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No.4389 Originally No.8

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STORY ERIC HEBDEN

Title

RED RUNS THE RIVER

Subject

Introducti on by Calu m Laird, Command o Editor The earl

y ba few jungle tch of Commando st ories cont ta ained a fair this one is les — complete with n’t fa British side quite like the others natical enemies. But as the fana . He’s a figh settle a sc tic is on th ore with th ting mad Irishman e de e Japanese do. , and any Ja termined to panese wil The troubl l e is the fighting that his own side ne ed to keep as he’s too Eric Hebde him out of valuable to n lo backed up weaves a classic Com se.

by Auraleo n and Ken mando here, ably Barr.

Issue Num ber

Red Runs Th 1961), re-i e River, originally Co ssued as N m o 2579 (Jul mando No 8 (Septe mber y 1992)

ART AURALEON COVER KEN BARR First Published 1961 No 8

Berezniak-Isae

A rocket-powered pla v BI 1 ne made partly of fuel was kerosene and nitric acid so it wood and with a fabric covering? The constantly being eat was little wonder tha en away. Whether t the plane was this was partly to crash of the protot bla ype is not known, but the aircraft nev me for the fatal armed interceptor er became the can it was intended to nonbe. but handling proble ms persisted and the Other modified prototypes were built project was termin ated in late 1945.

MASSACRE AFTER MOON-RISE Many and fearsome are the

perils that can beset a man on a swift-flowing river after dark.

Japanese river patrols knew all these dangers, but armed to the teeth they feared none of them.

Then, one dark night, there glided into that gleaming river a new menace that was to strike terror into every Jap soldier‌a swimming Irishman with hatred in his heart and a Commando knife between his teeth.

Recall: R19-11-May-11

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