DENIS
McLOUGHLIN
COMMANDO ARTIST
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Denis McLoughlin Story Artist for Commando Comics 1982 - 2002 |
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Updated:
I was first introduced to Denis's excellent artwork when I was presented,
for my birthday, a
Denis
began working for Commando in 1982 with his first issue 1623 "FIGHT
BACK" in July, he produced over 170 original titles with his last original
title 3567 “NO PLACE TO HIDE!” printed October 2002.
Since that date, all the issues
are re-issues of earlier Commando’s.
Denis
McLoughlin, Born in
It
always seemed strange to me, that Denis, (remembering his colour illustrations
for the
So all
the covers illustrated below are by other artists.
Vic
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1623 FIGHT BACK! JULY 1982 Cover Artist: Baraldi |
1688 MARCH 1983 Cover Artist: J. Bevan |
1710 OBEY ORDERS! JUNE 1983 Cover Artist: Ian Kennedy |
1718 THE CONQUERORS JULY 1983 Cover Artist: J. Bevan |
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Private Colin Shelley's nerve
had gone. He'd left his fellow soldiers in the lurch and earned himself the
brand of a coward. Since then he'd been written off as worthless, and that's
how he felt. But then came his chance to
fight back and regain his self-respect. Colin was determined that this time
he would not be found wanting … |
The clinging mud of the swamp
had claimed two victims already, and now Stan Cooper was going to become its
third, for his only hope of rescue looked slim. After all, he couldn't expect
help from the man watching him from the swamp's edge - he was a Japanese
officer, and |
Paddy O'Grady was a bit of a
wild type. Went his own way, didn't like sticking to the book of rules. He
was a terrific fighter pilot, of course, and everybody knew it. But he needed
discipline. So who was going to make him
obey orders? It was up to Pete Davidson, bit it wasn't going to be easy. Pete
owed a lot to the crazy Irishman. On one occasion Paddy had even saved his
life! |
For months a single German
cruiser had been wreaking havoc amongst British merchant ships in the But for two sailors on the
British ship this was to be the beginning rather than the end of a strange
and dangerous adventure … and it would be on land, not at sea! |
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1909 INTO BANDIT COUNTRY JULY 1985 Cover Artist: Ian Kennedy |
1966 RUN FOR IT! FEBRUARY 1986 Cover Artist: Ian Kennedy |
2022 GHOST OF EVIL SEPTEMBER 1986 Cover Artist: Ian Kennedy |
2030 TOP-SECRET BASE OCTOBER 1986 Cover Artist: J. Bevan |
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He had worked with the
partisan freedom-fighters before, but this was something different. Most of
the men he had known were now dead and this new lot were more bandits than
partisans, led by a murdering madman. As he fell from the Dakota
into the Italian night he knew he would be in more danger from his allies
than from his enemies. |
Ace Kelly had no intention of
getting involved in someone else's war. When the Japanese forces invading The jungle had dangers
enough, but his task was made more difficult by a group of refugee boys and
an Australian army officer tagging along. And the Japs were after them all… |
Flying Officer Roger Rendell
had been behaving very strangely. He would go into a rage, risk lives of his
friends, stare wildly from the cockpit of his You might think there was the
ghost of someone else in him, looking out through his eyes. And indeed there
was - the ghost of a friend. |
On a sailing holiday before
the war Lieutenant Dave Leward and his friend decided to pay a visit to Three years later Dave and
Fritz were to meet once more on the island. This time, though, things were
different. They both had one aim - to destroy the … TOP-SECRET BASE. |
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2109 BACK FROM BEYOND AUGUST 1987 Cover Artist: Longaron |
2216 NAZI HUNT SEPTEMBER 1988 Cover Artist: J. Bevan |
2249 FROZEN WITH FEAR JANUARY 1989 Cover Artist: Ron Brown |
2357 FIGHTING INVENTOR MARCH 1990 Cover Artist: Ian Kennedy |
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As if from nowhere, four
battle-hardened German soldiers suddenly appeared during the harsh fighting
in Who were these soldiers? What
did they want? And why had they come to |
With the liberation of But Lieutenant Sam Castle was
determined that one particular Nazi wasn't going to get away. The hunt was
on… |
Brave and strong, Matt Durant
was one of the most feared forwards in Then, unaccountably, he turned
coward in the face of the enemy. Neither he nor his mates could believe it,
but somehow or other he was liable to stop in his tracks… FROZEN WITH FEAR. |
The German reconnaissance
pilot watched bewildered as the British troops below him broke open two wooden
crates to assemble a most peculiar contraption with a large propeller on top. Closer inspection revealed it
to be a flying machine of quite devastating potential - as the spotter pilot
found to his cost. And this was only one of the many remarkable inventions of
Professor Theophilus Washburton, the FIGHTING INVENTOR. |
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2384 OUT-GUNNED! JUNE 1990 Cover Artist: J. Bevan |
2447 THE LOST BOMBER FEBRUARY 1991 Cover Artist: Ron Brown |
2487 SNATCH SQUAD JULY 1991 Cover Artist: Ron Brown |
2577 FOLLOW THE DRUM! JUNE 1992 Cover Artist: Ian Kennedy |
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Tom Stewart was an R.A.F.
