DENIS McLOUGHLIN

COMMANDO ARTIST

(POCKET HOMEPAGE)

Updated: October 5th 2024

I was first introduced to Denis's excellent artwork when I was presented, for my birthday,

a Buffalo Bill Wild West Annual 1950 and I particularly remember the

vivid colour illustrations contained within the annual.

Denis began working for Commando in 1982 with his first issue 1623 "FIGHT BACK" in July.

He produced over 170 original titles with his last original title 3567 “NO PLACE TO HIDE!”

printed October 2002.

Since that date, all the issues are re-prints of earlier Commando’s.

It always seemed strange to me, that Denis (remembering his colour illustrations for the Buffalo Bill Annual’s)

never did any of the covers for Commando.

So, all the cover illustrations below are by other artists.

Denis McLoughlin, born in Bolton, Lancashire, England April 15th 1918 – Died April 22nd 2002. Aged 84

Vic

April 23rd 2002

		DENIS McLOUGHLIN Artist for Commando Comics 1982 - 2002
FOLLOWING INTERIOR ART BY DENIS COVER ART BY OTHERS
1623 FIGHT BACK! Cover: Baraldi Late July 1982	1688 ISLAND OF MYSTERY Cover: Jeff Bevan Late March 1983		1710 OBEY ORDERS! Cover: Ian Kennedy Early June 1984	1718 THE CONQUERORS Cover: Jeff Bevan Early July 1983
1909 INTO BANDIT COUNTRY Cover: Ian Kennedy Early July 1985	2022 GHOST OF EVIL Cover: Ian Kennedy Early September 1986		2030 TOP-SECRET BASE Cover: Jeff Bevan Early October 1986	2109 BACK FROM BEYOND Cover: Longaron Early August 1987
2216 NAZI HUNT Cover: Jeff Bevan Late September 1988	2357 FIGHTING INVENTOR Cover: Ian Kennedy Early March 1990		2447 THE LOST BOMBER Cover: Ron Brown Late February 1991	2577 INTO BANDIT COUNTRY Cover: Ian Kennedy Late June 1992
3167 STORM ISLAND Cover: Mike White Late August 1988	3289 ICEBERG BATTERY Cover: Ian Kennedy Late November 1999		3450 MAC’S LAW Cover: Ian Kennedy Late July 2001	3567 NO PLACE TO HIDE Cover: Ian Kennedy Late October 2002
Following is a list of titles attributed to Denis McLoughlin. Original titles in blue. Reprinted titles in yellow.
1623 FIGHT BACK!			2995 IN ENEMY UNIFORM (Re-issue of 1768)
1638 TIME-BOMB			3004 BOSS OF THE ISLANDS (Re-issue of 1785)
1656 GUNS ALONG THE RIVER			3012 FOR FREEDOM (Re-issue of 1766)
1671 ON THE TRAIL OF THE TREASURE			3015 RUNAWAY REBEL
1680 FIND THE RAIDERS			3034 THE THIEF TAKER
1688 ISLAND OF MYSTERY			3043 WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES (Re-issue of 1830)
1704 THE DIE-HARDS			3048 LONE VOLUNTEER
1710 OBEY ORDERS!			3073 ESKIMO SCOUTS
1718 THE CONQUERORS			3082 VICTORY AND VENGEANCE
