JOHN RIDGWAY

COMMANDO TITLES

 (POCKET HOMEPAGE) 

 

 

Updated: October 4th 2024

John Ridgway’s first Commando title: 546 ‘Mustang Ace’ was printed April 1971.

There seemed to be period August 1983 – August 1996 when there were no new John Ridgway titles.

But since then John has not only carried out the interior story art, but also the cover art.

His last original title was: 4937 ‘Making His Mark’ July 28th 2016.

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JOHN RIDGWAY

Artist

for

Commando Comics

1971 - 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

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COMMANDO COVERS BY JOHN RIDGWAY

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650

THE TIN GRASSHOPPER

Cover Art: Ian Kennedy

Late May 1972

688

WAR-LORD

Cover Art: Jordi Penalva

Late October 1972

1021

LAIR OF THE HAWK

Cover Art: John Ridgway

Early April 1976

1054

HERE COMES TROUBLE

Cover Art: Ian Kennedy

Early August 1976

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1098

JUNGLE EXPRESS

Cover Art: John Ridgway

Early May 1984

1170

FRONT-LINE SAPPER

Cover Art: John Ridgway

Late October 1977

1385

ONE WAS MISSING

Cover Art: Sanféliz

Late January 1980

1415

BOMBS GONE!

Cover Art: Ian Kennedy

Late May 1980

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1448

BULLDOG BREED

Cover Art: Ian Kennedy

Late September 1980

1599

MYSTERY OF THE OCEAN

Cover Art: Ian Kennedy

Late April 1982

1630

A CARGO OF GOLD

Cover Art: Jeff Bevan

Early August 1982

4937

MAKING HIS MARK

Cover Art: John Ridgway

July 28th 2016

 

 

Following is a list of titles attributed to John Ridgway.

Original titles in Blue.

Reprinted titles in Yellow.

(CA) Denotes that John also did the Cover art.

 

 

 

