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MI6 looks back at the issues of comic book
"James Bond, Agent 007" published in Sweden
by Semic Press in 1986...
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Semic James Bond Comic
Books - 1986
7th 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 1986, 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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Data Terror
(Data Terror)
Data Stream
Issue: #1 (1986 series)
Released: 14th January 1986
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price:
7:90 SEK
Featured Story
"Data Terror" was the eighteenth
original James Bond story produced by Semic. Running over
24 pages,
it
was drawn by Sarompas and written by Sverre Årnes.
Characters included Miss Trent; Miss Smithers; Mary Moneypenny;
M; Silvia Hall; Billy Braxton; Radlett; Loni Brown; Sandra
Porter; Ben; Fulton.
Non-Bond Additional Stories
En Kniv I Ryggen (Detektivinspektör S)
Stuntmannen (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Christopher Walken as Max Zorin and Tanya
Roberts as Stacey Sutton in "A
View To A Kill" (1985), one page
pin-up of "The Spy Who Loved Me".
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Leva Och Låta Dö (Live
And Let Die)
Data Stream
Issue: #2 (1986 series)
Released: 11th February 1986
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price:
7.90 SEK
Featured Story
"Live And Let Die" by Ian Fleming adapted by Henry Gammidge,
artwork by John McLusky. Reprinted from the comic strips published by
the Daily Express from 15th December 1958 (strip #139) to 28th March
1959 (strip #225).
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Typfel (Detektivinspektör S)
Helgonet (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Tina Hudson as Bianca in "Octopussy"
(1983),
one page pin-up of Roger Moore as James Bond and Barbara
Bach as Anya Amasova in "The
Spy Who Loved Me" (1977).
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Ur Dödlig Synvinkel (For
Your Eyes Only)
Data Stream
Issue: #4 (1986 series)
Released: April 1986
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 7.90 SEK
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
Släkten Är Värst (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Carole Bouquet as Melina Havelock in
"For Your Eyes Only" (1981).
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Döden ZI Florens (Death
In Florence)
Data Stream
Issue: #5 (1986 series)
Released: 6th May 1986
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 7.90 SEK
Featured Story
"Death In Florence" was the twentieth 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; Lev Orkin; Mirella Duccio; Gina
Carucci.
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Syndikatet (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, three page
article titled 'who will be the new Bond?' with a picture
of director John Glen, part two of article an on Ian Fleming's
life (10 pages), one page pin-up photo from "Octopussy"
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Risico-Ligan (Risico)
Data Stream
Issue: #6 (1986 series)
Released: 3rd June 1986
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 7.90 SEK
Featured Story
"Risico" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by Henry Gammidge, artwork
by John McLusky. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the Daily
Express from 3rd April 1961 (strip #850) to 24th June 1961 (strip #921)
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Fingervisning (Detektivinspektör S)
En Häst Försvinner (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of Tanya
Roberts as Stacey Sutton in "A View To A Kill" (1985),
one page pin-up photo of Roger Moore in 1964, one page pin-up
photo of the cable car scene in "Moonraker" (1979).
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Dödlig Dubbelgångare
(Deadly Double)
Data Stream
Issue: #7 (1986 series)
Released: 8th July 1986
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 7.90 SEK
Featured Story
"Deadly Double" was the twenty-first original James
Bond story produced by Semic. Running over 24 pages, it was drawn by
Sarompas
and written by Jack Sutter. Characters included Agent 009; Artemis; Dr
Klaus; Faust; Pigdrift; Willi; Felix Leiter.
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Hotellmanikyr (Detektivinspektör S)
Tempelmysteriet (Sherlock Holmes)
Terroristerna (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up photo of the robot snooper in "A View To A
Kill" (1985), one page
pin-up photo of Harold Sakata as Oddjob in "Goldfinger"
(1964).
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Ubåt Saknad! (The Hildebrand
Rarity - Part 1)
Data Stream
Issue: #8 (1986 series)
Released: 12th August 1986
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 7.90 SEK
Featured Story
"The Hildebrand Rarity" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by Jim Lawrence,
artwork by Yaroslav Horak. Reprinted from the comic strips published
by the Daily Express from 29th May 1967 (strip #429) to 16th December
1967 (strip
#602).
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Gangstermuseet (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
pin-up of Roger Moore as James Bond and Barbara Bach as
Anya Amasova in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977),
three-page article on Blofeld as depicted by Telly Savalas
in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969), two-page photo
spread of Maud Adams in "Octopussy" (1983), one page of
tip for wannabe Bond's, two pages of small articles on
007, one page pin-up of "Octopussy" (1983).
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Ubåt Saknad! (The Hildebrand
Rarity - Part 2)
Data Stream
Issue: #9 (1986 series)
Released: 16th September 1986
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 7.90 SEK
Featured Story
"The Hildebrand Rarity" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by Jim Lawrence,
artwork by Yaroslav Horak. Reprinted from the comic strips published
by the Daily Express from 29th May 1967 (strip #429) to 16th December
1967 (strip
#602).
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Försäkringsbedrägeri (Detektivinspektör S)
Hederlige Harry (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
photo of stunts from "A View To A Kill" (1983),
one page pin-up photo of Richard Kiel as Jaws in "Moonraker".
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Greek Fire (Greek Fire)
Data Stream
Issue: #10 (1986 series)
Released: 21st October 1986
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 7.90 SEK
Featured Story
"Greek Fire" was the twenty-second original James Bond
story produced by Semic. Running over 24 pages, it was drawn by Manuel
Carmona and
written by Bill Harrington. Characters included Dimitri Kimopolous; Eldflugan;
Nikos Elendis; M; Andrea Kimopolous; Ossian; Elendis dotter.
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Fotobevis (Detektivinspektör S)
Kublai Khans Skatt (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
photo of Roger Moore as James Bond and Gloria Hendry
as Rosie Carver in "Live And Let Die" (1973), one page
photo of Roger Moore as Simon Templar in The Saint (1969),
one page photo of Sean Connery as James Bond in "You
Only Live Twice" (1967).
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Undervattensdöden (Octopussy
- Part 1)
Data Stream
Issue: #11 (1986 series)
Released: 25th November 1986
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 8.50 SEK
Featured Story
"Octopussy" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by Jim Lawrence, artwork
by Yaroslav Horak. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the
Daily Express from 14th November 1966 (strip #264) to 27th May 1967 (strip
#428).
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Ligisternas Lag (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
photo from "Octopussy" (1983).
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Undervattensdöden (Octopussy
- Part 2)
Data Stream
Issue: #12 (1986 series)
Released: 23rd December 1986
Format: 17cm x 26 cm
Pages: 68
Publisher: Semic Press AB
Cover Price: 8.50 SEK
Featured Story
"Octopussy" by Ian Fleming, adaptation by Jim Lawrence, artwork
by Yaroslav Horak. Reprinted from the comic strips published by the
Daily Express from 14th November 1966 (strip #264) to 27th May 1967 (strip
#428).
Non-Bond Additional Stories
Den Drunknade (Detektivinspektör S)
En Miljon För Sally (The Saint)
Miscellaneous
Readers letters on the subject of 007, one page
photo of the Lotus Esprit submarine car in "The Spy Who
Loved Me" (1977), one page pin-up photo of Roger Moore
as The Saint (1964), one page photo from "For Your Eyes
Only" (1981).
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1986 #3 - Eksperiment Z
(Experiment Z)
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