Modesty Blaise #[6] - The Hell-Makers

(June 2005)

A Modest Introduction (Table of Contents: 1)

Modesty Blaise / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Max Allan Collins

Letters

typeset

Genre

spy

Synopsis

Reception of Modesty Blaise in America. Illustrated with 5 panels of art, covers of Dick Tracy and Steve Canyon books published by Checker and a poster from the Modesty Blaise movie with Monica Vitti (small size reproduction).

Jim and Enric (Table of Contents: 2)

Modesty Blaise / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Peter O'Donnell

Letters

typeset

Genre

spy

Synopsis

Discusses the transition in artists made necessary by the sudden death of Jim Holdaway. Illustrated with a photo of Holdaway and one of O'Donnell with Romero

Pieces of Modesty (Table of Contents: 3)

Modesty Blaise / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Jim Holdaway

Inks

Jim Holdaway

Genre

spy

Synopsis

6 reprinted illustrations.

Reprints

• from Pieces of Modesty (London: Pan Books, 1972), a short story collection by Peter O'Donnell

An Interview with Peter O'Donnell (Table of Contents: 4)

Modesty Blaise / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Nick Landau; Richard Burton

Letters

typeset

Genre

spy

Synopsis

Excerpt from interview conducted January 1973. Illustrations include cover of Danish Modesty Blaise book and page of Italian translation.

Reprints

• from magazine Comic Media (unknown issue) 1974

The Hell-Makers (Table of Contents: 5)

Modesty Blaise / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Peter O'Donnell

Letters

typeset

Genre

spy

Synopsis

Chooses this as one of his six favorite Modesty Blaise stories.

The Hell-Makers (Table of Contents: 6)

Modesty Blaise / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script

Peter O'Donnell

Pencils

Jim Holdaway

Inks

Jim Holdaway

Letters

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Job Number

1795 to 1919

Genre

adventure; spy

Characters

Modesty Blaise; Willie Garvin; Miriam Stone; Duggan; Alex Kazin; Sir Gerald Tarrant; Frank Hoyland; Mr. Monson; Gus Fletcher; Solomon (eagle); Sheba (eagle); Doctor Harvey

Synopsis

Enemy agents capture Willie and try to blackmail Modesty Blaise. She kills the enemy agent and comes to Willie's rescue.

Reprints

• from daily Modesty Blaise (London Evening Standard) March 24 to August 16, 1969

Keywords

C.I.A.; falconry; golden eagle; hallucinations; LSD; Montana; mountain climbing

Take-Over (Table of Contents: 7)

Modesty Blaise / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Peter O'Donnell

Letters

typeset

Genre

spy

Take-Over (Table of Contents: 8)

Modesty Blaise / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script

Peter O'Donnell

Pencils

Jim Holdaway

Inks

Jim Holdaway

Letters

?

Job Number

1920 to 2043

Genre

adventure; spy

Characters

Modesty Blaise; Willie Garvin; Sabini; Roffey; Nicco; Montale; Inspector Brook; Bert Carter; Weng; The College Boy [John Strickland]; Duffy

Synopsis

The Mafia comes to England to try to take over the British gangs.

Reprints

• from daily Modesty Blaise (London Evening Standard) August 18, 1969 to January 10, 1970

Keywords

bank robbery; electric chair; hanging; La Cosa Nostra; Mafia; movie studio

The War-Lords of Phoenix (Table of Contents: 9)

Modesty Blaise / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Peter O'Donnell

Letters

typeset

Genre

spy

The War-Lords of Phoenix (Table of Contents: 10)

Modesty Blaise / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script

Peter O'Donnell

Pencils

Jim Holdaway (see notes); Romero (see notes)

Inks

Jim Holdaway (see notes); Romero (see notes)

Letters

?

Job Number

2044 to 2162

Genre

adventure; spy

Characters

Modesty Blaise; Willie Garvin; Kazumi; Kimi; Asada; Umino; Fumiya; Tamako; Obata; Umino; Kato; Masashi; Nagano; Tokusa; Yukio; Umezawa

Synopsis

Modesty and Willie visit an old friend in Japan and are captured by a criminal organization that is planning to take over the world after a nuclear war.

Reprints

• from daily Modesty Blaise (London Evening Standard) January 12 to May 30, 1970

Keywords

beheading; Japan; judo; judoka; samurai; Tokyo

Indexer Notes

First 55 strips drawn by Jim Holdaway (through #2098). Remainder drawn by Romero.

Modesty Blaise Checklist (Table of Contents: 11)

Modesty Blaise / credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

First name of artist Enric Romero is given as Enrique.