1727 A MAN AFRAID			3091 BOMBER CREW (Re-issue of 1837)
1741 THE HAWK AND THE DOVE			3096 TOUGH JUSTICE
1744 TANK KILLER			3108 DELAYED ACTION (Re-issue of 1854)
1758 FIND THEM, SINK THEM!			3114 BEN'S BATTLE
1766 FOR FREEDOM			3127 TRACKS OF TERROR
1768 IN ENEMY UNIFORM			3131 RIVER OF BLOOD (Re-issue of 1871)
1775 A WHOLE LOT OF TROUBLE			3145 BLAZING FRONTIER
1785 BOSS OF THE ISLANDS			3151 RENEGADE KNIGHTS
1797 BAND OF WARRIORS			3163 INTO BANDIT COUNTRY (Re-issue of 1909)
1805 RAIDER ON THE PROWL			3167 STORM ISLAND
1813 THE SECRET BASE			3171 ATLANTIC HURRICANE (Re-issue of 1886)
1818 THE GOOD SOLDIER			3180 SERGEANTS DON’T RUN (Re-issue of 1894)
1830 WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES!			3186 DUEL WITH THE DEVIL
1837 BOMBER CREW			3189 MUTINY
1846 ISLAND OF HEROES			3194 FEAR ON THE FRONTIER
1854 DELAYED ACTION			3196 NORTHERN PATROL (Re-issue of 1902)
1862 ICE-COLD COURAGE			3213 ARMY OF THE SHADOWS
1871 RIVER OF BLOOD			3225 FIGHTING TRAWLER
1886 ATLANTIC HURRICANE			3228 WANTED DEAD AND ALIVE (Re-issue of 1945)
1894 SERGEANTS DON'T RUN			3234 TERROR TACTICS
1902 NORTHERN PATROL			3244 STAND BY…FIRE (Re-issue of 1938)
1909 INTO BANDIT COUNTRY			3250 REBEL RAIDERS
1917 ROAR OF THE TEMPEST			3259 THE FLYING BATTLESHIPS (Re-issue of 1927)
1927 THE FLYING BATTLESHIPS			3264 A MATTER OF NERVE
1934 THE FLYING COFFIN			3282 DEADLY CONTACT
1938 STAND BY…FIRE!			3289 ICEBERG BATTERY
1945 WANTED, DEAD AND ALIVE			3301 REBEL'S REVENGE
1957 THE MISFITS			3312 LOYAL TO THE LEGION
1966 RUN FOR IT!			3315 THE MAN WITH POWER (Re-issue of 1984)
1974 TREASURE OF THE CHATEAU			3319 LEGION GOLD
1984 THE MAN WITH THE POWER			3334 THE CRAZY PROFESSOR
1989 SCHOOLBOY AT SEA			3339 SCHOOLBOY AT SEA (Re-issue of 1989)
1997 KNIGHTS OF THE DESERT SKY			3350 O’LEARY’S REVENGE
2007 COLIN'S LUCK			3360 FRED'S DAY OUT
2022 GHOST OF EVIL			3369 SHADOW FROM THE PAST
2030 TOP-SECRET BASE			3389 CANNON FODDER
2034 COUNTER-ATTACK!			3395 COLIN’S LUCK (Re-issue of 2007)
2040 SUB VERSUS SUB			3402 CAMEL CAVALRY
2047 LORD OF THE HEADHUNTERS			3412 SUB VERSUS SUB (Re-issue of 2040)
2055 FIGHTING PARTNERS			3414 REGIMENTAL RUDDOCK
2064 A BUNCH OF BANDITS			3420 FIGHTING PARTNERS (Re-issue of 2055)
2069 HOMEWARD BOUND			3425 PRESS-GANGED!
2089 TOP-SECRET U-BOAT			3432 TERROR OF THE TRACKS
2094 MYSTERY WARRIOR			3436 HOMEWARD BOUND (Re-issue of 2069)
2104 WAR IN THE SNOW			3444 TOP SECRET BASE (Re-issue of 2030)
2109 BACK FROM BEYOND			3450 MAC’S LAW
2118 SOLDIER OF THE EMPEROR			3451 LORD OF THE HEADHUNTERS (Re-issue of 2047)
