Issue Description

Young Naval lieutenant Dan Blain teamed up with Kang Wu and his cut-throat pirates of the Java Seas to wage all-out war on the warships of Japan. When this pair of modern buccaneers got going, not a single Japanese sailor ashore or afloat could sleep soundly.

Introduction

I can almost imagine the pitch for this back in 1966 - "Pirate Commandos"…that's definitely a winner…

Actually, I'm cheating a little (okay, a lot) - a glance at the trusty Commando records file told me that author Spence's original working title was indeed "Pirate Commandos".

However, I do think that the then-current editorial team made the right decision to go with the snappy, more foreboding "The Wreckers". It really seems to suit this tough, sea-faring tale and Scholler's menacing, murky cover illustration.

Scott Montgomery, Deputy Editor

Note: Originally published as Commando No 212 (May 1966).

Commando: For Action and Adventure (1993)

Publisher

D.C. Thomson & Co.

Volume Description

British company D.C. Thomson & Co. began publishing Commando: War Stories in 1961 mostly focusing, as the name hints, on war stories from WWII and WWI respectively. This was extended to other wars and conflicts later on and since 1993, beginning with issue #2691, the series was called Commando: For Action and Adventure.

Currently D.C. Thomson publishes four issues a fortnight (eight issues a month).

The Gold Collection and Silver Collection content reprints of older stories

Home of Heroes focus on new stories about British Arm Forces

Action and Adventure focus on new stories set around the world

Format: 7 x 5.5 inch (17,75 x 14 cm); 68 pages; b/w sketches only.

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