fighter pilot, but in the chaos that followed the fall of To make matters worse, the
young airman's ship was grounded. And closing fast was the cruiser, Hiro,
pride of the Japanese navy, her eight-inch guns blazing … |
After a disastrous R.A.F.
raid on a V-1 factory, the Luftwaffe investigators moved in and soon all the Hauptmann Wilhelm Furth in
charge of the investigation wasn't worried. After all, a 21-metre-long |
Meet Konrad Scheller of the
Wehrmacht. A lot of folk were keen to have a chat with him … his own people,
the British, the Russians. Make no mistake, he was in great demand. So far he had fought a very
tough war, and it looked as if it was going to get a whole lot tougher … |
As the war in Hawke's Drum to be exact, and
why it was so important to the regiment and especially to Captain John Elkin
is a thumping good story … |
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3167 AUGUST 1998 Cover Artist: Mike White |
3289 ICEBERG NOVEMBER 1999 Cover Artist: Ian Kennedy |
3450 MAC’S LAW JULY 2001 Cover Artist: Ian Kennedy |
3567 NO PLACE TO HIDE OCTOBER 2002 Cover Artist: Ian Kennedy |
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An American troopship—part of
the 1898 invasion armada—lies wrecked on the shore of Spanish-held Bullets cut down Americans
who struggle to return fire through the lashing rain, able to aim accurately
only when the lightning flashes. If they survive, they’ll know this place as
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Ever since men had set sail
into far northern waters, they had feared icebergs – massive frozen islands
that could hole or crush any ship unlucky enough to get in the way. And now there was another
reason to be wary of one of these recently-formed monsters. Six heavy calibre
guns were stuck on the top, making it a floating fortress…the newest fighting
ship in the British Navy! |
Royal Canadian Mounted
Policeman Mike “Mac” Mackenzie will always get his man…even if it means
tracking him across the battlefields of He is determined to avenge
the cold-blooded murder of his partner…and the culprit will soon learn there
is no escaping Mac’s Law. |
There was no hiding place for
many of the Nazis wanted for crimes committed during the Second World War. A
dedicated band of Allied soldiers were on their trail, and they would not
give up until justice had been done. For Sergeant John Brook and
Corporal Ian Randall it was just another task to be tackled. Yet what they were
about to find out was that the officer in charge had lost a brother to one of
the thugs they sought…and he was more likely to shoot first and ask questions
later. |
Following is a
list of titles attributed to Denis McLoughlin with reprints in yellow.
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1623 FIGHT
BACK! |
2702 OPERATION MANHUNT |
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1638 TIME-BOMB |
2710 DEADLY DOUBLE-CROSS |
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1656 GUNS ALONG THE RIVER |
2728 SHOCK FORCE SHOWDOWN |
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1671 ON THE TRAIL OF THE TREASURE |
2736 STORM FORCE |
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1680 FIND THE RAIDERS |
2758 OPERATION ECLIPSE |
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1688 |
2765 TO LEAD THE WAY |
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1704 THE DIE-HARDS |
2782 OPERATION NAVAJO |
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1710 OBEY ORDERS! |
2799 CLOSE ACTION |
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1718 THE CONQUERORS |
2814 DESTINATION |
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1727 A MAN AFRAID |
2830 REBELLION! |
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1741 THE HAWK AND THE DOVE |
2845 OIL RIG RAIDERS |
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1744 TANK KILLER |
2853 DEATH RIDE |
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1758 FIND THEM, SINK THEM! |
2876 OBEY ORDERS (Re-issue of 1710) |
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1766 FOR FREEDOM |
2882 FIGHTING BUCKET |
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1768 IN ENEMY UNIFORM |
2895 HOSTAGE HUNT |
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1775 A WHOLE |
2899 A MAN AFRAID (Re-issue of 1727) |
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1785 BOSS OF THE |
2912 GRUDGE TEAM |
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1797 BAND OF WARRIORS |
2916 THE CONQUERORS (Re-issue of 1718) |
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1805 RAIDER ON THE PROWL |
2927 SECRET SABOTEUR |
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1813 THE SECRET BASE |
2942 SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE |
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1818 THE GOOD SOLDIER |
2948 |
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1830 WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES! |
2960 BORN TO |
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1837 BOMBER CREW |
2971 FIND THE RAIDERS (Re-issue of 1680) |
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1846 |
2982 SENTENCE OF DEATH |
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1854 DELAYED ACTION |
2994 FIGHTING MOUNTIE |
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1862 ICE-COLD COURAGE |
2995 IN ENEMY UNIFORM (Re-issue of 1768) |
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1871 |
3004 BOSS OF THE |
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1886 ATLANTIC HURRICANE |
3012 FOR FREEDOM (Re-issue of 1766) |
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1894 SERGEANTS DON'T RUN |
3015 RUNAWAY REBEL |
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1902 NORTHERN PATROL |
3034 THE THIEF TAKER |
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1909 INTO BANDIT COUNTRY |
3043 WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES (Re-issue of 1830) |