2126 DESERT STRIKEFORCE			3461 THE FIGHTING THREE
2130 SPECIAL MISSION			3477 HERO HUNTER
2141 THE CHEF WHO WENT TO WAR			3487 REBEL RAIDER!
2149 VLR-VERY LONG RANGE			3491 A BUNCH OF BANDITS (Re-issue of 2064)
2166 SOUND THE ALARM			3501 RENEGADE RAIDERS
2169 CARRIER SQUADRON			3512 ROGAN OF THE RIFLES
2175 WARSHIP ON WHEELS			3515 TOP SECRET U-BOAT (Re-issue of 2089)
2184 SEAPLANE TO THE RESCUE			3526 THE FIGHTING FURIES
2191 ONE GOOD TURN			3536 A SOLDIER’S LUCK
2201 WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTS			3552 FIGHT TO WIN!
2207 BABYFACE BAILEY			3556 SOLDIER OF THE EMPEROR (Re-issue of 2118)
2216 NAZI HUNT			3567 NO PLACE TO HIDE!
2226 WARNER'S WAR			3571 DESERT STRIKE-FORCE (Re-issue of 2126)
2229 CALL TO BATTLE			3587 THE CHEF WHO WENT TO WAR (Re-issue of 2141)
2237 LOST AT SEA			3603 VLR – VERY LONG RANGE (Re-issue of 2149)
2249 FROZEN WITH FEAR			3619 CARRIER SQUADRON (Re-issue of 2169)
2264 PHANTOM PANTHERS			3636 WARSHIP ON WHEELS (Re-issue of 2176)
2269 BEWARE THE TRAITOR			3643 SEAPLANE TO THE RESCUE (Re-issue of 2184)
2280 ESCAPE FROM SINGAPORE			3667 WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTS (Re-issue of 2201)
2289 A LUCKY BREAK			3684 BABYFACE BAILEY (Re-issue of 2207)
2294 SEARCH AND RESCUE			3716 NAZI HUNT (Re-issue of 2216)
2305 NIGHTMARE FLIGHT			3739 WARNER’S WAR (Re-issue of 2226)
2313 OPERATION 'VIKING'			3764 FROZEN WITH FEAR (Re-issue of 2249)
2327 DOOMED DESTROYER			3772 PHANTOM PANTHERS (Re-issue of 2264)
2346 CROSS OF FIRE			3780 BEWARE THE TRAITOR (Re-issue of 2269)
2357 FIGHTING INVENTOR			3820 ESCAPE FROM SINGAPORE (Re-issue of 2280)
2365 THE FOOTSLOGGERS			3836 SEARCH AND RESCUE (Re-issue of 2294)
2375 PAST CRIMES			3878 SEARCH AND RESCUE (Re-issue of 2313)
2384 OUT-GUNNED			3923 FIGHTING INVENTOR (Re-issue 2357)
2398 DAYS OF FEAR			3932 CROSS OF FIRE (Re-issue of 2346)
2408 YANKEE DESTROYER			4001 PAST CRIMES (Re-issue of 2375)
2421 FIELD GUNNER			4016 OUT-GUNNED! (Re-issue of 2384)
2433 DEATH ON THE WIND			4040 DAYS OF FEAR (Re-issue of 2398)
2447 THE LOST BOMBER			4047 YANKEE DETROYER (Re-issue of 2408)
2458 U-BOAT CHASE			4055 FIELD GUNNER (Re-issue of 3421)
2471 OUTCAST!			4080 THE LOST BOMBER (Re-issue of 2447)
2487 SNATCH SQUAD			4101 U-BOAT CURSE (Re-issue of 2458)
2498 THE WRONG WAR			4118 THE WRONG WAR (Re-issue of 2498)
2506 GLIDE INTO DANGER			4125 SNATCH SQUAD (Re-issue of 2487)
2520 RUN THE GAUNTLET			4133 OUTCAST! (Re-issue of 2471)
2529 TEETH OF THE DRAGON			4143 TEETH OF THE DRAGON (Re-issue of 2529)
