GORDON
LIVINGSTONE
COMMANDO TITLES
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Gordon Livingstone Story Artist for Commando Comics 1961 - 1999 |
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Updated
This
is the first tribute to the story artists for Commando.
I hope
to add other artists which should help you with your collections, if you are
collecting one artist.
Or
this may put a name to an artist you admire.
GORDON
LIVINGSTONE - Story artist for Commando comics when
launched in June 1961, his first title was No: 4 ' Mercy for None' July 1961.
Gordon
retired in 1999, his last original title was 3293 'Sweeney's
In a
period spanning 39 years, Gordon did the interior story art for over 360
original issues, these titles are listed below.
Since
his retirement there have been several reprints.
Gordon
has given me many years of pleasure and I will personally miss his unique style
of drawing.
But
it’s always a joy to see his reprinted work.
Thanks Gordon.
Regards
Vic
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Gordon was also commissioned to
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323 OPERATION CASTAWAY April 1968 Gordon’s
first cover |
2414 HEADLINE HEROES October 1990 |
2423 ACT OF WAR November 1990 |
2456 AT GROUND LEVEL! March 1991 |
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Put General “Fireball” Flynn at the
head of a squad of |
Three young schoolboys on holiday,
playing a game to look out for any would-be spies up to no good. A squad of
specially trained German saboteurs with orders to strike in the same area
used by the boys. And where was all this happening? On the banks of the |
Someone once said that all the
world's a stage, and Rick Calder was quite happy to go through the war with a
theatrical group, entertaining the troops behind the front-line. But the real
war destroyed the make-believe world of the entertainers when they became
prisoners of the Germans… and found themselves helping to produce a most
devastating secret weapon which would bring |
It was an entirely new war for Bob
Crane and Tubby Evans. One minute they were crewing a Beaufighter over |
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2464 THE PIONEERS April 1991 |
2480 NAZI NIGHTMARE June 1991 |
2513 FIGHTING REDCAP October 1991 |
2522 FRONT LINE FIXER November 1991 |
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Old, unfit, misfits - all
unsuitable for active service, they ended up in the Pioneer Corps, and before
they knew it, they were over in |
Hans Gruber was dead. That was
official, for the American army had issued a certificate to prove the Nazi
scientist had committed suicide in their custody. Yet, years after the war,
reports began to filter in that Gruber was alive and working in |
Cecil Fowler didn't think that his
first name was one a policeman could be proud of - especially a Military
Policeman. "Cecil" didn't suggest the courage and cool nerve a
Redcap needed, yet Cecil's duties were at the front-line… where the red cap
cover of the Military Police was usually to be found at the most strategic
points - where enemy fire was thickest! |
To repair and maintain the vital
equipment which keeps an army in action calls for a very special skill. To do
it under heavy enemy fire calls for bags of courage and a cool, cool nerve.
Jonathan Weeton of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers had all
these qualities - and more. He was a credit to the British Army, this sure
fingered genius who had been born in |
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2550 RAIDERS FROM THE SEA March 1992 |
2562 THE BIG GAME April 1992 |
2576 CHANNEL CLASH June 1992 |
2599 RAF COMMANDO! September 1992 |
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Tommy Bell was heartbroken when he
was evacuated from his blitzed home city of |
For young "Dasher"
Downes, football was the only game - the BIG game. But when war broke out,
his promising football career was nipped in the bud. Dasher was to play again, though -
on foreign fields. And the stakes were to be far higher than any normal game,
even an International. |
They were small and mobile, the
fastest craft of their respective fleets…with enough guns to pack a lethal
punch. Pit them against each other at night in the mine crowded waters
between England and France and you had all the deadly ingredients for a
CHANNEL CLASH |
The wartime exploits of |
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2656 SECRET SOLDIER April 1993 |
2865 FRONT-LINE FIREMAN June 1995 |
3063 CHANGE OF PLAN! July 1997 |
3078 THE LAST MAN OFF THE BEACH! August 1990 Gordon’s
last cover |
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There were more ways than one to
strike at the Nazis in occupied |
In the Autumn of 1940, Hitler
turned the full might of his armada on the civilian population of In those desperate days, young Dave
Ross of the Auxiliary Fire Service found out what it was like in the
front-line of the war against Nazi |
It was a simple scheme to wangle
some leave. Rupert Walsh, a fire-eating Lieutenant-Colonel with a mound of
medals, had changed places with Neville, his identical twin brother - an
easy-going Lieutenant and actor who only ever saw action on the stage. So far
so good, but it all began to go wrong when the Germans launched a massive,
surprise counter attack. Instead of the capable Rupert in charge of the
defending troops, it was the inexperienced Neville! |
The Gallipoli campaign of 1915 was
a disaster for the Allies. But they made their escape in good order, thanks
to rearguard actions fought by heroes like Lieutenant Albert Strang - the
last man off his part of the beach. The German invasion of |
Following is a list of titles
attributed to Gordon Livingstone.
