Commando (comics)

Article summary

Commando For Action and Adventure, formerly known as Commando War Stories in Pictures, and colloquially known as Commando Comics, is a British comic book magazine that primarily draws its themes and backdrops from the various incidents of the First and Second World Wars. It was first published in July 1961 and is still in print today. It is noted for its distinctive 7 × 5½ inch, 68 page format that became a standard for these kinds of stories. Commando has remained more popular than many other British war comics, because of its character based stories and detailed black and white artwork, with only the covers in colour. It is considered by some to be one of the greatest war comics in history. The stories contain certain characteristic motifs; to mention a few – courage, cowardice, patriotism, dying for the sake of one's country, noble actions, and making a cup of refreshing tea while in the face of danger, enmity turning into friendship when the going gets tough, and so on. Apart from portraying these universal qualities, Commando Comics also show soldiers in national stereotypes, glorifying Allied soldiers, but showing soldiers as a mixture of good and evil. Typically, each story was self-contained within a single issue, though, in later years, several stories have seen recurring characters appear.

Key claims

1. date of death: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2022 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1980 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2022". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1980". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378513592