Featuring the first seven full-length James Bond newspaper comic-strip adventures, based on the original Ian Fleming stories that helped to inspire the 007 cinematic universe.
This collection by acclaimed artist John McLusky features Ian Fleming’s earliest literary adventures in comic strip form.
Often imitated but never bettered, this classic collection includes the first three years of James Bond newspaper strips from July 1958 till May 61 and includes full-length stories of Casino Royal, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia, with Love, Dr. No and Goldfinger. James Bond became a cultural phenomenon and spawned a world-wide love affair with the whole spy genre which still resonates to this day.
This book is a must-have for fans of James Bond. Mixing incredible gadgets, thrilling car chases, beautiful women, hard-hitting action and the occasional Vodka Martini, shaken not stirred. This book also includes a unique and extensive gallery of scanned original artwork selected from the McLusky archive by his family.
Henry Francis Gammidge (1915 – 1981), was a writer of the James Bond comic strip that originally appeared in Daily Express newspaper and syndicated worldwide. Gammidge adapted Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, which were then drawn by illustrator John McLusky. Gammidge would go on to work on a total of eleven stories, which were published between 15 December 1958 and 8 January 1966.
John McLusky (1923 – 2006) was a comics artist best known as the original artist of the comic strip featuring Ian Fleming’s James Bond. He drew the strip from the very beginning in July 1958 until 1966 and would go on to adapt a total of 13 James Bond novels or short stories. As an artist he also drew Laurel & Hardy, Pink Panther and for both TV Comic and Look and Learn.
Featuring the first seven full-length James Bond newspaper comic-strip adventures, based on the original Ian Fleming stories that helped to inspire the 007 cinematic universe.
This collection by acclaimed artist John McLusky features Ian Fleming’s earliest literary adventures in comic strip form.
Often imitated but never bettered, this classic collection includes the first three years of James Bond newspaper strips from July 1958 till May 61 and includes full-length stories of Casino Royal, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia, with Love, Dr. No and Goldfinger. James Bond became a cultural phenomenon and spawned a world-wide love affair with the whole spy genre which still resonates to this day.
This book is a must-have for fans of James Bond. Mixing incredible gadgets, thrilling car chases, beautiful women, hard-hitting action and the occasional Vodka Martini, shaken not stirred. This book also includes a unique and extensive gallery of scanned original artwork selected from the McLusky archive by his family.
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Henry Francis Gammidge (1915 – 1981), was a writer of the James Bond comic strip that originally appeared in Daily Express newspaper and syndicated worldwide. Gammidge adapted Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, which were then drawn by illustrator John McLusky. Gammidge would go on to work on a total of eleven stories, which were published between 15 December 1958 and 8 January 1966.
John McLusky (1923 – 2006) was a comics artist best known as the original artist of the comic strip featuring Ian Fleming’s James Bond. He drew the strip from the very beginning in July 1958 until 1966 and would go on to adapt a total of 13 James Bond novels or short stories. As an artist he also drew Laurel & Hardy, Pink Panther and for both TV Comic and Look and Learn.
