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MI6 looks back at the issues of comic book
"James Bond, Agent 007" published in Sweden
by Semic Press in 1974...
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Semic James Bond Comic
Books - 1974
5th February 2008
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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Kondorernas ö (Isle
of Condors)
Data Stream
Issue: #27 (1967+ series)
Released: 19th March 1974
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price:
2.50 SEK
Cover Artwork: Jordi Penalva
Featured Story
Original story "Isle of Condors" by
Jim Lawrence, artwork by
Yaroslav Horak.
Reprinted from
the comic strips published by the Daily Express from 12th
June 1972 (strip #1952) to 21st October 1972 (strip
#2065)
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Den Fargiftade Katten (Roy Allen)
Den Fantastiske (Daniel Home)
Misstagens Natt
Lurad Pay Bytet
Miscellaneous
One page
'pinup' photo of Roger Moore as James Bond, one
page photo special on Roger Moore as James Bond and Yaphet
Kotto as Dr. Kananga from "Live And Let Die".
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Ur Dödlig Synvinkel
("From A Fatal Angle" - For Your Eyes Only)
Data Stream
Issue: #28 (1967+ series)
Released: 14th May 1974
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 2.75 SEK
Cover Artwork: Jordi Penalva
Featured Story
"For Your Eyes Only" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by Henry Gammidge,
artwork by John McLusky . Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily
Express from 11th September 1961 (strip #988) to 9th December 1961 (strip
#1065)
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Spaken Fantasi Eller Verklighet
Voodoo
Argan List
Piratens Hamnd
Miscellaneous
One page 'pinup' photo of James Bond, Dr Kananga and
Solitaire from "Live And Let Die", one page 'pinup'
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Droghandlarna (Die With My
Boots On)
Data Stream
Issue: #29 (1967+ series)
Released: 9th August 1974
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 2.75 SEK
Featured Story
Original story "Die With My Boots On" by Jim Lawrence, artwork by Yaroslav
Horak. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily Express
from
1st March 1973 (strip #2173) to 18th June 1973 (strip #2256)
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Mord I Tiden
Fallet Med Den Trojanska Hasten (The Man From UNCLE)
Sveket I Djungeln
Miscellaneous
One page photo montage of James Bond
(George Lazenby and Sean Connery), Tracy Di Vicenzo (Diana
Rigg) and Patricia
Fearing
(Molly
Peters), one page 'pin-up' photo of Fiona Volpe (Luciana
Paluzzi) from "Thunderball".
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Moonraker Betyder Döden (Moonraker)
Data Stream
Issue: #30 (1967+ series)
Released: 10th September 1974
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 2.75 SEK
Cover Artwork: Jordi Penalva
Featured Story
"Moonraker" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by Henry Gammidge, artwork
by John McLusky. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily Express
from 30th March 1959 (strip #0264) to 28th August 1959 (strip
#0339)
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Kokainsmugglarna (Roy Allen)
Miscellaneous
One page photo of James Bond (David
Niven) in "Casino Royale", two-page photo special on "Casino
Royale", one-page photo montage of George Lazenby and Peter
Sellers as James Bond.
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Vampyrligan (The League of
Vampires)
Data Stream
Issue: #31 (1967+ series)
Released: 12th November 1974
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 2.75 SEK
Cover Artwork: Jordi Penalva
Featured Story
Original story "The League of Vampires" by Jim
Lawrence,
artwork
by
Yaroslav
Horak. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily
Express from 25th October 1972 (strip #2066) to 28th February 1973 (strip
#2172)
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Hederns bojor
Underjordisk Raddning
De Smygande Stegen
Vem Ar Pappa Till James Bond?
Miscellaneous
One page special of James Bond (Roger Moore) and Rosie Carver (Gloria Hendry)
from "Live And Let Die", one page photo montage from various Bond films. |
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