CARLOS PINO GALLARDO

COMMANDO TITLES

 (POCKET HOMEPAGE) 

 

 

Created: October 29th 2019  

Carlos Pino was born in Madrid 7th September 1940.

 

Carlos has had a very long and distinguished career as an artist with his early work for the Spanish market.

In the mid-60’s he started work on Fleetway publishing titles

His career is well documented at this point, so here I am going to concentrate on his work for Commando titles.

Carlos first title for Commando was #2302 Marooned! August 1989.

Carlos did the interior artwork for this title with a Jeff Bevan Cover.

This trend was repeated with other artists doing the covers until November 1993 with one exception #2345 Demon Driver where Carlos did the Cover and interior art.

From November 1993 to present Carlos has done artwork for the Covers and the Interior art with few exceptions as indicated in the list below.

I think for an untrained his work is very recognisable.

 

Vic Whittle October 2019

 

 

 

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CARLOS PINO GALLARDO

Artist

for

Commando Comics

1989 -Present

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pino 13

 

 

MORE COMMANDO COVERS BY CARLOS PINO

 

 

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2345

DEMON DRIVER

January 1990

2714

GUARD OF HONOUR

November 1993

2781

SAMURAI CHALLENGE

August 1994

2903

NO SCORE DIXON

November 1995

 

 

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2944

RED FURY

April 1996

3737

METAL MONSTER

July 2004

3760

NAZI SECRET

October 2004

4346

SEEING DOUBLE

Late November 2010

 

 

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4635

WARRIOR’S RETURN

September 12th 2013

4699

GROUND ATTACK!

April 24th 2014

4743

RETURN TO THE SKY

September 25th 2014

4761

BATTLE-CARRIER!

November 20th 2014

 

 

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4823

WATERLOO!

July 2nd 2015

5049

THE BLOOD OF THE VIKINGS

August 24th 2017

5101

VIVA VILLA!

February 22nd 2018

5133

THE HOME FRONT

June 14th 2018

 

 

Following is a list of titles attributed to Carlos Pino.

Original titles in blue.

Reprinted titles in yellow.

All the Covers are by Pino except where indicated.

 

 

 

2302 MAROONED! (Cover Jeff Bevan)

3840 BATTLE GROUND BRITAIN

 

 

2310 SMASH THOSE TANKS! (Cover Jeff Bevan)

3846 CHAMBER OF EVIL

 

 

2320 GUILT AND GLORY (Cover Jeff Bevan)

3851 MAROONED! (Cover Jeff Bevan)

 

 

2330 HIGH SPEED DUEL (Cover Ian Kennedy)

3863 JEEPS AWAY!

 

 

2345 DEMON DRIVER

3870 TWO-MAN ARMY

 

 

2373 WORD OF HONOUR (Cover Ian Kennedy)

3878 HARRY'S WAR

 

 

2390 WAR GAMES (Cover Ian Kennedy)

3882 THE LONG WAY HOME

 

 

2397 DEADLY MIDGET (Cover Jeff Bevan)

3884 HIGH SPEED DUEL (Cover Ian Kennedy)

 

 

2415 SHADOW OF EVIL (Cover Ian Kennedy)

3896 DESERT GOLD

 

 

2434 NAZI HIJACK (Cover Ian Kennedy)

3899 SMASH THOSE TANKS! (Cover Jeff Bevan)

 

 

2450 FLYING VIPER (Cover Ian Kennedy)

3905 BADGE OF PRIDE

 

 

2465 THE ACCUSED (Cover Ron Brown)

3907 GUILT AND GLORY (Cover Jeff Bevan)

 

 

2482 RED ALERT (Cover Phil Gascoine)

3913 TRAIL OF A KILLER

 

 

2509 BACK FROM THE DEAD (Cover Alan Burrows)

3927 MOUNTAIN VENDETTA

 

 

2553 THE LAND OF PUNT (Cover Ian Kennedy)

3937 NOSE FOR DANGER

 

 

2597 RAG-TAG ARMY (Cover Ian Kennedy)

3939 DEMON DRIVER

 

 

2621 THE DEADLY TRADE (Cover Ian Kennedy)

3950 DESERT PIRATES

 

