Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Commando Authors

This following list covers all issues of Commando. Taken from official listings, many of the names are only indicated by surnames and more research is needed to confirm the full names of these authors.

Heath Ackley
Norman Adams
A. Carney Allan
Nick Allen
Mick Anglo
Hailey Austin
Matt Badham [blog]
Bailey
(Fred?) Baker
Barnard
David Barnett [pseudonym used on staff-written issues]
Dan Barnfield
Georgia Standen Battle
Martin Belderson
(Colin?) Benson
Bett-Gray
David E. Bingley
Sean Blair [Interview at Down the Tubes]
Ed Blandford
Nigel Boanas [fl. 2006]
Boothby
Sydney J. Bounds
David Boutland
Boyle
Chaz Brenchley [Charles R. Brenchley] (Wikipedia)
J. P. Bridson
Gordon W. Brunt
Brueton
Frank Buhagiar [Francis Buhagiar]
Roy E. Bullen
Burden
Fergus Cannan
Bernard Castle [house pseud. used by David Motton, E. C. Tubb, others; given as Eric Castle on some reprints]
Allan Chalmers [staff pseud.?]
Chester
Ian Clark
Colin Clayton
Roger Clegg
Jason Cobley 
Steve Coombs
J. O. Cornes
Coughlin
Crawcroft
Crowther
Dailly
Daniel
Richard Davis
Day
Kate Dewar (pseud. of Kate McAuliffe)
Mrs. Donnelly [poss. Jane Donnelly]
James Doonan
Dorward
F. G. Douglas
Harry Douthwaite
Chris Dows
Du Feu
Elliot
Richard Estep
Evison
William H. Fear
Mary Feldwick
Shane Filer
Gerry Finley-Day
Chris Fitzsimmons [interview at Victor & Hornet]
Peter Ford
(Kelman?) Frost
Gallivan
Diana M. Garbutt
(H. T.?) Gardner
Mike Garley
Ken Gentry
Gonzalez
M. Scott Goodall
(J. M.?) Gray
A. Green
Bernard Gregg
Peter Grehan
Ferg Handley [interview at Bear Alley]
(Ronald?) Hardwick
Hardy
Tom Hart
Hay
Robert Hayes
Alan Hebden
Eric Hebden
Alan Hemus
Ian Hemus
(Alex?) Henderson
David Heptonstall
Hinett
A. Hitchman
Holding
Colin Howard
Stephen Hume
Simon Jowett
Ian Kellie
Jim Kenner
Knight
Andrew Knighton
Andrew Knowles [or Anthony Knowles?]
Mike Knowles
Calum Laird
C. R. Lajeunesse
Lang
Douglas Leach
Lester
Littlewood
Alan Lomas
George Low
Castello Lucas [Luis Castelló Lucas]
Kate McAuliffe
Malcolm McDevitt
Mac Macdonald [pseudonym used by George Low on staff-written issues]
Daniel McGachey
Peter McKenzie [K. P. McKenzie]
Iain McLaughlin
McLean
Rick McMullen
Robert McNeill
Robbie MacNiven [website: https://robbiemacniven.wordpress.com/]
Ken McOwen
McPhail
Rossa McPhillips [interview at Down the Tubes]
Philip Madden
Terry Magee
Maitland
Derrick Markham
Troy Martin
Anthony Matthews
Jenek Matysiak
Colin Maxwell
Mepham [??Clement Roderick Mepham (1919- )??]
(G.?) Mitchell
R. A. "Monty" Montague
Scott Montgomery
Peter Morrison
David Motton
Munslow
Peter Newark
Nicoll
O'Connell
O'Connor
Orme
Parker
(A. G. B.?) Parlett
Parsons
John Paterson
Bryan Perrett
(N.?) Powell
Quarrell [??? Dominic Quarrell ???]
Jason Quinn
Redbridge
John Richardson
Roy Rivett
Kris Roberts
Ross
Rudge
Salt [possibly John Salt (1922- )??]
Roger Sanderson
Ken Sell
Russell Sheath
David Skentelbery
(J. W.?) Smith
Robert Smith
Spain
Speer
William Spence
Spencer
Giovanni Spinella
Stainton [probably D. L. G. Stainton]
Strange
Bill Styles [William Styles]
Suresh Ramasubramanian [Interview at Down the Tubes]
Suttar [Jack Sutter?]
James Swallow
Rhiannon Tate
Steve Taylor
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Dominic Teague
(J & S?) Thomas
Brent Towns
E. C. Tubb
Turner
Jim and David Turner
Tyson
Cyril G. Walker
Peter Wallage
Stephen Walsh
Colin Watson
Jim Watson
Webb
Gordon Wells
Welsh
David Whitehead [Interview at Bear Alley; essay on "Writing for Commando"]
Wilkinson
Philip Wilding
Alex Woodrow

Plus many issues were penned by members of staff including editors Chick Checkley, Ian Forbes and George Low.

Further information:

Official Website

Interviews:

Calum Laird
__Interview by Mike Eriksson (Where Eagles Dare, 2008; Bear Alley, 2012)
__By Sea, By Land By Air by Jeremy Briggs (Down the Tubes, 9 April 2008)
__War of Words by Matthew Badham (Down the Tubes, 8 August 2008)
George Low
__The Commando Interviews by Mike Eriksson (Where Eagles Dare, 2004; Bear Alley, 2012)
__The Commando Interviews Part 8 by Mike Eriksson (Where Eagles Dare, 2006)
__The Commando Interviews by Mike Eriksson (Where Eagles Dare, 2007; Bear Alley, 2012)
__War Games by Henry Northmore (The List, 7 May 2007)
__The Mysterious Mr. Low (Down the Tubes, 13 September 2007)

5 comments:

  1. where's ferg handley? he's written loads of commando books ,he should be on the list?

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  2. Hi Jon,

    Ferg's first story didn't appear until 1997 (#3102) and this list only cover the first 2000 issues. I'll expand it when I get a chance.

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  3. Wow – the George Low at interview on The List says Commando has a circulation of 8,000 copes per issue.

    At first that seems precariously low, especially as there is no ad revenue.

    But then I suppose there are also no ad guys to pay, no photographers either and not many more than three or four people involved per issue.

    Doing the sums :- 8,000 x eight per month = a respectable 64,000.

    I wonder how many people buy all eight each month. I certainly never see more than three or four on a rack in Smiths - and that's when there are any at all.

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  4. Scott,

    The interviewer notes the figure as "a healthy 8000" although 8,000 doesn't sound that healthy to me. But Thomsons run a tight ship and I hope Commando can keep publishing new stories for as long as possible.

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  5. Yes...Terry Magee(name of author for Commando)

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