Original titles are in blue.
Reprinted titles are in yellow.
(CA) Denotes that Gordon also did
the cover art.
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4 MERCY FOR NONE |
1709 ROAR OF THE TYPHOON |
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10 HUN BAIT |
1717 FLYING HIGH |
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12 THE DESPERATE DAYS |
1726 EYE IN THE SKY |
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18 LONE HERO |
1728 THE WARBIRDS |
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22 COLD STEEL |
1731 DANGER TRAIL |
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27 SCROUGE OF THE JAPS |
1737 TWENTY THOUSAND FEET |
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28 MASSACRE IN THE SUN |
1740 BUCCANEER BOB R.N. (CA) |
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34 DEATH |
1749 NO MERCY |
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39 DIGGERS DIE HARD |
1753 THE SECRET WAR OF GEORGE SMITH |
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45 FOG OF DOOM |
1761 THE GOLDEN EAGLE |
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54 BEACH HEAD |
1764 LYNCH’S MOB (COVER ONLY) |
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61 MASSACRE BY MOONLIGHT |
1773 FOLLOW THE LEADER |
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63 AMBUSH |
1779 COMPANY OF HEROES (CA) |
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76 JINX PILOT |
1783 WINGS OF THE NAVY |
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82 ZERO FEET |
1787 ENEMY IN DISGUISE |
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86 SOLO SMITH |
1791 KILLER SUB |
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91 DICE WITH DEATH |
1800 GLIDE INTO |
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97 MOUNTAIN GUN |
1806 THE HARD CASE |
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108 DEATH DIVE |
1814 BRENNAN’S BRIGANDS |
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112 HIT THE BEACH |
1821 HIT FAST, HIT HARD |
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122 FIGHTING FOOL |
1828 V FOR VALOUR |
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123 SCROUGE OF THE DESERT |
1831 THE CAT |
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132 GLIDER ACE |
1838 TRAITOR IN THE SKY |
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141 DEAD OF NIGHT |
1843 DYNAMITE DAN (CA) |
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147 TEN BULLETS FOR FREEDOM |
1848 THE SHORT AND THE TALL |
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156 BROTHERS AT WAR |
1855 SPACEMAN IN A SPITFIRE |
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163 COWARD V.C. |
1860 BATTLING BRADY (CA) |
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168 SEA FURY |
1863 THE FIGHTING GYPSY |
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175 SKY WARRIOR |
1868 THE |
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184 DEATH FLIES FAST |
1877 THE MAN WHO CHANGED SIDES |
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199 THE SILVER SPITFIRE |
1887 HUNT HIM DOWN |
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202 BOMBERS MOON |
1895 FLIGHT OF NO RETURN |
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210 DUEL TO THE DEATH |
1905 CODE OF THE JUNGLE |
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216 INTERNATIONAL SQUADRON |
1910 THE DEATH SQUAD |
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218 GLIDER STRIKE |
1915 STEEL AND SAND |
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226 LONE SABRE |
1919 DESERT RAIDERS |
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228 TALONS OF WAR |
1925 THE |
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238 KING OF THE SPITS |
1933 HIT BACK |
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243 JET BLITZ |
1939 THE BIG SNATCH |
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262 DEATH OF A U-BOAT |
1944 WINGLESS WARRIOR |
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269 MOSQUITO ACE |
1947 NONE SHALL ESCAPE |
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273 BLACK SCHNEIDER |
1951 HONOURABLE ENEMY |
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275 LONE ACE |
1959 TEAM WORK |
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281 BLACK SQUADRON |
1967 WHEN BULLETS FLY |
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283 DEATH CLOUD |
1978 WINGED FURY |
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284 WALRUS PATROL |
1990 RESISTANCE |
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292 DESERT VENDETTA |
1998 WAR IN THE JUNGLE |
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293 FIGHTER BLITZ |
2005 HIT THE BIG SHIPS |
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302 V SQUADRON |
2013 ROUGH COMPANY |
