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Updated: 8th
August 2018
Pocket
Libraries have been published since the 19th Century.
They
were generally condensed editions of weekly story papers.
This
site deals with British Picture Libraries since the late 1950's.
British Picture Libraries: (and there
were many publications), were around 7 inches in height
and around 5 inches in width and
contained around 60 plus pages.
They were created for the older reader
with such titles as:
Air Ace Picture Library,
Eagle Picture Library, Lion Picture
Library, Secret Agent Picture Library, Space Picture Library,
Starblazer, Super Detective Picture
Library, Thriller Picture Library, Valiant Picture Library,
War Picture Library, War at Sea Picture
Library, Wild West Picture Library etc
To
see some of the various titles Click here.
COMMANDO COMIC has
now been in publication for over 50 years and since 1971 there were 8 issues
per month, now Commando is released fortnightly.
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5147 WALKING THE LINE August 8th 2018 |
5148 (552) THE FIGHTING PHANTOM August 8th 2018 |
5149 COURSE FOR FREEDOM August 8th 2018 |
5150 (2834) SURE-SHOT SAM August 8th 2018 |
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THE HOME OF HEROES |
THE
GOLD COLLECTION |
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ACTION AND ADVENTURE |
THE
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Bailing out of his Stirling Mk.
III bomber over Nazi-occupied France, Flight Lieutenant Alan Freeman know his
wits would only get him so far. But, lucky for him, the French Resistance
were ready to lend a hand and get him back to Blighty. However, not
everything was rosy in the Resistance, and there was talk of a traitor in
their midst. Would Alan make the journey to Spain in one piece? Or would
those helping him turn him over to the Gestapo? |
Bert Graham is 50. Serving as a
major in the army, hes nearly as fit and tough as he was way back in the war
when he was a sergeant. He has some really great stories, but none match the
one when he and his mates were stranded behind enemy lines and Bert took
his orders from a ghost! |
When Jurgen Schwer joined the
Luftwaffe in the Second World War, he had no idea that he would become a
prisoner of war in the barren Nevada Desert, or even still a fugitive on
the run in Mexico and Columbia! It seemed that the only way Jurgen could get
back to Europe and his family was to help pilot a rogue mission to destroy
the Panama Canal. Only then could he begin to plot his
Course for Freedom |
Private Sam Smith was a bit of a
misfit. Nobody in his infantry company pushing up through Italy in 1944 knew
quite what to make of him but nobody could say that he wasnt a crack shot
with his beloved Lee Enfield rifle! And when some petty crooks tried to frame
him, they soon discovered like the Germans that it wasnt safe to fool
Sure-Shot Sam |
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Author: Andrew Knighton |
Author: A Carney Allan |
Author: George Low |
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Pencils: Morhain
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Art: Cecil T Rigby |
Art: Jaume Forns |
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Cover: Neil Roberts |
Cover: Jordi Penalva |
Cover: Ian Kennedy |
Cover: Ian Kennedy |
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The
run to date is as follows:
2
issues per month (1 - 24) June 1961 - May 1962
3
issues per month (25 - 30) June 1962 - July 1962
4
issues per month (31 - 262) August 1962 - May 1967
6
issues per month (263 - 538) June 1967 - March 1971
8
issues per month (539 - present day) April 1971 - present day
Commando Comics are still issued, if the
current run continues, then issue 5200 should be released
February 7th 2019
Commando First
10 issues with reprints.
Recent Issues (Updated
Fortnightly)
I
started collecting Commando Comics in 1997, buying most of them at car boot
sales & charity shops.
All the titles were original up to issue
538, as issue 539 'Sniper's
This started a new trend with previously
published titles being reprinted. To date there have been over
1500 reprinted titles.
Personally I thought that the overall
impact of the covers were spoiled when they started to display the
price bar code on the front covers, this
practice was started with issue 2339 (January 1990) and ended
with issue 3186 (October 1998), when the
bar codes were placed on the back cover.
Commando Interior Story
Artists
There have been many Commando artists,
whom many of you will recognise, such as: C.T. Rigby, Keith Shone,
Tacconi, Patrick Wright, Carlos Pino,
Fleming, Aguilar, Carrion, Ibanez, Mira, Saichan, Vila etc
But my favourite story artist for Commando was Gordon Livingstone who retired in 1999.
