COMMANDO 1979
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All the Commando titles for 1979
(1283 – 1378) |
The price of Commando increased to 12p
in October.
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Aldoma
Puig did his first cover for Commando May 1963 with 69 ‘Charge!’ and his
first interior art August 1969 with the brilliant 424 ‘I was a Nazi General’. Aldoma,
was more associated with the early Fleetway publications. The
cover illustrated on the left, by Aldoma for War Picture Library 388 ‘Tank
Trap’ |
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Treganza
did his one and only cover this year with 1284 ‘Big Trouble!’ and Miller did
the first of his six covers with 1326 ‘Way of the Warriors’.
Cox
did the first of his covers with 1345 ‘Fall from the Sky’.
Miller
did the first of his covers with 1326 ‘Way of the Warrior’.
And
Phillips last cover with 1322 ‘Fight in the Night’.
Regular
cover artists this year were:
Cortiella, Cox, Fernando, Jacono, Ian
Kennedy, Longaron, Miller, Phillips, Artur Aldoma Puig, Rollan, Sanfeliz,
Eustaguio Segrelles, Treganza, K.C.G. Walker.
Reprint
cover artists:
Ken Barr, Buccherri, Ian Kennedy,
Gordon Livingstone, Jordi Penalva,
Favourite
cover:
It
was nice to see a Ken Barr cover this year with a reprint of 471 ‘Mighty Mike’
also a reprint of 451 ‘Sky Shark’ (
But
I liked 1345 ‘Fall from the Sky’ (Cox).
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Two reprinted issues each month. Reprinted
issues are in brackets. |
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JANUARY |
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1283 (452) |
1284 |
1285 |
1286 |
1287 (441) |
1288 |
1289 |
1290 |
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THE SWORD SHALL
DECIDE |
BIG TROUBLE! |
DEADLY CARGO |
TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION |
STRIKE SWIFT –
STRIKE SURE |
SAMMY’S NO HERO |
THE GHOSTS |
A NICE QUITE |
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FEBRUARY |
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1291 (451) |
1292 |
1293 |
1294 (2604) |
1295 (460) |
1296 (2611) |
1297 (2603) |
1298 |
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SKY SHARK |
HUNTED MEN |
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TIME-WARP WARRIOR |
UNDER THE WIRE |
THAT MAN’S A MENACE! |
TO THE RESCUE! |
REPORTED MISSING… |
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MARCH |
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1299 (456) |
1300 |
1301 |
1302 |
1303 (457) |
1304 |
1305 |
1306 (2564) |
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BLACK ZERO |
A TIME OF TERROR |
VALENTINES’ DAY |
FIND THAT GOLD! |
HITLER’S DOUBLE |
WHEN DAWN BREAKS… |
TWO MEN AT WAR |
ACTION AT ZERO FEET |
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APRIL |
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1307 (453) |
1308 |
1309 |
1310 (2580) |
1311 (458) |
1312 |
1313 |
1314 |
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SEEK AND STRIKE |
THE TOUGH ONES |
ENEMIES NO MORE |
FLYING DESTROYER |
AND EVERYWHERE THAT
CASEY WENT… |
THE DANGEROUS MR.
SMITH |
HE CAN NOT KILL |
TIME FOR ACTION! |
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MAY |
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1315 (462) |
1316 (2588) |
1317 |
1318 |
1319 (461) |
1320 (2619) |
1321 (2643) |
1322 |
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OPERATION DEATH SLIDE |
TEMPEST! |
FAMILY OF COWARDS |
FROGMAN’S WAR |
TRAP FOR A TRAITOR |
THE MAGIC BLADE |
THE SEA RAIDERS |
FIGHT IN THE NIGHT |
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JUNE |
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1323 (463) |
1324 |
1325 (2627) |
1326 |
1327 (459) |
1328 |
1329 (2635) |
1330 (2652) |
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THE HUNTERS |
A BULLET FOR THE
MAJOR |
WAY OF THE WARRIOR |
HAIL OF STEEL |
THE SECRET SHIP |
ONE FALSE MOVE… |
FORWARD THE GUNS |
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JULY |
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1331 (464) |
1332 (2596) |
1333 |
1334 (2659) |
1335 (469) |
1336 (2684) |
1337 (2667) |
1338 (2612) |
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JUNGLE DROP |
WINGED WOLVES |
HUNTING TROUBLE |
THE CAMERA NEVER
LIES |
DEATH OF A WIMPEY |
INTO THE TRAP! |
CROOK’S WAR |
ENEMY IN SIGHT |
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AUGUST |
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1339 (435) |
1340 (2675) |
1341 |
1342 |
1343 (467) |
1344 |
1345 |
1346 |
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THE COBRA’S NEST |
THE SILENT SERVICE |
INTO THE WOLF-LAIR! |
HE ALWAYS PLAYED THE
HERO |
STAND AND FIGHT |
THE SECRET WAR |
FALL FROM THE SKY |
DEATH IN THE HILLS |
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SEPTEMBER |
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1347 (465) |
1348 |
1349 |
1350 |
1351 (475) |
1352 |
1353 |
1354 |
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CLASH OF ACES |
TEN YEARS AFTER |
LAST OF THE GUNBOATS |
PRIVATE SCHULTZ’S
WAR |
FIGHTING KID McCOY |
VINCENT’S VILLAINS |
DANGER ZONE |
LEGEND OF THE
LONGBOW |
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OCTOBER |
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1355 (471) |
1356 |
1357 |
1358 |
1359 (468) |
1360 |
1361 |
1362 |
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MIGHTY MIKE |
THE GAMBLER |
TAKE HIM ALIVE! |
WHO KILLED COOPER? |
DEADLY RENDEZVOUS |
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