.
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Aldoma
Puig did his first cover for Commando May 1963 with 69 ‘Charge!’ and his
first interior art August 1969 with the brilliant 424 ‘I was a Nazi General’. Aldoma,
was more associated with the early Fleetway publications. The cover
illustrated on the left, by Aldoma for War Picture Library 388 ‘Tank Trap’ |
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Treganza
did his one and only cover this year with 1284 ‘Big Trouble!’ and Miller did
the first of his six covers with 1326 ‘Way of the Warriors’.
Cox did the
first of his covers with 1345 ‘Fall from the Sky’.
Miller did
the first of his covers with 1326 ‘Way of the Warrior’.
And
Phillips last cover with 1322 ‘Fight in the Night’.
Regular
cover artists this year were:
Cortiella, Cox, Fernando, Jacono, Ian Kennedy,
Longaron, Miller, Phillips, Artur Aldoma Puig, Rollan, Sanfeliz, Eustaguio
Segrelles, Treganza, K.C.G. Walker.
Reprint
cover artists:
Ken Barr, Buccherri, Ian Kennedy, Gordon
Livingstone, Jordi Penalva,
Favourite
cover:
It was nice
to see a Ken Barr cover this year with a reprint of 471 ‘Mighty Mike’ also a
reprint of 451 ‘Sky Shark’ (
But I liked
1345 ‘Fall from the Sky’ (Cox).
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Two reprinted issues each month. Reprinted issues are in brackets. |
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JANUARY |
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1283
(452) |
1284 |
1285 |
1286 |
1287
(441) |
1288 |
1289 |
1290 |
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THE SWORD
SHALL DECIDE |
BIG TROUBLE! |
DEADLY CARGO |
TRAIL OF
DESTRUCTION |
STRIKE SWIFT
– STRIKE SURE |
SAMMY’S NO
HERO |
THE GHOSTS |
A NICE QUITE |
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FEBRUARY |
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1291 (451) |
1292 |
1293 |
1294 (2604) |
1295 (460) |
1296 (2611) |
1297 (2603) |
1298 |
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SKY SHARK |
HUNTED MEN |
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TIME-WARP
WARRIOR |
UNDER THE
WIRE |
THAT MAN’S A
MENACE! |
TO THE RESCUE! |
REPORTED
MISSING… |
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MARCH |
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1299
(456) |
1300 |
1301 |
1302 |
1303
(457) |
1304 |
1305 |
1306
(2564) |
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BLACK ZERO |
A TIME OF
TERROR |
VALENTINES’
DAY |
FIND THAT
GOLD! |
HITLER’S
DOUBLE |
WHEN DAWN
BREAKS… |
TWO MEN AT
WAR |
ACTION AT
ZERO FEET |
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APRIL |
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1307
(453) |
1308 |
1309 |
1310
(2580) |
1311
(458) |
1312 |
1313 |
1314 |
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SEEK AND
STRIKE |
THE TOUGH
ONES |
ENEMIES NO
MORE |
FLYING
DESTROYER |
AND
EVERYWHERE THAT CASEY WENT… |
THE DANGEROUS
MR. SMITH |
HE CAN NOT
KILL |
TIME FOR
ACTION! |
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MAY |
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1315
(462) |
1316
(2588) |
1317 |
1318 |
1319
(461) |
1320
(2619) |
1321
(2643) |
1322 |
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OPERATION DEATH SLIDE |
TEMPEST! |
FAMILY OF
COWARDS |
FROGMAN’S WAR |
TRAP FOR A
TRAITOR |
THE MAGIC
BLADE |
THE SEA
RAIDERS |
FIGHT IN THE
NIGHT |
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JUNE |
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1323
(463) |
1324 |
1325
(2627) |
1326 |
1327
(459) |
1328 |
1329
(2635) |
1330
(2652) |
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MIDNIGHT
MENACE |
THE HUNTERS |
A BULLET FOR
THE MAJOR |
WAY OF THE
WARRIOR |
HAIL OF STEEL |
THE SECRET
SHIP |
ONE FALSE
MOVE… |
FORWARD THE
GUNS |
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JULY |
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1331
(464) |
1332
(2596) |
1333 |
1334
(2659) |
1335
(469) |
1336
(2684) |
1337
(2667) |
1338
(2612) |
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JUNGLE DROP |
WINGED WOLVES |
HUNTING
TROUBLE |
THE CAMERA
NEVER LIES |
DEATH OF A
WIMPEY |
INTO THE
TRAP! |
CROOK’S WAR |
ENEMY IN
SIGHT |
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AUGUST |
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1339
(435) |
1340
(2675) |
1341 |
1342 |
1343
(467) |
1344 |
1345 |
1346 |
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THE COBRA’S
NEST |
THE SILENT
SERVICE |
INTO THE
WOLF-LAIR! |
HE ALWAYS
PLAYED THE HERO |
STAND AND FIGHT |
THE SECRET
WAR |
FALL FROM THE
SKY |
DEATH IN THE
HILLS |
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SEPTEMBER |
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1347
(465) |
1348 |
1349 |
1350 |
1351
(475) |
1352 |
1353 |
1354 |
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CLASH OF ACES |
TEN YEARS
AFTER |
LAST OF THE
GUNBOATS |
PRIVATE
SCHULTZ’S WAR |
FIGHTING KID
McCOY |
VINCENT’S
VILLAINS |
DANGER ZONE |
LEGEND OF THE
LONGBOW |
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OCTOBER |
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1355
(471) |
1356 |
1357 |
1358 |
1359
(468) |
1360 |
1361 |
1362 |
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MIGHTY MIKE |
THE GAMBLER |
TAKE HIM
ALIVE! |
WHO KILLED
COOPER? |
DEADLY
RENDEZVOUS |
BARMY’S
PRIVATE ARMY |
THE LOST
BATTALION |
WAR AT SEA |
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NOVEMBER |
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1363
(474) |
1364 |
1365 |
1366 |
1367
(482) |
1368
(2692) |
1369 |
1370 |
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FORGET THE
PAST |
A FINE ENEMY |
THE DESERTER |
FLYING
FROGMAN |
THE FIGHTING
PENGUINS |
JUNGLE MAGIC |
MYSTERY IN
THE DESERT |
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DECEMBER |
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1371
(476) |
1372
(2700) |
1373
(2723) |
1374
(2732) |
1375
(473) |
1376 |
1377
(2707) |
1378
(2716) |
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FINGER ON THE
BUTTON |
LEAVE HIM
BEHIND! |
THE CHAMPIONS |
ACT OF THE
DEVIL |
STOLEN
SPITFIRE |
THE SURVIVOR |
SPEARHEAD |
DEATH-RAY |
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Vic
Whittle 2010 |
© D. C. Thomson 1979 |
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