I also admire the work of Jose Maria Jorge John
Ridgway the late Denis McLoughlin and one of the more
recent artists Keith
Page.
Commando Cover Artists
Since dedicating pages to the above
artists, I have had many emails requesting information about the cover
artists; again there have been many
artists, such as:
Ibanez, Jose Maria Jorge, Gordon
Livingstone, and John Ridgway etc
But I think that it is fair to say that
the two main cover artists are: Ken Barr who
created the earlier covers
and Ian
Kennedy taking
over the mantle from Ken, Ian has now clocked up more than 1000 covers.
Jeff Bevan was
another artist who has created many covers.
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68 SPEARHEAD! May 1963 |
1377 SPEARHEAD December 1979 |
221 WALL OF DEATH July 1966 |
684 WALL OF DEATH October 1972 |
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391 WINGS OF WAR March 1969 |
2855 WINGS OF WAR May 1995 |
434 JUNGLE HUNT October 1969 |
3919 JUNGLE HUNT June 2006 |
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829 ENEMIES NO MORE April 1974 |
1309 ENEMIES NO MORE April 1979 |
1241 A SOLDIERS DEBT July 1978 |
2733 A SOLDIERS DEBT February 1994 |
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2095 HIT-MAN June 1987 |
3143 HIT-MAN May 1998 |
2168 GLIDE INTO DANGER May 1988 |
2506 GLIDE INTO DANGER September 1991 |
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2336 TRUST NOBODY! December 1989 |
3208 TRUST NOBODY! January 1999 |
2342 KNOW YOUR ENEMY January 1990 |
3873 KNOW YOUR ENEMY? December 2005 |
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3843 ACE VERSUS ACE September 2005 |
4091 ACE VERSUS ACE April 2008 |
206 FIGHTER ACE March 1966 |
843 FIGHTER ACE June 1974 |
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COMMANDO
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2690 PASSWORD TO FREEDOM The last with the heading COMMANDO WAR STORIES IN PICTURES August 1993 |
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2691 A RACE AGAINST TIME The first with the heading COMMANDO FOR ACTION AND ADVENTURE September 1993 |
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THE COMMANDO ANNUALS 1989 & 1990 |
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THE SEVEN STORIES THE YOUNG UN! NO SURRENDER DUEL IN THE SUN KILLED IN ACTION BIG BIRD, LITTLE FRIEND THE GOOD SOLDIER THE THREE MUSKETEERS |
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THE SEVEN STORIES A FISTFUL OF LIGHTNING DEBT OF HONOUR THE COWARD FIGHTERS NORTH RELUCTANT HERO DEATH MARCH TO KOHIMA SHIP OF SHAME |
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I
have had many e: mails regarding the Commando annuals. There were two
produced: 1989 & 1990 (as illustrated).
Each annual contained 7 brand new stories, but the production was
poor. I feel that they were mainly produced to capitalise on the Commando
brand, the artwork was colour and in the style of the picture story papers of
the time and not the usual Commando standard. |
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There are two cover versions. |
The twelve stories are: INLAND NAVY Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Arthur Fleming RILEYS RIFLE Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Galindo ACES WILD Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Jose Maria Jorge TROUBLE SPOT Cover: Eustaguio Segrelles Story Art: Eustaguio Segrelles MUSTANG PATROL Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: John Ridgway DEATH PATROL Cover: Lopez Espi Story Art: Sanches Cortes |
THE SHIP BUSTERS Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Jose Maria Jorge Cover: Lopez Espi Story Art: Matias Alonso THREE
TWO
ONE
ZERO! Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Gordon Livingstone MARCH OF THE MONSTERS Cover: K.C.G. Walker Story Art: Gordon Livingstone MAN OF IRON Cover: Ken Barr Story Art: Eustaguio Segrelles GLIDER ACE Cover: Ken Barr Story Art: Gordon Livingstone |
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The twelve stories are: GUNS ON THE PEAK Cover: Manuel Benet Story Art: Manuel Benet THE FIGHTING FEW Cover: Gordon Livingstone Story Art: Gordon Livingstone BRIGHT BLADE OF COURAGE Cover: Gordon Livingstone Story Art: Gordon Livingstone THE HAUNTED JUNGLE Cover: Jordi Penalva Story Art: Collado TIGER IN THE TAIL Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Amador THE SPECIALISTS Cover: Ron Brown Story Art: Ibanez |
