Who Is James Bond? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

James Bond is a Company-Licensed comic book character, with over 922 comic issue appearances. Commander James Bond, Agent 007, is a spy who works for the MI6 secret service branch of the British Government. Created by Ian Fleming, Bond was originally the star of a series of novels, before being adapted into the world's second longest running film franchise. Inevitably, James Bond has found his way into all types of media adaptations including into newspaper strips and comics books.

Who is James Bond?

James Bond: 007, in Comic Strips & Comic Books Comic Strips Bond's first foray into sequential art came in the form of syndicated newspaper comic strips published in the British newspaper The Daily Express . Although Ian Fleming was initially hesitant about having his strips turned into comic form, the plan went ahead, with the adaptations being written for the most part by Anthony Hern and drawn by John McLusky and Henry Gammige. Modesty Blaise writer Peter O'Donnell adapted the Dr. No strip. Artist Yaroslav Horak went on to draw the strip during the 1970's along with writer Jim Lawrence . The strips did not solely appear in the Daily Express , but were featured in other UK newspapers as well as publications abroad. These strips have since been collected in trade from by Titan Books. The first James Bond 007 volume starting in 1987, and a more complete series of James Bond 007 reprints were published starting in 2004.

Key facts

James Bond is of human origin and first appeared in "Doctor No". The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 922 recorded issue appearances, James Bond ranks among the most featured characters in comics.