The Suicide Six
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- For the film see Suicide Six (film)Suicide Six (film)Suicide Six is a short film by Desmond Sargeant, about a secret branch of the American Special Forces. In April 2002, it won top screenwriting honours at the Toronto International Teen Movie Festival....
. For the ski resort see Suicide SixSuicide SixSuicide Six is the name of a ski resort in South Pomfret, Vermont. It has some claim to historical fame as a very early ski resort and in 1934, an improvised rope tow, said to be the first ski lift in the Eastern United States. The rope tow was set up by Wallace "Bunny" Bertram on...
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The Suicide Six was the title of a serial that ran in Tiger
Tiger (comic)
Tiger was a British comic magazine published from 1954 to 1985. The comic was launched under the editorship of Derek Birnage on 11 September 1954, under the name Tiger – The Sport and Adventure Picture Story Weekly, and featured predominantly sporting strips...
in the 1960s, describing the fantastic exploits of a
(fictional) six-person squad of allied troops from various British Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
nations fighting in North Africa during the Second World War.
They consisted of:
- Captain Dan "Rocky" Rock, from EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. - Sergeant Rafferty.
- "Sapper" Gunn, a cockneyCockneyThe term Cockney has both geographical and linguistic associations. Geographically and culturally, it often refers to working class Londoners, particularly those in the East End...
formerly of the Royal EngineersRoyal EngineersThe Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
. - "Bluey" Doyle, an AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n and a crack shot with a Lee Enfield rifle. - Dave Lawson.
- "Sparks" Grant.