James Bond 007 #[3]

(June 1989)

Introduction (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Mike Grell

Pencils

Yaroslav Horak

Inks

Yaroslav Horak

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Details Mike Grell's longtime love affair with the 007 series, a brief discussion of the story in this book (including the fact that writer Jim Larence included the equivalent of a "stealth bomber" a DECADE before the term was used in the Jimmy Carter administration), and a mention of Mike's then-upcoming 007 mini-series, PERMISSION TO DIE. Includes a panel from "The Spy Who Loved Me" and brief bios of writer Jim Lawrence & artist Yaroslav Horak.

The Spy Who Loved Me (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

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Pencils

Yaroslav Horak

Inks

Yaroslav Horak

Letters

typeset

The Spy Who Loved Me (Table of Contents: 3)

James Bond 007 / comic story / 54 pages (report information)

Script

Ian Fleming (story); Jim Lawrence (adaptation, additional material)

Pencils

Yaroslav Horak

Inks

Yaroslav Horak

Letters

Yaroslav Horak

Genre

spy

Characters

Mike Farrar (test pilot); Yvonne Doret; Rona Vail; James Bond; M; Bill Tanner; Horst Uhlmann (S.P.E.C.T.R.E. terrorist & executioner); Madame Spectra; Inspector Grant (Canadian Mounty Special Branch); Vivienne Michel; Mrs. Phancey; Jed Phancey; Mr. Jones ("Sluggsy"); Mr. Smith alias Sol Horowitz ("Horror"); Captain Stoner

Synopsis

A revived S.P.E.C.T.R.E. tries to blackmail an RAF pilot into passing on secret info about the "Ghosthawk" stealth plane; later, en route to C.I.A. HQ, Bond rescues a girl from a remote motel who's being terrorized by a pair of thugs hired to torch the place for insurance money (with her in it).

Reprints

• from THE DAILY EXPRESS (December 18, 1967-October 3, 1968). Later reprinted in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (Titan, August 2005).

Indexer Notes

Story #18. In a style similar to the much later film CASINO ROYALE (2006), the first half of this story is entirely new material, while the 2nd half is a faithful adaptation of the book it takes its name from, Ian Fleming's 9th 007 novel (10th book) from 1962. Once again, this adaptation adds substantial material to the original novel while remaining faithful to it, drastically improving the story in the process, and bringing it more in line with the sort of "espionage" type of story 007 fans were used to by this time. The later movie (1977) intended to feature a revived S.P.E.C.T.R.E. organization, as the comic did, but didn't due to behind-the-scenes legal hassles with rival producer Kevin McClory. As a result, the Roger Moore film has nothing in common with the novel or comic, apart from the title (though a major element seems to have come from the comic-strip version of "The Hildebrand Rarity"). Having a revived S.P.E.C.T.R.E. led by a woman predated a similar story with Madame Hydra in CAPTAIN AMERICA #109 by 2 years. After 3 books reprinting stories in sequence, the next book went back to the beginning of the series.