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MI6 looks back at the issues of comic book
"James Bond, Agent 007" published in Sweden by Semic
Press in 1967...
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Semic James Bond Comic
Books - 1967
14th October 2007
Whilst the James Bond comic strip series was
first published in UK newspaper The Daily Express from
7th July 1958, fans in Sweden had to wait seven years until the
first translated versions of the strips landed on their shores.
Rather than finding a national newspaper to run the daily strips,
Swedish publisher Semic collated the stories in to a comic book
titled "James Bond, Agent 007", releasing issues periodically
through the years. Due to the switch from long narrow strips
of 3 or 4 cells to a portrait
comic book,
Semic
reformatted the original artwork by John McLusky and Yaroslav
Horak - sometimes crudely adding artwork where needed, and sometimes
removing redundant cells due to the shift away from the daily
serialization. Semic continued to use the original strip material
up until 1981, when it started to introduce original adventures
for the Swedish readership. As the newspaper strip came to an
end in 1985, Semic increasingly relied on their new stories,
and this spelled the beginning of the end due to their varying
quality. After merging with fellow ailing comic "The Saint",
the comic book ceased publication in Sweden in 1996.
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Död Och Diamanter (Diamonds Are
Forever)
Data Stream
Issue: #1 (1967 series)
Released: 1967
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: TBC
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price:
1.50 SEK
Featured Story
"Diamonds Are Forever" by Ian Fleming, adaptation
by Henry Gammidge, artwork by John McLusky. Reprinted from
the comic strips published by the Daily Express from 10th
August 1959 (strip #340) to 30th January 1960 (strip #487)
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Risico - De Hänsynslösa
Opiumsmugglarna (Risico - The Ruthless Opium Smugglers)
Data Stream
Issue: #2 (1967 series)
Released: March 1967
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 1.50 SEK
Featured Story
"Risico" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by Henry Gammidge,
artwork by John McLusky. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily
Express from 3rd April 1961 (strip #850) to 24th June 1961 (strip #921)
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Undervattensstriden (Kerry King)
Tigermysteriet (Kerry King)
Miscellaneous
Two page 'pinup' photo of Sean Connery in the 1965 film
production of Thunderball
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I Hennes Majestäts Hemliga
Tjänst (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
Data Stream
Issue: #3 (1967 series)
Released: 27th June 1967
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 1.90 SEK
Featured Story
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by Henry
Gammidge,
artwork
by
John McLusky. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily Express
from
29th June 1964 (strip #1) to 17th May 1965 (strip #274)
Additional Stories
Single page layout of "Station R's PJ 437/007" dossier on Bond's mission.
Miscellaneous
Single page 'pinup' photo of Sean Connery in the 1967 film production
of You Only Live Twice
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Djävulens Trädgård -
Man Lever Bara Två Gånger! (Devil's Garden
- You Only Live Twice!)
Data Stream
Issue: #4 (1967 series)
Released: 3rd October 1967
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: TBC
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 1.50 SEK
Featured Story
"You Only Live Twice" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by Henry
Gammidge, artwork by John McLusky. Reprinted from the comic strips published
by the Daily Express from 18th May 1964 (strip #275) to 8th January 1966 (strip
#475)
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