Johnny Red

Can you spot the mistake? John Cooper provides the art for this episode from Battle Action Force, 31st March 1984.

 

The Sarge

 Art by Mike Western. From Battle, dated 30th September 1978. Head over to the 2000AD site for details of The Sarge collection. 

Red Devils

 A one-off story illustrated by Pat Wright for Battle, dated 11th February 1978.

Cooley's Gun

 Geoff Campion illustrates this episode in the 19th April 1980 edition of Battle Action.

Booby Trap!

Some magnificent work by Ian Kennedy. Battle, dated 24th January 1981.

Q-Ship

 Ian Kennedy provides the art for "Q-Ship" from Battle Action, dated 20th January 1979.

It's interesting to note that the painted art on the top left of page one isn't by IK. I wonder if it's an old War or Battle Picture Library cover, re-purposed for this story?

 Ian Kenendy, still going strong and providing covers for  Commando Comics.

 

 

Here's a look at the black and white art so we can see his pen lines.

 

 

Also, check out The Art of Ian Kennedy. Available from the DC Thomson site.

Hellman

Some excellent, gritty, war action from Mike Dorey. Battle, dated 1st April 1978.

Charley's War

Original Joe Colquhoun art circa 1980. Well and truly liberated from the Compal auctions site. The last time I visited the Cartoon Museum in London they had some lovely Charley's War art on display.

Buy the books. Then ask Titan to reprint Charley's early WW2 adventures.

The Team That Went to War

Excellent adventure art by Mike Western. From Battle, dated 15th May 1976. I'd love to see this collected. Check out some extra episodes here.

Battle

Cover by Carlos Ezquerra for Battle, dated 19th April 1980.

The Spinball Wars

Art by Ron Turner. Battle, dated 1st September 1979.

Eric Bradbury provides the art for this strip published in Battle, dated 27th December 1980.

Kommando King

Geoff Campion, Battle dated, 1st December 1979.

The Spinball Wars

Art by Ron Turner from Battle dated 6th January 1979.

Fighting Mann

By Cam Kennedy, Battle dated 27th December 1980.

Charley's War

A Joe Colquhoun original. Not mine unfortunately. More here.

Battle

Cover art by Mike Western.

El Mestizo

By Carlos Ezquerra. Battle dated 25th June 1977. In an interview conducted a few years ago CS was asked: 

Of all the strips you've been part of over the years, which one would you most like to bring back if you could?

I wouldn't mind to bring back El Mestizo, it appeared in Battle with Alan Hebden script, about a black guy caught in the middle of the American civil war, he wasn't very popular (a black hero in the earlier seventies!) but I think it was a nice character.