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1917 ROAR OF THE TEMPEST |
3048 LONE VOLUNTEER |
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1927 THE FLYING BATTLESHIPS |
3073 ESKIMO SCOUTS |
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1934 THE FLYING COFFIN |
3082 VICTORY AND VENGEANCE |
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1938 STAND BY…FIRE! |
3091 BOMBER CREW (Re-issue of 1837) |
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1945 WANTED, DEAD AND ALIVE |
3096 TOUGH JUSTICE |
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1957 THE MISFITS |
3108 DELAYED ACTION (Re-issue of 1854) |
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1966 RUN FOR IT! |
3114 BEN'S |
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1974 TREASURE OF THE CHATEAU |
3127 TRACKS OF TERROR |
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1984 THE MAN WITH THE POWER |
3131 |
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1989 SCHOOLBOY AT SEA |
3145 BLAZING FRONTIER |
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1997 KNIGHTS OF THE DESERT SKY |
3151 RENEGADE KNIGHTS |
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2007 COLIN'S LUCK |
3163 INTO BANDIT COUNTRY (Re-issue of 1909) |
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2022 GHOST OF EVIL |
3167 |
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2030 TOP-SECRET BASE |
3171 ATLANTIC HURRICANE (Re-issue of 1886) |
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2034 COUNTER-ATTACK! |
3180 SERGEANTS DON’T RUN (Re-issue of 1894) |
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2040 SUB VERSUS SUB |
3186 DUEL WITH THE DEVIL |
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2047 LORD OF THE HEADHUNTERS |
3189 MUTINY |
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2055 FIGHTING PARTNERS |
3194 FEAR ON THE FRONTIER |
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2064 A BUNCH OF BANDITS |
3196 NORTHERN PATROL (Re-issue of 1902) |
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2069 HOMEWARD BOUND |
3213 ARMY OF THE SHADOWS |
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2089 TOP-SECRET U-BOAT |
3225 FIGHTING TRAWLER |
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2094 MYSTERY WARRIOR |
3228 WANTED DEAD AND ALIVE (Re-issue of 1945) |
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2104 WAR IN THE SNOW |
3234 TERROR TACTICS |
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2109 BACK FROM BEYOND |
3244 STAND BY…FIRE (Re-issue of 1938) |
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2118 SOLDIER OF THE EMPEROR |
3250 REBEL RAIDERS |
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2126 DESERT STRIKEFORCE |
3259 THE FLYING BATTLESHIPS (Re-issue of 1927) |
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2130 SPECIAL |
3264 A MATTER OF NERVE |
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2141 THE CHEF WHO WENT TO WAR |
3282 DEADLY CONTACT |
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2149 |
3289 ICEBERG |
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2166 SOUND THE ALARM |
3301 REBEL'S REVENGE |
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2169 CARRIER SQUADRON |
3312 LOYAL TO THE LEGION |
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2175 WARSHIP ON WHEELS |
3315 THE MAN WITH POWER (Re-issue of 1984) |
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2184 SEAPLANE TO THE RESCUE |
3319 LEGION GOLD |
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2191 ONE GOOD TURN |
3334 THE CRAZY PROFESSOR |
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2201 WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTS |
3339 SCHOOLBOY AT SEA (Re-issue of 1989) |
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2207 BABYFACE BAILEY |
3350 O’LEARY’S REVENGE |
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2216 NAZI HUNT |
3360 FRED'S DAY OUT |
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2226 WARNER'S WAR |
3369 SHADOW FROM THE PAST |
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2229 CALL TO |
3389 CANNON FODDER |
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2237 LOST AT SEA |
3395 COLIN’S LUCK (Re-issue of 2007) |
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2249 FROZEN WITH FEAR |
3402 CAMEL CAVALRY |
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2264 PHANTOM PANTHERS |
3412 SUB VERSUS SUB (Re-issue of 2040) |
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2269 BEWARE THE TRAITOR |
3414 REGIMENTAL RUDDOCK |
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2280 ESCAPE FROM |
3420 FIGHTING PARTNERS (Re-issue of 2055) |
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2289 A LUCKY BREAK |
3425 PRESS-GANGED! |
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2294 SEARCH AND RESCUE |
3432 TERROR OF THE TRACKS |
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2305 NIGHTMARE FLIGHT |
3436 HOMEWARD BOUND (Re-issue of 2069) |
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2313 OPERATION 'VIKING' |
3444 TOP SECRET BASE (Re-issue of 2030) |
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2327 DOOMED DESTROYER |
3450 MAC’S LAW |
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2346 CROSS OF FIRE |
3451 LORD OF THE HEADHUNTERS (Re-issue of 2047) |
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2357 FIGHTING INVENTOR |
3461 THE FIGHTING THREE |
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2365 THE FOOTSLOGGERS |
3477 HERO HUNTER |
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2375 PAST CRIMES |
3487 REBEL RAIDER! |
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2384 OUT-GUNNED |
3491 A BUNCH OF BANDITS (Re-issue of 2064) |
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2398 DAYS OF FEAR |
3501 RENEGADE RAIDERS |
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2408 YANKEE DESTROYER |
3512 ROGAN OF THE RIFLES |