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MI6 looks back at the issues of comic book
"James Bond, Agent 007" published in Sweden
by Semic Press in 1982...
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Semic James Bond Comic
Books - 1982
4th April 2009
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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Vampyrligan
(The League of Vampires)
Data Stream
Issue: #1 (1982 series)
Released: January 1982
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price:
5.25 SEK
Cover Artist: 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
Akbal (Akbal)
Och så är det Cicero! (Ben Slick)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, insert on
Bond in colour.
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Droghandlarna (Die With
My Boots On)
Data Stream
Issue: #2 (1982 series)
Released: 9th February 1982
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 5.50 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
Jag såg Diablo! Demonen från den femte dimensionen (Diablo)
Mardrömmen (Jimmy Seldon)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Roger Moore as James Bond.
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Fallen Från Skyarna ("Fall
From Sky" - The Nevsky Nude)
Data Stream
Issue: #3 (1982 series)
Released: 30th March 1982
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 5.50 SEK
Featured Story
Original story "The Nevsky Nude" by Jim Lawrence, artwork
by Yaroslav Horak. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily
Express
from
13th May 1974 (strip #2542) to 21st September 1974 (strip #2655)
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Dockmakaren (Dockmakaren)
Kameran ljuger inte (Mike)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007.
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Projekt Fenix (The Phoenix
Project)
Data Stream
Issue: #4 (1982 series)
Released: 18th May 1982
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 5.50 SEK
Featured Story
Original story "The Phoenix Project" by Jim Lawrence, artwork
by Yaroslav Horak. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily
Express from 23rd September 1974 (strip #2656) to 18th February 1975
(strip #2780).
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Dödligt uppdrag (Tiger Steele)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, colour
pin-up photo of 007 and Jaws.
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Den Gyllene Triangeln (The Golden
Triangle)
Data Stream
Issue: #5 (1982 series)
Released: June/July 1982
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 6.25 SEK
Featured Story
"The Golden Triangle" was first original James Bond story produced by
Semic. Running over 26 pages,
it was drawn by Escolano and written by Norwegians Terje Nordberg and
Eirik
Ildahl
under the
pseudonym
Johann Vlaanderen.
Non-Bond Additional Stories
N/A
Miscellaneous
Colour pin-up photo of Sean Connery as James Bond.
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007 På Nytt, Laddat Uppdrag (007
In New Assignment - The Paradise Plot [Part 1])
Data Stream
Issue: #6 (1982 series)
Released: 20th August 1982
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 6.25 SEK
Featured Story
Original story "The Paradise Plot" by Jim Lawrence, artwork
by John McLusky. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the
Daily Star from 20th August 1981 (strip #175) to 4th June 1982 (strip
#378).
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Skriet från träsket (Charli E. Fox)
Dubbel död (Peter Scratch)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, colour
pin-up photo of Roger Moore as James Bond.
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Projekt Polstjärnan
(Project Polestar - The Paradise Plot [Part 2])
Data Stream
Issue: #7 (1982 series)
Released: 5th October 1982
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 6.25 SEK
Featured Story
Original story "The Paradise Plot" by Jim Lawrence, artwork
by John McLusky. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily
Star from 20th August 1981 (strip #175) to 4th June 1982 (strip
#378).
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Uppdrag i Mexico (Olle Dahl)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, colour
pin-up photo of Sean Connery as James Bond.
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Del 3 Order Att Döda (Part
3 Order To Death - The Paradise Plot [Part 3])
Data Stream
Issue: #8 (1982 series)
Released: 23rd November 1982
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 52
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 5.25 SEK
Cover Artist: F. Corttella
Featured Story
Original story "The Paradise Plot" by Jim Lawrence, artwork
by John McLusky. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily
Star from 20th August 1981 (strip #175) to 4th June 1982 (strip
#378).
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Toppreportrarna (Sammy Canton)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, colour
pin-up photo of Roger Moore as James Bond in "Octopussy",
one page photo of Roger Moore in "For Your Eyes Only".
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