546 MUSTANG ACE

3384 SAVE THE EAGLE! (CA)

572 UPSIDE DOWN ACE

3406 HARAX THE HERO (CA)

594 TORPEDO STRIKE

3413 ARMY OF HEROES (CA)

625 ATTACK BY NIGHT

3422 VALLEY OF THE GLADIATORS (CA)

650 THE TIN GRASSHOPPER

3439 WAR IN THE WILDERNESS (CA)

669 DESTROYER

3449 DEFENDERS OF THE TREASURE (CA)

688 WARLORD

3462 TOP SECRET TUNNEL (CA)

700 MUSTANG PATROL

3471 VIKING SLAVE (CA)

718 FIVE FATHOM FURY

3482 FREE TO FIGHT (CA)

748 WEEKEND WARRIORS

3490 VIKING CURSE (CA)

769 THE TRAIL OF THE GOLDEN SAMURAI

3506 CURSED! (CA)

798 THE JAWS OF DEATH

3521 TERROR TIME (CA)

818 REVENGE OF THE PHANTOM

3530 MOUNTAIN WARFARE (CA)

864 COUNTERSPY

3546 UNEXPLODED BOMB! (CA)

896 NO MAN’S LAND

3559 ICE-COLD WAR (CA)

933 MATILDA ON THE MARCH

3575 ZONE OF FEAR (CA)

972 RUN FOR YOUR LIFE

3594 CONDEMNED TO DIE (CA)

1021 LAIR OF THE HAWK (CA)

3622 ARCTIC KILLER (CA)

1033 SUPERFORT (COVER ART ONLY)

3634 WARRIOR HERO (CA)

1054 HERE COMES TROUBLE

3640 SEEK THE SWORD (CA)

1098 JUNGLE EXPRESS (CA)

3662 WORLD’S END (CA)

1134 OPEN FIRE

3672 ROBOT MENACE (CA)

1170 FRONTLINE SAPPER (CA)

3688 ROCKET PATROL (CA)

1204 JAVA PATROL

3714 KILLER CAT (CA)

1242 BEAUFIGHTER

3775 THE DEVIL’S HORSEMEN (CA)

1282 JET STRIKE

3805 DRAGON RIDERS (CA)

1322 FIGHT IN THE NIGHT

3815 REVENGE OF THE DRAGON RIDERS! (CA)

1385 ONE WAS MISSING

3830 H-BOAT HUNT (CA)

1391 BLACK ARROW (COVER ART ONLY)

3862 DUEL OF GIANTS (CA)

1415 BOMBS GONE

3888 TIME FOR FEAR (CA)

1448 THE BULLDOG BREED

3903 THE FINAL FLIGHT (CA)

1490 ADVANCE

3914 DANGER IN THE EAST (CA)

1517 RESCUE (COVER ART ONLY)

3928 JOURNEY’S END (CA)

1525 THE ROAR OF THE GUNS

3959 H-BOAT HEROES (CA)

1565 THE LINE SHOOTER

3969 DEEP SECRET (CA)

1599 MYSTERY OF THE OCEAN

3986 H-BOAT HAVOC (CA)

1604 UPSIDE DOWN ACE

4003 ISLAND OF TERROR (CA)

1630 JUNGLE RAIDERS

4012 HEAVY METAL! (CA

1654 DEPTH CHARGES AWAY

4035 H-BOAT FEUD (CA)

1675 TORPEDO STRIKE

4060 THE AXEMEN (CA)

1698 GALLANT FOE

4098 H-BOAT HI-JACK (CA)

1724 ATTACK BY NIGHT

4099 H-BOAT VENGEANCE (CA)

1796 THE TIN GRASSHOPPER

4113 THE FIGHTING FISHERMAN (CA)

1844 WARLORD

4140 THE LOST TANKS (CA)

1859 MUSTANG PATROL

4121 COMMANDO VERSUS KOMMANDO (CA)

1891 FIVE FATHOM FURY

4140 THE LOST TANKS

1964 WEEKEND WARRIORS

4146 THE FIGHTING BROTHERS (CA)

2067 THE JAWS OF DEATH

4177 OPERATION APACHE (CA)

2180 NO MAN’S LAND

4196 H-BOAT VERSUS H-BOAT (CA)

2188 REVENGE OF THE PHANTOM

4258 FRIENDS OR FOES? (CA)

2259 MATILDA ON THE MARCH

4273 THE RAVEN AND THE RENEGADE (CA)

2388 HERE COMES TROUBLE

4305 MONSTER OF WAR (CA)

2540 BEAUFIGHTER

4325 MUSTANG ACE

2660 BULLDOG BREED

4393 OPERATION LEVIATHAN  (CA)

2715 THE LINE SHOOTER

4413 REVENGE OF THE PHANTOM

2739 MYSTERY OF THE OCEAN

4435 THE 8.15 TO DANGER  (CA)

2820 DEPTH CHARGES AWAY

4461 UPSIDE DOWN ACE

2836 ADVANCE

4500 LIGHTNING STRIKE (CA)

2860 THE ROAR OF THE GUNS

4536 THE TANK-KILLERS (CA)

2975 ADAM’S ARMY

4655 EAGLES IN BATTLE (CA)

3009 NIGHT OF RECKONING

4663 THE EAGLES RETURN (CA)

3041 BUSHWAR (CA)

4722 MATILDA ON THE MARCH

3159 BIRD DOG (CA)

4751 SAXON EAGLES (CA)

3261 EAGLE ON THE SHORE (CA)

4809 THE DANGER ZONE (CA)

3298 PROGRAMMED TO KILL (CA)

4937 MAKING HIS MARK (CA)

3318 DEAD MAN’S DIARY (CA)

5318 RESCUE! (COVER ART ONLY

3346 OUTLAW! (CA)

5604 LAIR OF THE HAWK (CA)

3362 HONOUR! (CA)

5608 SUPERFORT! (COVER ART ONLY)

3370 THE EAGLE AND THE WOLF (CA)

 

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