God, flashbacks to life before the internet. Isn't it weird? As a little kid, it was playing outside. As a young teen, one of my pursuits was models. I think my first was a biplane!
Isn't it strange how some of us became interested in historical wars at an early age? Just a boy's natural tendency for action and adventure? Or was it that we lived previous lives??
A little off first model topic, I had dozens of these. I actually remember the below issue from the picture. I really loved reading them.
In Wiki they are described as;
Commando For Action and Adventure, formerly known as
Commando War Stories in Pictures, and colloquially known as
Commando Comics, is a British
comic book magazine that primarily draws its themes and backdrops from the various incidents of the
First and
Second World Wars. It was first published in July 1961 and is still in print today. It is noted for its distinctive 7 × 5½ inch, 68 page format that became a standard for these kinds of stories. "Commando" has remained more popular than many other British war comics, because of its character based stories and detailed black and white artwork, with only the covers in colour.
The stories contain certain characteristic motifs; to mention a few – courage, cowardice, patriotism, dying for the sake of one's country, noble actions, and
making a cup of refreshing tea while in the face of danger, enmity turning into friendship when the going gets tough, and so on. Apart from portraying these universal qualities,
Commando Comics also show soldiers in national stereotypes, glorifying Allied soldiers, but showing soldiers as a mixture of good and evil.
Anyone else remember these?