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MI6 looks back at the issues of comic book
"James Bond, Agent 007" published in Sweden
by Semic Press in 1970 and 1971...
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Semic James Bond Comic
Books - 1970 to 1971
27th November 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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Dödens Flod (The Dead
River - River Of Death)
Data Stream
Issue: #13 (1967+ series)
Released: 1970
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price:
1.75 SEK
Featured Story
Original story "River Of Death" by Jim Lawrence,
artwork by Yaroslav Horak. Reprinted from the comic strips
published
by the Daily Express from
24th June 1969 (strip #1038) to 29th November 1969 (strip
#1174).
Miscellaneous
One page
'pinup' photo of George Lazenby as James Bond in "On Her
Majesty's Secret Service".
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Goldfinger
(Goldfinger)
Data Stream
Issue: #14 (1967+ series)
Released: 1971
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 1.85 SEK
Featured Story
"Goldfinger" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by Henry Gammidge,
artwork by John McLusky. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily
Express from 3rd October 1960 (strip #698) to 1st April 1961 (strip
#849).
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Dimmornas Röst (Roy Allen)
Miscellaneous
One page 'pinup' photo of Sean Connery as James Bond
in "Goldfinger", on page photo of Bond,
Goldfinger and Oddjob.
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Dödligt Toppmöte
(Mortal Top Rendezvous - Colonel Sun)
Data Stream
Issue: #15 (1967+ series)
Released: 1971
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 1:85 SEK
Featured Story
"Colonel Sun" by Robert Markham [Kingsley Amis] adapted by
Jim Lawrence,
artwork
by
Yaroslav Horak. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily Express
from
1st December 1969 (strip #1175) to 20th August 1970 (strip #1393).
Miscellaneous
One page featuring photos of authors Ian Fleming and Kingsley Amis, one page
'pinup' photo of Sean Connery as James Bond in "You Only Live Twice".
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Leva Och Låta Dö (Live
And Let Die)
Data Stream
Issue: #16 (1967+ series)
Released: 1971
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 1.85 SEK
Featured Story
"Live And Let Die" by Ian Fleming adapted by
Henry Gammidge, artwork by John McLusky. Reprinted from the comic strips
published
by the Daily
Express
from 15th December 1958 (strip #139) to 28th March 1959 (strip #225).
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Kontraband Från Khartum (Roy Allen)
Spion I Köpenhamn (Roy Allen)
Miscellaneous
One page photo spread of Sean Connery as James Bond,
one page photo spread of "Goldfinger", "Thunderball" and "You Only Lice
Twice".
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Det Gyllene Spöket (The
Golden Ghost)
Data Stream
Issue: #17 (1967+ series)
Released: 1971
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 1.85 SEK
Featured Story
Original story "The Golden Ghost" by Jim Lawrence, artwork by Yaroslav
Horak. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily Express
from 21st August 1970 (strip #1394) to 16th January 1971 (strip #1519).
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Jag Såg Diablo! Demonen Från
Den Femte Dimensionen (Demonen Diablo)
Miscellaneous
Two pages of 'pinup' photos of Peter Sellers as James Bond and Ursula
Andress as Vesper Lynd in the spoof "Casino Royale" (1967) on inside
covers.
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