Johnny Red

"Johnny Red"
Johnny Red on the cover of the 28 April 1986 edition of Battle, art by Carlos Pino.
PublisherIPC Magazines
Publication date29 January 1977 – 17 January 1987
Genre
Title(s)Battle
29 January 1977 to 17 January 1987
Main character(s)Johnny 'Red' Redburn
Creative team
Writer(s)Tom Tully
James Nicholas
Artist(s)Joe Colquhoun
John Cooper
Carlos Pino
Editor(s)Dave Hunt
Terry Magee
Richard Burton

"Johnny Red" is a British comic war story published in the weekly anthology Battle Picture Weekly from 29 January 1977 to 17 January 1987 by IPC Magazines. Set during World War II, the story follows Johnny 'Red' Redburn, a British pilot leading the Falcon Squadron unit of the Soviet Air Forces on the Eastern Front. Written by Tom Tully and initially drawn by Joe Colquhoun, the strip was the longest-running in Battle's history, only ending in 1987 when financial constraints saw it switched to reprints.