Tag Archives: Paolo Ongaro

Fair Play

Issue Number: 5407

“Prize rules” — the set of maritime laws which require a ship’s crew to send a boarding party to inspect any suspicious merchant vessels. If the merchant ship was found to be carrying cargo bound for the enemy, then the submarine was permitted to sink the vessel — after the merchant crew had been put […]

Code Drop

Issue Number: 5389

Warring siblings Penny and Oliver have parted ways and are soon on opposite sides of the world, doing their bit for the war effort. As Oliver lays waste to Vichy forces in Madagascar with the Commandos, Penny retrieves vital intelligence for the Allies in Normandy. But their fates are inextricably stitched together at the culmination […]

Third Time Lucky

Issue Number: 5377

They tried to bomb it with P-47 Thunderbolts — twice! But still the vital supply tunnel in mountainous Northern Italy remained standing. Surrounded by deadly accurate German anti-aircraft guns, the tunnel was almost untouchable. That was until downed Thunderbolt pilot Captain Jack Harks, along with an SOE agent and the local Italian Resistance, turned their […]

War Crime

Issue Number: 5359

Since he first stepped onto the beach at East Falkland, Marine Kurt Silverton wanted nothing more than to find and impress his cousin, Steven. Steven was the toughest lad in school, nothing phased him! But when Kurt finds him, he’s a shell of his former self. He’s looking over his shoulder, whispering a dark secret […]

Flight from Tomorrow

Issue Number: 5331

In May 1940, the British Expeditionary Force were pushed west by the might of the Nazi Eagle. But they weren’t the only ones on the run… Wounded, Captain Dougal McKerr must get his men back to their regiment and help the mysterious Mary and a group of children get to safety. But dogging them are […]

Catalina Sunrise

Issue Number: 5317

Bill Mitchell has always been a stubborn soul, so when he leaves the farm to join the RAAF, his father knows better than to stand in his way. But when a sinister Luftwaffe pilot shoots down his friend, Bill’s desire for vengeance makes him unpredictable and a danger to his crew.   Story: Brent Towns […]

Union Jack Jackson

Issue Number: 5287

Union Jack Jackson is back in his first adventure since 1991! Storming an island, going head-to-head with a Japanese sniper and saving his mates from a prisoner of war camp is all in a day’s work for Union Jack because… “A Royal Marine never gives up!”   Story: Georgia Standen Battle Art: Paolo Ongaro Cover: […]

Faceless Heroes

Issue Number: 5271

As world leaders hold talks at an elite country estate, a special ops team is drafted in when uninvited guests arrive. International relations don’t always go smoothly — and Scott Falcon is about to find out that there’s nothing worse than an eco-terrorist interrupting your barbecue.   Story: Iain McLaughlin Art: Paolo Ongaro Cover: Tom […]

Edge of the Sky

Issue Number: 5245

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane never flew in Russian airspace… officially.
 The Blackbird could reach a top speed of 2,200 mph and a ceiling height of 85,000 ft — enough to see the curvature of the earth. They outmatched everything the Russians could throw at them… except the MiG-31. So when one angry Red sets […]