2552 VAMPIRE HUNT			4157 RUN THE GAUNTLET (Re-issue of 2520)
2561 KILL THE FUHRER!			4174 BAILEY’S RAIDERS (Re-issue of 2614)
2577 FOLLOW THE DRUM			4207 TO LEAD THE WAY (Re-issue of 2765)
2585 THE SHADOW WAR			4213 SHOCK FORCE (Re-issue of 2633)
2601 LAST-DITCH DEFENDERS			4221 SHOCK FORCE U.K. (Re-issue of 2688)
2614 BAILEY'S RAIDERS			4229 SHOCK FORCE SHOWDOWN (Re-issue of 2728)
2633 SHOCK FORCE			4237 OIL RIG RAIDERS (Re-issue of 2845)
2640 GRENADE!			4246 LAST-DITCH DEFENDERS (Re-issue of 2601)
2655 ACTION TEAM			4254 KILL THE FUHRER! (Re-issue of 2561)
2671 WEREWOLF MISSION			4269 VAMPIRE HUNT (Re-issue of 2552)
2688 SHOCK FORCE U.K.!			4272 THE SHADOW WAR (Re-issue of 2585)
2702 OPERATION MANHUNT			4295 DEATH RIDE (Re-issue of 2853)
2710 DEADLY DOUBLE-CROSS			4320 THE FIGHTING BUCKET (Re-issue of 2882)
2728 SHOCK FORCE SHOWDOWN			4333 DEADLY DOUBLE-CROSS (Re-issue of 2710)
2736 STORM FORCE			4344 ACTION TEAM (Re-issue of 2655)
2758 OPERATION ECLIPSE			4440 VLR – VERY LONG RANGE (Re-issue of 2149/3603)
2765 TO LEAD THE WAY			4486 WAR IN THE SNOW (Re-issue of 2104)
2782 OPERATION NAVAJO			4554 THE CHEF WHO WENT TO WAR (Re-issue of 2141/3587)
2799 CLOSE ACTION			4566 WARNER’S WAR (Re-issue of 2226/3739)
2814 DESTINATION SIBERIA			4590 WARSHIP ON WHEELS (Re-issue of 2176/3636)
2830 REBELLION!			4598 ONE GOOD TURN.. (Re-issue of 2191)
2845 OIL RIG RAIDERS			4682 ESCAPE FROM SINGAPORE (Re-issue of 2280/3820)
2853 DEATH RIDE			4686 BEWARE THE TRAITOR (Re-issue of 2269/3780)
2876 OBEY ORDERS (Re-issue of 1710)			4702 OPERATION “VIKING” (Re-issue of 2313/3875)
2882 FIGHTING BUCKET			4766 PHANTOM PANTHERS (Re-issue of 2264/3772)
2895 HOSTAGE HUNT			4778 DEATH ON THE WIND (Re-issue of 2433)
2899 A MAN AFRAID (Re-issue of 1727)			4814 PAST CRIMES (Re-issue of 2375/4001)
2912 GRUDGE TEAM			5050 GRENADE (Re-issue of 2640)
2916 THE CONQUERORS (Re-issue of 1718)			5198 OPERATION ECLIPSE (Re-issue of 2758)
2927 SECRET SABOTEUR			5258 WEREWOLF MISSION (Re-issue of 2671)
2942 SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE			5270 HOSTAGE HUNT (Re-issue of 2895)
2948 ISLAND OF MYSTERY (Re-issue of 1688)			5290 DESTINATION SIBERIA (Re-issue of 2814)
2960 BORN TO BATTLE			5294 OUTCAST! (Re-issue of 2471)
2971 FIND THE RAIDERS (Re-issue of 1680)			5482 THE HAWK AND THE DOVE (Re-issue of 1741)
2982 SENTENCE OF DEATH			5506 FIND THEM, SINK THEM! (Re-issue of 1758)
2994 FIGHTING MOUNTIE			5638 A WHOLE LOT OF TROUBLE (Re-issue of 1778)
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