31 August 2023

UPDATED: Keith Burns covers for Commando

I first came across Keith Burns art when he illustrated the Titan comics Johnny Red series, since then he's just started illustrating Commando covers and the covers are fantastic. Here are the covers he's done so far...

Commando 5209 - American avenger

Commando 5215 - a matter of honour

Commando 5229 - shadow in the storm!

Commando 5241 - steel inferno

Commando 5251 - Radar raiders

Commando 5259 - Braddock


Commando 5267 - Braddock demons

Commando 5289 - the Wombat and the Tiger

Commando 5297 - fog of war

Commando 5299 - Sladen's promise

Commando 5307 - Stealing Stukas

Commando 5315 - Ironhide

Commando 5329 - Blitzkrieg west

Commando 5335 - Durand's Dunkirk

Commando 5337 - Dodger's Dunkirk

This issue is interconnected with issue 5337 Durand's Dunkirk but told from the perspective of the British fighting to stop their retreat.

Commando 5353 - Outgunned!


Commando 5355 - Bullseye Bruno

Commando 5377 - Third time lucky

Commando 5385 - The flying emu


Commando 5395 - HMAS Expendable

Commando 5411 - Ready for Anything!

Commando 5417 - The girls on the guns

Commando 5448 - Die-or walk!
Check out the third of our nine 60th Anniversary specials Issue 5448 Die — or Walk! Former editor Calum Laird's sequel to Commando Issue 1 Walk — or Die! has the table turned with the Brit carrying the Jerry!

Commando 5463 - Target Tomcat

Commando 5481 - Vengeance

Commando 5497 - Pearl Harbor

Commando 5511 - Escape from Java

Commando 5525 - Sink the Shokaku!
published March 15th 2022

Commando 5547 - Stay behind squad
published June 9th 2022

Commando 5559 - Wild weasel!
to be published July 21st 2022

Commando 5607 - Combat air patrol

Commando 5619 - Achtung, destroyer!

Commando 5641 - Sink the Tiger
The unthinkable has happened —HMAS Tiger has been captured by the Japanese and is being used to create havoc amongst allied shipping! The Australian Navy’s most experienced destroyer commander, John Griffin, is called in to solve the problem, his orders: “SINK THE TIGER!”

Keith's design roughs for Commando 5641

Commando 5671 - Dutch courage

Commando 5677 - Hell on high
They called Lieutenant Robert Lloyd a coward for flying out of formation in his B-17 and blamed him for the death of his crew. He was demoted to co-pilot in another outfit but his new pilot wasn't going to listen to a coward’s advice on flying!

30 August 2023

Eagle stationery

I'm always happy to feature unusual bits of Eagle merchandise on the blog so today I present some authentic 1950s Eagle stationery!

All images swiped from an eBay seller a few months ago







29 August 2023

UPDATED: Worzel Gummidge monthly

I've looked before (here) at Marvel UK's Worzel Gummidge weekly so I thought it only right that I also look at its predecessor title Worzel Gummidge weekly. This ran for a dozen issues in 1981/2 and at least some of the issues contain comic artwork by John Cooper.

Worzel Gummidge monthly, Marvel UK, issue 1, October 1981

Worzel Gummidge monthly, Marvel UK, issue 2, November 1981

Worzel Gummidge monthly, Marvel UK, issue 3, December 1981

Worzel Gummidge monthly, Marvel UK, issue 4, January 1982

Worzel Gummidge monthly, Marvel UK, issue 5, February 1982

Worzel Gummidge monthly, Marvel UK, issue 6, March 1982

Worzel Gummidge monthly, Marvel UK, issue 7, April 1982

Worzel Gummidge monthly, Marvel UK, issue 8, May 1982

Worzel Gummidge monthly, Marvel UK, issue 9, June 1982

Worzel Gummidge monthly, Marvel UK, issue 10, July 1982

Worzel Gummidge monthly, Marvel UK, issue 11, August 1982

Worzel Gummidge monthly, Marvel UK, issue 12, September 1982

All images taken from here