Tag Archives: Bernard Gregg

The Treasure of Devil Island

Issue Number: 5786

Not every desert island is a paradise… as the shipwrecked British sailors washed up on Tarotonga were quick to find out. They’d barely dragged themselves ashore when an eerie wailing echoed along the beach and chilled their blood. Someone or something seemed displeased at their presence, and events began to take a more murderous course. […]

The Desert of No Return

Issue Number: 5726

Off they went on another mission, heading steadily into the burning wilderness of the North African desert. They had made many trips like this… but today was different because this time they had a spy in their midst, reporting their every move to the enemy. Hardly any of these brave men were going to come […]

The Haunted Wood

Issue Number: 5688

It was a place shunned by every living creature. No man would go into that wood, no animal hunted there, no insect stirred.     For centuries an atmosphere of evil had brooded amongst those trees, while an ancient mist shrouded the terrible things that had happened there.   Story: Bernard Gregg Art: Haupt Cover: […]

Moment of Truth

Issue Number: 5620

The two Royal Engineers sprang to their feet and sprinted down the tunnel, heading for the open air and safety. Behind them came a menacing chatter as the German armoured car opened up with its machine gun, the heavy bullets whining and spattering off the concrete walls. At any moment a ricochet might hit the […]

The Death Card

Issue Number: 5588

Superstitious, are you? Do you believe in fortunetellers and the like? If you do, you wouldn’t fancy being handed the Ace of Spades —the death card —as the key to your future, especially when this particular card had spelt death for two previous owners. But Jim Frobisher of the Commandos wasn’t worried. In fact, he […]

The Golden Eagle

Issue Number: 5514

Before he became a Commando, Joe Doran had been a thief, a very clever and successful thief. Now inaction in Nazi‑occupied Norway, he had got his hands on a gold statuette encrusted with jewels, something that would bring him an enormous amount of money. Could he resist the temptation to keep it?   Story: Bernard […]

THE DIAMOND SMUGGLERS

Issue Number: 4970
The Diamond Smugglers, cover by Ian Kennedy

When you want an agent to penetrate an enemy-occupied country and stay free long enough to do a tricky job, you need someone who’s used to getting around without attracting attention. Who better than a man who smuggled diamonds in and out of that very country for years? But there’s a difference between peace-time and […]