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312 ROCKET BLITZ |
2029 NIGHT OF THE VIKINGS |
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318 SON OF AN ACE |
2037 TERROR IN THE SKY |
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323 OPERATION CASTAWAY (CA) |
2044 BIG GUN |
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332 LAUNCH OF THE WILDCATS (CA) |
2049 FLY HIGH, DIVE DEEP |
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340 CRACKSHOT (CA) |
2051 ROAMING IN THE GLOAMING |
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346 SEA ACE (CA) |
2058 TO BE A PILOT |
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356 HUNT THE KILLER (CA) |
2060 SUPERJET |
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365 BLADE OF HONOUR (CA) |
2072 SINK THAT TANKER |
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378 TROUBLE HUNTER (CA) |
2078 AIR ACE, GROUND ACE |
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386 THE FIGHTING FEW (CA) |
2088 THE END OF THE ROAD |
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395 SUICIDE BOATS (CA) |
2091 BLACK BERET |
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406 THE DEFIANT (CA) |
2098 THE BLOODHOUNDS |
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414 JUNGLE STRIP (CA) |
2100 THE SIEGE OF |
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425 ONE MAN |
2110 THE MASTER MECHANIC |
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432 NIGHT DROP (CA) |
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447 DAY OF DANGER (CA) |
2120 SHARKS WITH WINGS |
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457 HITLER’S DOUBLE (CA) |
2124 SON OF THE VIKING |
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462 OPERATION DEATHSLI DE (CA) |
2138 THE FACE OF DEATH |
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467 STAND AND FIGHT (CA) |
2142 NO ORDINARY TANK |
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474 CASTLE OF DOOM (CA) |
2148 BEWARE THE BLACK CATS |
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483 SHOOTING STAR (CA) |
2157 GONE |
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492 THE HERO WAS A FAKE (CA) |
2160 MARCH OF THE MONSTERS |
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499 TERROR OF THE JAPS (CA) |
2170 AFTER D-DAY |
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506 THE HI-JACKERS (CA) |
2171 HAIR TRIGGER |
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516 THEY FLEW BY NIGHT (CA) |
2182 FLY OUT, WALK BACK |
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526 OPERATION FIREBRAND (CA) |
2192 A PACK OF WOLVES |
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535 BRIGHT BLADE OF COURAGE (CA) |
2196 THE CROWN OF MARCELLUS |
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543 ZERO FEET |
2199 A TRAITOR IN THE COCKPIT |
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544 TIME OF TERROR (CA) |
2210 THE SECRET TANKS |
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550 DIVE TO DANGER |
2211 U-BOAT HERO |
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551 JINX PILOT |
2218 THE BIG SECRET |
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563 SOLO SMITH |
2224 THE FLYING SHARK |
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566 BLACK KNIGHT’S OF WAR (CA) |
2227 LAUNCH THE LONGSHIP |
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575 DICE WITH DEATH |
2234 TIGER SHOOT |
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580 BLADE OF GLORY (CA) |
2248 STOLEN ONE BOMBER |
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583 MOUNTAIN GUN |
2260 THE LITTLE SHIPS |
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589 ESCAPE (CA) |
2262 TOO OLD TO FIGHT |
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596 THE PIRATES FROM SUB 13 (CA) |
2270 HIGH RISK RAID |
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610 COMPANY OF HEROES (CA) |
2285 THE CHASE |
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618 BUCCANEER BOB R.N. (CA) |
2300 RESCUE |
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619 DEATH DIVE |
2304 TO THE DEATH |
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628 DANGER TRAIL |
2315 THREE…TWO…ONE…ZERO |
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638 FLAME OF |
2317 BAPTISM OF FIRE |
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645 LYNCH’S MOB (COVER ONLY) |
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653 BATTLING BRADY (CA) |
2338 H.M. U-BOAT 999 |
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662 BOMBS AWAY |
2352 WEST TO FREEDOM |
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663 SCROUGE OF THE DESERT |
2362 RAID ON RUJANGI |
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672 V FOR VALOUR |
2364 SHIELD OF TRUTH |
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680 ENEMY IN DISGUISE |