 

2653 AIR KOMMANDO (Cover Ian Kennedy)

3962 RING OF FURY

 

 

2669 JUNGLE KILLER (Cover Manuel Benet)

3979 BUZZ BOMB BRADY

 

 

2673 TERROR ZONE (Cover Phil Gascoine)

3996 LOST LEGION

 

 

2689 RADAR RAIDERS (Cover Ian Kennedy)

4021 WORD OF HONOUR (Cover Ian Kennedy)

 

 

2714 GUARD OF HONOUR

4025 RED OCTOBER

 

 

2735 CRACKSHOT CRAIG

4030 WAR GAMES (Cover Ian Kennedy)

 

 

2754 VIKING CHALLENGE

4033 VITAL TARGET

 

 

2781 SAMURAI CHALLENGE

4039 DEADLY MIDGET (Cover Jeff Bevan)

 

 

2797 GANGSTER CHALLENGE

4057TIN-CAN TROUBLE

 

 

2807 ACE FOR HIRE

4061 SHADOW OF EVIL (Cover Ian Kennedy)

 

 

2826 SEAL

4067 THE BUCCANEERS!

 

 

2840 THE WARLORD

4079 FLYING VIPER (Cover Ian Kennedy)

 

 

2856 CODE OF HONOUR (Cover Ian Kennedy)

4082 RUN... OR DIE!

 

 

2877 THE WOLF

4083 WORK... OR DIE!

 

 

2903 NO SCORE NIXON

4088 THE ACCUSED (Cover Ron Brown)

 

 

2922 FIRE FIGHTERS

4106 BIG GUN... ...BIG TARGET

 

 

2944 RED FURY

4108 CASTAWAY SQUADRON

 

 

2957 RESCUE SQUAD

4123 NIGHTMARE HOLIDAY

 

 

2978 REVENGE RAID

4148 BARGING INTO BATTLE

 

 

3002 REBEL HUNT

4160 BACK FROM THE DEAD (Cover Alan Burrows)

 

 

3014 DANGER BELOW ZERO

4162 THE FIGHTING EAGLE

 

 

3018TWICE THE DANGER

4165 THE DEADLY TRADE (Cover Ian Kennedy)

 

 

3026 NIGHTMARE ISLAND

4170 EAGLE OVER AFRICA

 

 

3045 BOMBER FOR HIRE

4186 BALTIC BATTLEGROUND

 

 

3058 PIRATE HUNTERS

4187 RAIDERS THE RECKONING

 

 

3071 DESERTERS!

4189 THE LAND OF PUNT (Cover Ian Kennedy)

 

 

3086 BITE OF THE SNAKE

4195 STOP THAT BIKE

 

 

3103 GUERRILLA TACTICS

4209 TERROR ON THE BATTLEFIELD

 

 

3109 PADDLE INTO DANGER

4217 THE SILENT STRIKE

 

 

3126 RITTER'S RULES

4228 NORWEGIAN NIGHTMARE!

 

 

3142 DEALERS IN DEATH

4240 RAG-TAG ARMY (Cover Ian Kennedy)

 

 

3152 RELUCTANT VOLUNTEER

4250 TRADITION OF HONOUR

 

 

3169 HELD HOSTAGE

4252 THE COLDEST WAR

 

 

3183 MOUNTAIN OF THE LOST (Cover Ian Kennedy)

4267 DESERT VENGEANCE

 

 

3193 TANKER HI JACK

4282 V-BOMBER DOWN!

 

 

3207 RUSSIAN ROULETTE

4297 THE STRANGEST ALLIES

 

 

3214 TERROR WEAPON

4302 CODE OF HONOUR (Cover Ian Kennedy)

 

 

3230 BEYOND THE BORDER

4315 HEIGHTS OF FEAR

 

 

3242 THE NAZIS HAVE LANDED

4322 V IS FOR VENGEANCE

 

 

3256 OUT OF THE NIGHT

4336 RADAR RAIDERS (Cover Ian Kennedy)

 

 

3266 DANGER MINES

4346 SEEING DOUBLE

 

 

3294 MISFIT MARINE

4353 HAM-FISTED HERO

 

 

