Had they survived the landing at the deadly river-mouth, mined and ambushed by the Japanese, and fought their way through the horrors of the jungle, just to be picked off on this ridge by Japanese planes?
Was this the finish - here, when below them lay the secret Japanese airfield they'd come so many blood-stained miles to destroy?
Was it blazes!
Introduction
Although every Commando story starts life as a plot line, sometimes it's not the story that grabs your attention, sometimes it's the cover, sometimes it's the inside art. That is certainly the case here. Alonso's pants-on-fire style of illustration socks you in the eye and keeps the tale racing along.
Once you get past the art, you can appreciate that it's a well-worked, complicated plot that Alonso is working with. There's jeopardy round every corner and enough friction between the characters to start a small fire - see the comment about Alonso's style.
Cover artist Chaco holds his end up well, reducing the amount of colour in the illustration to show that it's night, but also showing up the gun flashes and the probing searchlight. A good job by all three.
Calum Laird, Commando Editor
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