ABOVE: FROM
RUSSIA, WITH LOVE - Writer Henry Gammidge skilfully condensed the
complicated plotlines of Ian Fleming's fifth 007 adventure over
16 weeks in early 1960, allowing John McLusky to focus on the
shadowy Istanbul sequences with some superbly atmospheric panels. BELOW:
DR. NO - Once again using the lettering design from the Jonathan Cape
first edition dust jacket, McLusky launches the reader straight into
the story in strip #584 from May 1960. Both FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE
and GOLDFINGER start with strips showing Bond saying farewell to the
heroine of the previous adventure, thereby maintaining a continuity
between the stories. These panels were often omitted from
syndicated versions of the story allowing newspaper editors to run standalone
adventures. BOTTOM: GOLDFINGER was the longest adaptation to date,
running for 26 weeks in 1960-61. The added length allowed John
McLusky to flesh out some of the sequences that would otherwise have
been confined to a single strip in earlier stories. |