MIGHTY MIDGET Cover: Jeff Bevan Story Art: Carlos Pino Cover: Jeff Bevan Story Art: Denis McLoughlin FLAK FEVER Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Gordon Livingstone FIGHT OR DIE! Cover: Cox Story Art: Arthur Fleming FEARLESS FREDDY Cover: Gordon Livingstone Story Art: Gordon Livingstone ANOTHER TIGHT SPOT
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The twelve stories are: FIRE OVER Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Jose Maria Jorge DESERT FOX Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Galindo DANGER IN THE DEEP Cover: Jordi Penalva Story Art: Jose Maria Jorge THE Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Collado THE SAVAGE SKY Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Mira THE DEATH OR GLORY MOB Cover: Longaron Story Art: Victor de la Fuente |
ZERO SMASHER Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Mira Cover: Artur Aldoma Puig Story Art: Matias Alonso SEA STRIKE Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: D. S. Gomez ASSASSIN! Cover: Jordi Penalva Story Art: Victor de la Fuente THEY FLEW BY NIGHT Cover: Gordon Livingstone Story Art: Gordon Livingstone COLONEL SCARFACE Cover: Ken Barr Story Art: Gonzalez |
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The twelve stories are: MAORI CHALLENGE Cover: Nicholas Forder Story Art: Luis Olivera THE FORGOTTEN FIVE Cover: Carlos Pino Story Art: Carlos Pino WAR IN THE WET Cover: Carlos Pino Story Art: Carlos Pino TEST BY Cover: S. I. Story Art: Gordon Livingstone REGANS RAIDERS Cover: Phil Gascoine Story Art: Luis Olivera KILLING ZONE Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: C.T. Rigby |
OUTBACK ARMY Cover: Jeff Bevan Story Art: Luis Olivera SUB-CHASER Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Ibanez SECRET IN THE SAND Cover: Tubaro Story Art: Keith Page Cover: James Story Art: Jose de la Fuente OUTLAW FROM THE OUTBACK Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Gordon Livingstone THE WARLORD Cover: Carlos Pino Story Art: Carlos Pino |
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The twelve stories are: TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SAILOR Cover: Jordi Penalva Story Art: A.C. Kennedy JUNGLE MADNESS Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Ferreira MIGHTY MAGUIRE Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Franch LEAVE HIM BEHIND! Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Felix Carrion JUNGLE PATROL Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Luis Salmeron GRUDGE FIGHT Cover: Jordi Penalva Story Art: Leopoldo Ortiz |
INTO THE JUNGLE Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Enriquez JUNGLE SNIPER Cover: Ken Barr Story Art: Agustin Navarro THE BLACK PAGODA Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Castro JUNGLE EXPRESS Cover: John Ridgway Story Art: John Ridgway HALT OR DIE! Cover: Chicharro Story Art: Victor de la Fuente DANGER EVERYWHERE! Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Ibanez |
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The twelve stories are: Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Jose Maria Jorge SON OF A TRAITOR Cover: Jordi Penalva Story Art: Mira DEATH OF A WIMPEY Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: A.C. Kennedy THE SILVER SPITFIRE Cover: Ken Barr Story Art: Gordon Livingstone SAILOR WITH WINGS Cover: Buccheri Story Art: Peter Ford LONE EAGLE Cover: Ken Barr Story Art: Amador |
SEA BLITZ Cover: Sanfeliz Story Art: Mira A Cover: K.C.G. Walker Story Art: Mira LOW-LEVEL LANC Cover: Ken Barr Story Art: Peter Ford BLACK ZERO Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Jose Maria Jorge MOSQUITO ACE Cover: Ken Barr Story Art: Gordon Livingstone JET BLITZ Cover: James Story Art: Gordon Livingstone |
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The twelve stories are: AMBUSH AT DAWN Original Cover: Gaffron Story Art: C.T. Rigby THE STRONGPOINT Original Cover: Alan Philpott Story Art: Blasco Original Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Ricardo Garijo WRONG TIME, Original Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Ibanez BIG JOE Original Cover: Lopez Espi Story Art: Cortes BLOOD OF HEROES Original Cover: James Story Art: Eustaguio Segrelles |