3286 DEVIL'S CHASM

4370 MONGREL CREW

 

 

3294 SNAP-SHOT  (Cover Manuel Benet)

4401 LEAGUE OF NATIONS

 

 

3303 THE SACRED DAGGER

4404 MISFIT SQUAD

 

 

3317 TROPHY FOR A HERO

4411 DOUBLE VISION

 

 

3326 THE FINAL HUNT

4426 KILLER CONDOR

 

 

3333 YANKEE SAMURAI

4459 INVASION WATCH

 

 

3349 SUICIDE FORCE

4465 TERROR ZONE (Cover Phil Gascoine)

 

 

3366 THE SCORPION STRIKES!

4467 INVASION ALERT

 

 

3381 PRIDE OF THE RIVER

4475 INVASION DAWN

 

 

3390 GANG WARFARE

4488 TRIPLE WHAMMY!

 

 

3405 ARMED AND DANGEROUS

4504 SOVIET SPITFIRE

 

 

3418 BATTLE OF BEAR CREEK

4516 CHARLIE'S PHONEY WAR

 

 

3431 MARKED MAN

4531 COMING UNSTUCK

 

 

3448 RAPID RESPONSE

4548 GRAND SLAM!

 

 

3466 PETE'S PRIVATE WAR

4572 BARRACUDA ATTACK!

 

 

3479 PIRATE PLOT

4584 AMERICAN ACE

 

 

3494 DANGER FROM THE DEEP

4599 OPERATION NACHTHEXEN

 

 

3514 THE FINAL BATTLE

4616 WITCH HUNT

 

 

3527 V.H.E. VERY HIGH EXPLOSIVE

4635 WARRIOR'S RETURN

 

 

3550 ROGUE FORCE

4653 WINGS OF JUSTICE

 

 

3558 EMERGENCY!

4665 BATTLE OF THE BEAMS

 

 

3568 SILENT STRIKE

4689 SEAPLANE STRIKE

 

 

3576 PRIVATE IN COMMAND

4699 GROUND ATTACK!

 

 

3598 SUPER SOLDIERS!

4725 SAMURAI ACE

 

 

3607 WATERWAY WAR

4738 MAROONED! (Cover Jeff Bevan)

 

 

3614 THE DEVIL'S COMPASS

4743 RETURN TO THE SKY

 

 

3629 PIRATE GOLD

4761 BATTLE-CARRIER!

 

 

3638 CODE-NAME "COURAGE"

4823 WATERLOO!

 

 

3648 WINGS OF FREEDOM

4843 PETERLOO!

 

 

3657 MASTER RACE

4867 FIVE MILE SNIPERS

 

 

3671 FREEDOM FIGHTERS

4889 POLISH PRIDE

 

 

3680 A LEADER AT LAST!

4894 RED ALERT (Cover Phil Gascoine)

 

 

3701 RACE FOR FREEDOM

4905 ACTION AFRICA!

 

 

3704 SID THE UNSEEN

4923 SCRAPPER'S WAR

 

 

3718 HOT-AIR HEROES

4947 THE EXPERTS

 

 

3729 THE FORGOTTEN FIVE

4965 BLACK SUN SQUADRON

 

 

3737 METAL MONSTER

4987 OPERATION ARROWHEAD

 

 

3746LAND AND SEA

5000 ZERO HOUR (Cover Ian Kennedy)

 

 

3758 WAR IN THE WET

5041 THE REPORTERS!

 

 

3760 NAZI SECRET

5049 THE BLOOD OF THE VIKINGS

 

 

3777 BATTLE BIKES

5070 AIR KOMMANDO (Cover Ian Kennedy)

 

 

3781 TUSKER FORCE

5091 HIGHLAND GAMES

 

 

3786 DEVILS AND DEMONS

5101 VIVA VILLA!

 

 

3800 WINGS OF FEAR

5117 THE TUNNELS OF ARRAS

 

 

3806 DRIVE OR DIE!

5133 THE HOME FRONT

 

 

3814 HIDDEN TARGET

5151 FUELLED BY FURY!

 

 

3825 SCORPION CURSE

5169 REBEL RIDERS

 

 

© D. C. Thomson & Co Ltd

Vic Whittle 2019