Commando is the collective name for a series of war comics, published in digest form and sold in newsagents aimed at children. Published by DC Thomson, many a comic book creator and reader had their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Its survival is astonishing for many reasons. Not least because Commando first appeared in 1961, at the height of the Cold War and ...

you'd be forgiven for thinking the Commando comics belonged to a bygone age. But the pocket-sized wartime storybooks still sell in their thousands and this year celebrate their 50th anniversary. It's ...

Adventure comic Commando, published by D.C. Thomson, will begin its fiftieth anniversary with a new website and app launches. The new website, which went live yesterday, by the in-house digital team ...

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An exhibition devoted to Britain's long-running Commando war comics opens in London this week. We take a sneak peak at some of the retro covers and original artwork going on display. 31 August 2011 • ...

The art of the Commando comics is being celebrated as part of a new exhibition in Aberdeen. The title, which is published by Dundee-based DC Thomson, marked its 50th anniversary last year. The ...

When a reader flicks through the pages of most comic books there is a temptation to dismiss the fanciful stories and dramatic art as light-hearted children’s entertainment full of superlative ‘Bang!’, ...

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The sleek design isn’t quite as bogged down by armaments and bandoliers as previous takes on the figure, and his belts and accessories are not as massive as they have been in some of the comics, ...

One of them, however, didn’t forget, and has written an original comic for the series that was published recently — making him, in all probability, the first Indian writer on its roster. “As far as we ...