D-DAY DROP Original Cover: Fernando Story Art: Victor de la Fuente OPERATION BULLDOG Original Cover: Jordi Penalva Story Art: Victor de la Fuente WOLF PACK Original Cover: Longaron Story Art: Cortes MAN OF IRON Original Cover: Ken Barr Story Art: Eustaguio Segrelles BIG GUY Original Cover: Story Art: Castro THE FOOTSLOGGERS Original Cover: Phil Gascoine Story Art: Denis McLoughlin |
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The ten stories are: THE FLYING AVENGERS Author: Fear Original Cover: Jacono Story Art: Jose Maria Jorge UPSIDE DOWN ACE Author: Brunt Original Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: John Ridgway Author: K.P. MacKenzie Original Cover: Jeff Bevan Story Art: Gordon Livingstone WINGED WOLVES Author: Cyril G. Walker Original Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Jose Maria Jorge DANGER BELOW Author: Rivett Original Cover: Carlos Pino Story Art: Carlos Pino |
CZECH MATE Author: Ian Clark Original Cover: Ibanez Story Art: Ibanez SQUADRON SCRAMBLE Author: K.P. MacKenzie Original Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Jose Maria Jorge NO MERCY Author: Ken Gentry Original Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Gordon Livingstone SPITFIRE SPIRIT Author: Cyril G. Walker Original Cover: Phillips Story Art: Medrano DEATH OF A COBRA Author: Brunt Original Cover: Ian Kennedy Story Art: Jose Maria Jorge |
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The ten stories are: OPERATION FIREBRAND! Cover: Gordon Livingstone Story Art: Gordon Livingstone HALF-PINT COMMANDO Cover: Hall Story Art: Eustaguio Segrelles TERROR TEAM Cover: Jordi Penalva Story Art: Alacrejo THE IRON SERGEANT Cover: Artur Aldoma Puig Story Art: Victor de la Fuente TIME OF TERROR Cover: Gordon Livingstone Story Art: Gordon Livingstone |
THE MAD MAJOR Cover: Ramon de la Fuente Story Art: Aguilar SPRING THE TRAP Cover: Jeff Bevan Story Art: C.T. Rigby A BORN LEADER Cover: Jacano Story Art: Felix Carrion MARKED MAN Cover: Gonzalez Story Art: Galindo TEN TOUGH PARATROOPERS Cover: K.C.G. Walker Story Art: Patrick Wright |
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DEATH OR The twelve stories are: SHOCK TACTICS THE RATS OF TOBRUK FIGHTING BLOOD BLOOD ON THE SAND TRAINED TO KILL DAWN ATTACK |
GLORY COLLECTION No. 1 BLAZE OF GLORY JAWS OF HELL MACEYS MOB SEIZE AND HOLD CRACK-UP |
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LET EM The twelve stories are: KILLER AT LARGE THE FIRE-EATERS NO HIGHER STAKES TEN SECONDS TO ZERO THE FLAME AND THE FURY |
HAVE IT COLLECTION No. 2 DEATH AND GLORY THE THE QUICK AND THE DEAD THE TROUBLE-SHOOTERS L.C.I. 159 SHOOT FIRST
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UNLEASH WAR PICTURE
LIBRARY The twelve stories are: FIGHT BACK TO THE CROWDED SKY ACTION STATIONS UMBRELLA IN THE SKY CRASH CALL THE IRON FIST |
HELL COLLECTION No. 1 LONE COMMANDO THE BLACK ACE AIR COMMANDO FIRE POWER THE RED DEVILS TASK FORCE |
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AGAINST WAR PICTURE
LIBRARY The twelve stories are: FINEST HOUR THE TROUBLED SEA FOXHOLE GLORY THE THIN BLUE LINE STRIKE SQUADRON BANZAI! |
ALL ODDS COLLECTION No. 2 ROAD FROM TOBRUK UP PERISCOPE ROGUE PARATROOP THE SNARL OF |
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UP AND WAR PICTURE
LIBRARY The eleven stories are: ROUGH JUSTICE STRIKE SILENT THE SECRET ENEMY COUNTER ATTACK TRAIL OF THE AVENGER |
AT EM COLLECTION No. 3 DEVILS THE IRON CROSS THE LONG MARCH OPERATION DOOMSDAY UNDAUNTED SOUND THE ALARM |
FLEETWAY
PUBLICATIONS
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War At Sea Picture Library 18 Q - SHIP October 1962 |
War Picture Library 540 Q - SHIP |
784 Q - SHIP |
War Picture Library 1611 Q - SHIP |
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THE STORY: During the Second World War, the German navy was renowned for
its raiding tactics. Deadly U-boats prowled in wolf packs and disguised
surface raiders - Q - ships sailed the seas bent on death and destruction.
