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James Bond 007 Newspaper Comic Strips

Four years before Sean Connery would bring 007 to the silver screen with "Dr No", Daily Express readers in the UK got their first sight of James Bond in 1958 with the syndicated comic strip series of "Casino Royale".

The Daily Star concluded Bond's UK newspaper run with "Polestar", and by 1983, 45 adventures had been syndicated in British newspapers, with an additional 7 adventures published abroad. An amazing 6,500+ strips had been produced over the 25 year period.

Below is a complete checklist of all James Bond 007 syndicated newspaper comic strips. Click the title link for comprehensive coverage of each adventure!

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MI6 looks back at the 25 year history of the 007's newspaper comic strip adventures, which began with "Casino Royale" in 1958

History of 007's Newspaper Strips

Title	Artist/s	Writer/s	Dates	Serial #
Series One - Serialised in the Daily Express
Casino Royale	John McLusky	Ian Fleming Anthony Hearn	07/07/58 13/12/58	1-138
Live And Let Die	John McLusky	Ian Fleming Henry Gammidge	15/12/58 28/03/59	139-225
Moonraker	John McLusky	Ian Fleming Henry Gammidge	30/03/59 08/08/59	226-339
Diamonds Are Forever	John McLusky	Ian Fleming Henry Gammidge	10/08/59 30/01/60	340-487
From Russia With Love	John McLusky	Ian Fleming Henry Gammidge	03/02/60 21/05/60	488-583
Dr. No	John McLusky	Ian Fleming Peter O'Donnell	23/05/60 01/10/60	584-697
Goldfinger	John McLusky	Ian Fleming Henry Gammidge	03/10/60 01/04/61	698-849
Risico	John McLusky	Ian Fleming Henry Gammidge	03/04/61 24/06/61	850-921
From A View To A Kill	John McLusky	Ian Fleming Henry Gammidge	25/06/61 09/09/61	922-987
For Your Eyes Only	John McLusky	Ian Fleming Henry Gammidge	11/09/61 09/12/61	988-1065
Thunderball	John McLusky	Ian Fleming Henry Gammidge	11/12/61 10/02/62	1066-1128*
* Series aborted prematurely Series Two - Serialised in the Daily Express
On Her Majesty's Secret Service	John McLusky	Ian Fleming Henry Gammidge	29/06/64 17/05/65	1-274
You Only Live Twice	John McLusky	Ian Fleming Henry Gammidge	18/05/65 08/01/66	275-475
Series Three - Serialised in the Daily Express
The Man With The Golden Gun	Yaroslav Horak	Ian Fleming Jim Lawrence	10/01/66 10/09/66	1-209
The Living Daylights	Yaroslav Horak	Ian Fleming Jim Lawrence	12/09/66 12/11/66	210-263
Octopussy	Yaroslav Horak	Ian Fleming Jim Lawrence	14/11/66 27/05/67	264-428
The Hildebrand Rarity	Yaroslav Horak	Ian Fleming Jim Lawrence	29/05/67 16/12/67	429-602
The Spy Who Loved Me	Yaroslav Horak	Ian Fleming Jim Lawrence	18/12/67 03/10/68	603-815
The Harpies	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	04/10/68 23/06/69	816-1037
River Of Death	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	24/06/69 29/11/69	1038-1174
Colonel Sun	Yaroslav Horak	Kingsley Amis Jim Lawrence	01/12/69 20/08/70	1175-1393
The Golden Ghost	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	21/08/70 16/01/71	1394-1519
Fear Face	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	18/01/71 20/04/71	1520-1596
Double Jeopardy	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	21/04/71 28/08/71	1597-1708
Star Fire	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	30/08/71 24/12/71	1709-1809
Trouble Spot	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	28/12/71 10/06/72	1810-1951
Isle Of Condors	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	12/06/72 21/10/72	1952-2065
The League Of Vampires	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	25/10/72 28/02/73	2066-2172
Die With My Boots On	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	01/03/73 18/06/73	2173-2256
The Girl Machine	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	19/06/73 03/12/73	2257-2407
Beware Of Butterflies	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	04/12/73 11/05/74	2408-2541
The Nevsky Nude	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	13/05/74 21/09/74	2542-2655
The Phoenix Project	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	23/09/74 18/02/75	2656-2780
The Black Ruby Caper	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	19/02/75 15/07/75	2781-2897
Till Death Do Us Apart	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	07/07/75 14/10/75	2898-2983
The Torch-Time Affair	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	15/10/75 15/01/76	2984-3060
Hot-Shot	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	16/01/76 01/06/76	3061-3178
Nightbird	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	02/06/76 04/11/76	3179-3312
Ape Of Diamonds	Yaroslav Horak Neville Colvin	Jim Lawrence	05/11/76 22/01/77	3313-3437
Series Four - Serialised in the Sunday Express
When The Wizard Awakes	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	30/01/77 22/05/77	1-54
Series Four (continued) - Syndicated strips not featured in UK newspapers
Sea Dragon	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	N/A	55-192
Death Wing	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	N/A	193-354
The Xanadu Connection	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	N/A	355-468
Shark Bait	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	N/A	469-636
Series Five - Serialised in the Daily Star
Doomcrack	Harry North	Jim Lawrence	02/02/81 19/08/81	1-174
The Paradise Plot	John McLusky	Jim Lawrence	20/08/81 04/06/82	175-378
Deathmask	John McLusky	Jim Lawrence	07/06/82 08/02/83	379-552
Flittermouse	John McLusky	Jim Lawrence	09/02/83 20/05/83	553-624
Polestar	John McLusky	Jim Lawrence	23/05/83 15/07/83	625-719*
* Series stopped publishing in the Daily Star at #673 Series Five (continued) - Syndicated strips not featured in UK newspapers
The Scent Of Danger	John McLusky	Jim Lawrence	N/A	720-821
Snake Goddess	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	N/A	822-893
Double Eagle	Yaroslav Horak	Jim Lawrence	N/A	894-965

Each serial number represents a day. However, in Scotland, some strips were published in the Daily Express on days when there were Bank Holidays in England and Wales; these were designated by the suffix 'a' after the serial number on the strips.

This newspaper checklist can be found in the newly republised comic strip adventures from Titan Books.

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