COMMANDO COMIC

Ken Barr is famous for the  cover artwork that he produced for the now classic "Commando Comic" published by D.C. Thomson publications in the U.K.  For many people the heroic action figures, detailed equipment, and detailed aircraft covers painted by Ken Barr on many of the early,  and now classic covers helped set the visual cover style for this long running comic. 

The covers below (and on the other Commando comic pages) illustrate most of the covers painted by Ken Barr for Commanco comic.

Commando comic is by far the longest running  comic of its genre in the UK.  First published in 1961, Commando comic  has now had over 4,000 published issues and will celebrate 50 years of continuous publication  in a few more years.

After a period of nearly 40 years, Ken Barr recently returned to Commando comic to paint another of his classic covers in issue 4138

Unfortunately Ken Barr does not own any of these early original covers and we are unable to offer them for sale on this website.  Ownership of the original covers is with the publishers (we assume that they still have them in store).  The non return of original artwork was standard industry practice at the time these original covers were painted and submitted.   This does of course mean that the chance to own that original piece of Commando comic painted cover history by Ken Barr is not at the moment a commerical option to collectors in the current marketplace.

Ken Barr is currently painting a new and original series of works for publication as high quality art  prints.  This series of prints will be based on the themes of great British regiments and great British battle encounters.  This first of these prints limited to an edition of 275 signed and numbered copies is called "Para Sarg" and is available to purchase now from this website.  Although these prints do feature classic combat images, none of the paintings for prints are from Commando comics.

Commissions for new and original works based on the military themes that Ken Barr is famous for can be submitted to this website for consideration.

	Commando 86 SOLO SMITH 1963 Reprinted in issue  563
	Commando 88 ROGUE BOMBER 1963
	Commando 90 FIGHTING GIANT 1963 Reprinted in issue  567
	Commando 91 DICE WITH DEATH 1963 Reprinted in issue  575
	Commando 94 JUMP - OR DIE 1963 Reprinted in issue  587
	Commando 96 DESERT ACE 1963
	Commando 97 MOUNTAIN GUN 1963 Reprinted in issue  583
	Commando 98 VALLEY OF SECRET WEAPONS1963 Reprinted in issue  591
	Commando 103 KILLER WITH WINGS 1964 Reprinted in issue  607
	Commando 108 DEATH DIVE 1964 Reprinted in issue  619
	Commando 109 BLOOD RED DAWN 1964 Reprinted in issue  615
	Commando 110 DOG FIGHT 1964 Reprinted in issue  627
	Commando 117 GHOST PILOT 1964 Reprinted in issue  643
	Commando 123 SCOURGE OF THE DESERT 1964 Reprinted in issue  663
	Commando 124 BLACK ACE 1964   Reprinted in issue  707
	Commando 132 GLIDER ACE 1964 Reprinted in issue  691
	Commando 135 COLONEL SCARFACE 1964 Reprinted in issue  699
	Commando 136 ZERO BASHER 1964 Reprinted in issue  703
	Commando 138 TRAIL OF A HERO 1964 Reprinted in issue  715
	Commando 139 KILLER CREW 1964 Reprinted in issue  719
	Commando 144 DESERT HERO 1964 Reprinted in issue  731
	Commando 145 GREEN FOR DANGER 1964 Reprinted in issue  735
	Commando 146 JAP TRAP 1964
	Commando 148 SKY TIGER 1965 Reprinted in issue  767
	Commando 151  NIGHT STRIKE 1965 Reprinted in issue  739
	Commando 153  GIANT KILLER 1965 Reprinted in issue  771
	Commando 155 JUNGLE SNIPER 1965 Reprinted in issue  755
	Commando 156 BROTHERS AT WAR 1965 Reprinted in issue  759
	Commando 157 THE DESPARATE HOURS 1965 Reprinted in issue  763
	Commando 161  BORN BRAVE 1965 Reprinted in issue  779
	Commando 162  LONE EAGLE 1965 Reprinted in issue  783
	Commando 166 HURRICANE ACE 1965 Reprinted in issue  791
	Commando 169  BLACK AVENGER 1965
	Commando 170  ZERO! ZERO! 1965 Reprinted in issue  795
	172 FLOATING FORTRESS 1965 Reprinted in issue  855
	Commando 176  LOST PATROL 1965
	Commando 177 THE FIGHTING McTAGGART 1965
	Commando 178  HAMMER OF THE JAPS 1965 Reprinted in issue  823
	Commando 179 THE SCARLET SERGEANT 1965
	Commando 180  FLYING FOOLS 1965 Reprinted in issue  819
	Commando 182 ACHTUNG - SUBMARINE! 1965
	Commando 184  DEATH FLIES FAST 1965 Reprinted in issue  883
	Commando 186  CALL HIM HERO 1965 Reprinted in issue  815
	Commando 189 DESERT FIGHTER 1965 Reprinted in issue  827
	Commando 190 THEY CALL HIM YELLOW 1965
	Commando 199 THE SILVER SPITFIRE 1966 Reprinted in issue  839

Artwork by Ken Barr.  Commando comic and all Commando logos copyright DC Thomson Publications

For further details on commissioning or purchasing Ken Barr artwork in the UK, please e mail

Kenbarrartwork@aol.com

or telephone Tom King on 07952 237 583 for UK information.

ALL  ARTWORK   IS COPYRIGHT KEN BARR (OR RESPECTIVE PUBLISHERS)  AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, OR USED IN ANY FORM WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM KEN BARR (OR RESPECTIVE PUBLISHERS) .

ALL CHARACTERS ARE COPYRIGHT THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS.

All images used on this website are copyright their respective copyright owners and are used for illustrative purposes only.