Many Allied vessels left harbour never to reach their destination
Fleetway Publications would
inter-change the covers between the various titles as the above images
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War At Sea Picture Library 34 June 1963 |
Valiant Picture Library 125 August 1968 |
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The cover used for the Battle
Picture Library Q-Ship No: 784 was originally used for War at Sea Picture
Library No: 34 Battle Stations. |
The illustrations above and
below show the various covers used for the same stories, when they were
reprinted. I have incorporated some of
the (Series 2) comics, I have no information on this second series, ie:
dates, how many titles, what the titles were, I have started a title list for
series 2. So if you have any information please email me. |
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War Picture Library 264 U-983 |
War Picture Library 1225 U-983 |
War Picture Library 444 BLOOD ON THE SAND |
765 BLOOD ON THE SAND |
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1593 CRASH START |
208 CRASH START (Series 2) |
War Picture Library 1746 PATROL ACTION |
98 PATROL ACTION (Series 2) |
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Valiant Picture Library 55 DEATH TO STARBOARD Fleetway Publications 1965 |
Sometimes Fleetway would use the same stories under different
titles as illustrated here. The story was originally released as 'VIOLENT
DESTINY' War Picture Library No. 100 This cover illustration was used for |
War Picture Library 1379 VIOLENT DESTINY Fleetway Publications 1977 |
The title reverted back to 'VIOLENT DESTINY' for Battle Picture Library No. 640 War Picture Library No. 1379 |
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War Picture Library 530 HOOK, LINE AND SINKER |
War Picture Library 1892 LONELY |
Thriller Picture Library 250 SPY 13 |
972 HOOK LINE AND SINKER |
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Sometimes the same cover illustrations were used for different
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War Picture Library 739 DINGO BATTALION |
To advertise War Picture
Library the cover illustration was used from 'DINGO BATTALION' as
illustrated. |
War Picture Library 1636 DEED OF VALOUR |
To advertise War Picture
Library the cover illustration was used from 'DEED OF VALOUR' as illustrated. |
Other
British Picture Library Titles:
Action Picture Library ran
from August 1969 - October 1970 with a total 30 issues.
Two titles were published per month.
Incorporated with War Picture Library.
Air Ace Picture Library ran from
2
issues per month (1 - 10)
3
issues per month (11 - 25)
4
issues per month (26 - 437)
6
issues per month (438 - 545)
Incorporated
with War Picture Library.
Air Ace Picture Library Titles
Battle Picture Library ran from
2
issues per month (1 - 8)
4
issues per month (9 - 396) May 15th 1961
6
issues per month (397 504)
No
Issues December 1970 & January 1971 (IPC strike)
8
issues per month (505 - 1384)
6
issues per month (1385 - 1678) May 19th 1980 -
8
issues this month (1679 - 1686)
4
issues per month (1687 - 1708)
A BIG
thank you to all the people who contributed to complete the Battle Picture
Library list.
The publication ceased the same month as
War Picture library and yes the last title
1706 'NO ONE LIVES FOREVER' was a
reprint.
Ran
from January 1985 March 1992 (4 issues per month) a total 344 issues.
Battle Picture Library (Series 2) Titles
Some of the titles are missing, (can you
fill in the missing gaps), and even if it is only one title it
all helps.
Buster Adventure Library ran
from July 1966 - December 1967 with 2 issues per month and a
total of 36 issues.
