Publisher Description

A new collection of a forgotten 20th Century classic, presented in the popular digest format. With superhuman strength, bulletproof casing and an unstoppable resolve, the Steel Commando is the Allies' ultimate weapon in the war against the Axis powers. There's just one bug in his circuits - he'll only take orders from Ernie Bates, the laziest soldier in the British Army! Watch 'Ironsides' and 'Excused Boots' Bates carry out thrill-filled missions in dangerous enemy territories! This fun-packed army adventure also includes an early comic strip crossover as the Steel Commando joins forces with the mighty Captain Hurricane!

Author Biography

Frank Pepper was a comics writer born in Ilford, North London. Originally working for newspapers and magazines, he began selling stories to the various boys story papers in the 1930's, including Rockfist Rogan in Champion, which he created (under the pseudonym Hal Wilton) in 1937 and wrote for the next 22 years. Other pseudonyms used by Pepper included John Marshall, Mark Grimshaw, John Morion and Rupert Hall.

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