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 219 ROGUE PILOT 1966  Reprinted in issue  875
	Commando 220 CODEWORD - "TORCH"  1966  Reprinted in issue  859
	Commando 224 BORN TO FLY  1966
	Commando 245 HONG KONG HOOKY 1967  Reprinted in issue  891
	Commando 249 THE GOLDEN GUN 1967  Reprinted in issue  903
	Commando 255 HOODOO SHIP 1967
	Commando 260 ATLANTIC KILLER 1967
	Commando 262 DEATH OF A U BOAT 1967
	Commando 263 LOW LEVEL LANG 1967  Reprinted in issue  927
	Commando 265 STRINGBAG ACE 1967  Reprinted in issue  935
	Commando 266 FLYING PHANTOM 1967  Reprinted in issue  939
	Commando 269 MOSQUITO ACE 1967  Reprinted in issue  943
	Commando 271 THE STOLEN LANG 1967  Reprinted in issue  941
	Commando 272  KELLY'S ARMY 1967 .  Reprinted in issue  947
	Commando 274 CLASH OF EAGLES  1967  Reprinted in issue  957
	Commando 275 LONE ACE 1967  Reprinted in issue  953
	Commando 276 ...AND ONE WAS TRAITOR 1967  Reprinted in issue  955
	Commando 278 DEATH OF A GIANT  1967 .
	Commando 281 BLACK SQUADRON 1967  Reprinted in issue  971
	Commando 287 JET MENACE 1967 .  Reprinted in issue  975
	Commando 289 THE ONE THEY COULDN'T CATCH  1967
	Commando 290 MOSQUITO STRIKE 1967 .  Reprinted in issue  983
	Commando 294 WAR OF THE GIANTS 1967
	Commando 296 HURRICANE  1967
	Commando 297 RED FOR GO 1967
	Commando 304 NIGHT ACE 1967  Reprinted in issue  1003
	Commando 305 BOGUS YANKS  1968
	Commando 307  NIGHT INTRUDER 1968  Reprinted in issue  1011
	Commando 309 GLORY HUNTER 1968  Reprinted in issue  1007
	Commando 312 ROCKET BLITZ 1968  Reprinted in issue  1027
	Commando 314 PHANTOM FORCE  1968 .  Reprinted in issue  1023
	Commando 316  TERROR ISLAND  1968
	Commando 317 GUNS OF GLORY 1968
	Commando 319 YELLOW HERO 1968  Reprinted in issue  1031
	Commando 321 THE HUMAN TORPEDO1968  Reprinted in issue  1043
	Commando 328 ROGUE SQUADRON 1968
	Commando 330 BATTLE CRAZY  1968  Reprinted in issue  1035
	Commando 336 THE LONER 1968  Reprinted in issue  1051
	Commando 343 TROUBLE SQUADRON  1968  Reprinted in issue  1075
	Commando 347 BOSS OF THE SKY 1968  Reprinted in issue  1063
	Commando 350 HOODOO MISSION  1968  Reprinted in issue  1067
	Commando 358  MAN OF IRON 1968
	Commando 366  SKY TRAP 1968  Reprinted in issue  1119
	Commando 419 THE GUN  1969  Reprinted in issue  1239

After a period of nearly 40 years Ken Barr recently returned to   Commando comics to paint the cover of Commando Comic 4138

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.