Combat Picture Library I
have not found out much about these titles and require help in filling in the
missing titles.
Combat Picture Library Titles (Updated October 6th 2016)
Cowboy Picture Library ran
from April 1950 September 1962 with a total of 468 issues. Originally
titled Cowboy Comics with a title change
to Cowboy Picture Library from issue 205.
The series featured stories with Buck
Jones, Kit Carson, The Kansas Kid, Davy Crockett,
Billy the Kid,
Eagle
Picture Library ran from May 1985 - November 1985 with 2 issues per
month and a total
of 14
issues.
Fleetway Super Library Fantastic/Stupendous
series ran
from January 1967 - January 1968 with
2 issues per month and a total of 26
issues.
Fleetway Super Library Front Line series ran
from January 1967 - January 1968 with
2 issues per month and a total of 26
issues.
Fleetway Super Library Secret Agent series ran
from January 1967 January 1968 with
2 issues per month and a total of 26
issues.
Football Picture Story Monthly ran
from June 1986 --- 2003
I have had several emails inquiring
about Football Picture Story Monthly,
which after all, is similar to Commando.
Click here for a complete list of Football Picture
Story Monthly titles.
Some of the back cover football stars
are missing.
Can you fill in the missing footballers?
I have also started cover scans for the
Football Picture Story Monthly below.
If you are interested and can provide
further scans, we might be able to add more years.
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Giant War Picture Library ran
from June 1964 - December 1965 with 4 issues per month
and a total 76 issues.
For a
complete list of the titles Click Here
Lion Picture Library ran from October 1963 -
May 1969 with 2 issues per month and a total of
136 issues.
Starblazer another D.C. Thomson
publication first issued in April 1979 the comic had the
sub heading Space Fiction Adventure in
Pictures, this sub heading was later changed to
Fantasy Fiction in Pictures it ran to
281 issues with the last issue January 1991.
Starblazer Picture Library Titles
Super Detective Picture
Library ran from March 1953 December 1960 and a total of
188 issues.
The series featured stories with Bulldog
Drummond, Dick Barton, Sherlock Holmes, Sexton Blake,
The Saint and many others.
Super Detective Picture Library Titles
Tiger
Sports Library ran
from July 1961 - December 1961 with 2 issues per month and a total of 12
issues.
Thriller Picture
Library ran from November 1951 May 1963 with a total of 450
issues.
Originally titled Thriller Comics issues
1 40, Thriller Comics Library issues 41 162 and finally
Thriller Picture Library issues 163
450.
Earlier titles were based on classic
tales with latter titles featuring Battler Britton,
Dogfight
Thriller Picture Library Titles
Top
Secret Library ran
from July 1974 - February 1976 with 2 issues per month and a total of 40
issues.
Valiant
Picture Library ran from June 1963 - May 1969 with 2 issues per month
and a total of 144 issues.
Valiant & War at Sea Picture Library Titles
Some
of the titles are missing, (can you fill in the missing gaps), and even if it
is only one title it all helps.
War Picture Library ran from
2
issues per month (1 - 32)
3
issues this month (33 - 35)
4
issues per month (36 415)
6
issues per month (416 - 627)
4
issues this month (628 - 631)
8
issues per month (632 - 959)
10
issues per month (960 - 1049)
12
issues per month (1050 - 1781)
6
issues per month (1782 - 2087) May 5th 1980 -
4
issues per month (2088 - 2103)
The
publication ceased the same month as Battle Picture library.
War
Picture Library (Series 2)
Ran
from January 1985 March 1992 (4 issues per month) a total 344 issues.
War Picture Library
(Series 2) Titles
Some of the titles are missing, (can you
fill in the missing gaps), and even if it is only one title it all helps.
War At Sea Picture Library ran
from February 1962 - July 1963 with 2 issues per month and a total
of 36 issues. For titles see Valiant.
Wild West Picture Library ran
from May 1966 - January 1971 with 2 issues per month and a total
of 114 issues.
All
the above comments and observations are my own and have been collated from my
own modest collection of British comics.
I
would welcome your comments or information, v.whittle2@ntlworld.com
© D. C.
Thomson & Co Ltd
© Fleetway
Publications
© Ron Phillips
Vic
Whittle 2013