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MI6 looks back at the issues of comic book
"James Bond, Agent 007" published in Sweden
by Semic Press in 1987...
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Semic James Bond Comic
Books - 1987
29th July 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 1987, 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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Mördande Musik (Killing
Music)
Data Stream
Issue: #1 (1987 series)
Released: 13th January 1987
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price:
8:50 SEK
Featured Story
"Killing Music" was the twenty-third
original James Bond story produced by Semic. Running over
24 pages,
it
was drawn by Manuel Carmona and written by Bill Harrington.
Characters included M; De Vos; Van Hooten; Brandt; Raina
Tatchev; Mary Moneypenny.
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Fotobevis (Detektivinspektör S)
Helgonet (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo from "The Spy Who Loved Me", one page
pin-up photo of Roger Moore as The Saint, one page
pin-up photo of Sean Connery and Eunice Gayson from "Dr No",
one page pin-up photo of Roger Moore in "Octopussy".
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Spionfällan (The
Spy Trap)
Data Stream
Issue: #3 (1987 series)
Released: March 1987
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price:
8.50 SEK
Featured Story
"The Spy Trap" was the twenty-fourth original James Bond story
produced by Semic. Running over 24 pages, it was drawn by Sarompas and
written
by Jack Sutter. Characters included Melissa; M; Mary Moneypenny; May;
Sonia; Safir.
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Sjörövarna (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Timothy Dalton in "The Living Daylights",
one page photo of Roger Moore as Sherlock Holmes, one
page photo of Sean Connery and Donna Garrett in "Diamonds
Are Forever", one page photo of Roger Moore in "Moonraker".
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Dödande Sand (Deadly
Sand)
Data Stream
Issue: #4 (1987 series)
Released: 14 April 1987
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 8.50 SEK
Featured Story
"Deadly Sand" was the twenty-sixth original James Bond story
produced by Semic. Running over 24 pages, it was drawn by Sarompas and
written by Bill Harrington. Characters included M; Dalton Carter Z17;
Mary Moneypenny; Misty Morel; Chantal.
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Heroinligan (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Timothy Dalton in "The Living Daylights",
one page
pin-up photo of Maryam d'Abo in "The Living
Daylights".
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Den Trettonde Domaren (The
Thirteenth Judge)
Data Stream
Issue: #6 (1987 series)
Released: June 1987
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 8.50 SEK
Featured Story
"The Thirteenth Judge" was the twenty-eighth original James
Bond story produced by Semic. Running over 24 pages, it was drawn by
Josep
Gual
and written by Bill Harrington. Characters included Victor Charnley;
Domare Shears; Pamela Shears; M; Melody Savage; Domare Harvey Creed.
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Legoknektar (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Timothy Dalton in "The Living Daylights",
one page pin-up photo of Roger Moore and Richard Kiel
in "The Spy Who Loved Me", one page pin-up photo of
George Lazenby and Bill Morgan in "On Her Majesty's Secret
Service".
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Mannen Med Dengyllene Pistolen
(The Man With The Golden Gun - Part 1)
Data Stream
Issue: #7 (1987 series)
Released: 14th July 1987
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 8.50 SEK
Featured Story
"The Man With The Golden Gun" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by
Jim Lawrence, artwork by Yaroslav Horak . Reprinted from the comic strips
published by the Daily Express from 10th January 1966 (strip #1) to 10th
September 1966 (strip
#209)
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Dödens Drottning (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Timothy Dalton in "The Living Daylights",
double page pin-up photo of Roger Moore, Hervé Villechaize,
Britt Ekland and Maud Adams in "The Man With The Golden
Gun".
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Mannen Med Dengyllene Pistolen
(The Man With The Golden Gun - Part 2)
Data Stream
Issue: #8 (1987 series)
Released: 18th August 1987
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 8.50 SEK
Featured Story
"The Man With The Golden Gun" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by
Jim Lawrence, artwork by Yaroslav Horak . Reprinted from the comic strips
published by the Daily Express from 10th January 1966 (strip #1) to 10th
September 1966 (strip
#209)
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Strandluffaren (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Timothy Dalton in "The Living Daylights",
two page article on the actors who have played 007,
two page article on who made the best Bond films (Connery/Moore/Dalton).
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Flykten Från Vietnam (Escape
From Vietnam)
Data Stream
Issue: #9 (1987 series)
Released: 15th September 1987
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 8.50 SEK
Featured Story
"Escape From Vietnam" was the twenty-ninth original James Bond
story produced by Semic. Running over 24 pages, it was drawn by Manuel
Carmona
and written by Bill Harrington. Characters included M; Jerry Hoyt [Nam
Rang]; Ella Fields; Samua.
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Häxan (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Timothy Dalton and Maryam d'Abo in "The
Living Daylights",
one page pin-up photo of Roger Moore in "Octopussy",
one page pin-up photo of Sean Connery in "You Only Live Twice".
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De Odödliga (The Immortals)
Data Stream
Issue: #10 (1987 series)
Released: 13th October 1987
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 8.50 SEK
Featured Story
"The Immortals" was the thirtieth original James Bond
story produced by Semic. Running over 24 pages, it was drawn by Martin
Salvador and written by Bill Harrington. Characters included M; Mary
Moneypenny; Marcel Debucourt; Mireille Guimet; Satin; Maxim Kanov..
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Helgonet På Jakt I Skottland (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Timothy Dalton in "The
Living Daylights", another one page pin-up photo
of Timothy Dalton in "The Living Daylights",
one page pin-up photo
of Daniela Bianchi in "From Russia With Love".
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Intrig I Istanbul (Istanbul
Intrigue)
Data Stream
Issue: #11 (1987 series)
Released: 17th November 1987
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 8.50 SEK
Featured Story
"Istanbul Intrigue" was the thirty-first original James
Bond story produced by Semic. Running over 24 pages, it was drawn by
Manuel Carmona
and written by Bill Harrington. Characters included M; Mary Moneypenny;
Brogan; Kommissarie Osman; Zelda; Brittisk Specialagent.
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Mord På Modet (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Timothy Dalton in "The Living Daylights",
one page pin-up photo of Jill St. John in "Diamonds
Are Forever", one page pin-up photo of Sean Connery
and Daniela Bianchi in "From Russia With Love".
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Agent 007 Ser Rött ("Agent
007 See Red" - From Russia With Love)
Data Stream
Issue: #12 (1987 series)
Released: 15th December 1987
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 8.50 SEK
Featured Story
"From Russia With Love" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by Henry
Gammidge, artwork by John McLusky. Reprinted from the comic strips published
by the Daily Express from 3rd February 1960 (strip #488) to 21st May
1960 (strip
#583)
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Mullvadarna (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Timothy Dalton in "The Living Daylights".
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1987 #5 - Tid För Terror (Terror Time)
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