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Issue: James Bond 007 #[5]
Publication Date: February 2004
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Issues: #[5] of 16 Issues
Title: The Man with the Golden Gun
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagTitan
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Indicia Publisher: Titan Books
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 84
ISBN: 1840236906
UPC/EAN: 9781840236903
Price: $22.95 CAD
£10.99 GBP
$16.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 10 (3 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: black and white
Dimensions: 8.75 inches x 11.5 inches (21.6 centimeters x 29.2 centimeters)
Paper Stock: glossy cover; matte interior
Binding: squarebound; trade paperback
Publishing Format: Was ongoing series
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The Man with the Golden Gun

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): James Bond 007
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Pages: 1
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The Spy Who Loved Me

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lucy Fleming
Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Introduction by Lucy Fleming, Ian Fleming's niece.
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Bond in Books

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Bond In Books
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Part 1 of 6. Details Ian Fleming's background and how he became a writer, on up to the debut of the newspaper strip adaptations of his work. Because the first few Titan books in this series were published out of sequence, this article continues in OCTOPUSSY (Titan, May 2004).
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The Men with the Golden Pens

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Introduction of writer Jim Lawrence and artist Yaroslav Horak, who took over the JAMES BOND newspaper strip with the 14th story, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN. The series became more violent and complex, in effect closer to Fleming's concept, even as the adaptations became less faithful but more fleshed-out.
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The Man with the Golden Gun

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Introduction notes that the comic gives James Bond a much stronger motivation for going after the story's villain than the original novel (published after Fleming's death, presumably from an unfinished, 1st-draft version). Elements of this story turned up early in the film DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002).
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The Man with the Golden Gun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): James Bond 007
Character(s): Bill Tanner; M; Miss Moneypenny; Kissy Suzuki; James Bond; Colonel Boris (KGB); Captain Walker (MI5 Liason officer); Major Townsend (MI5 "soft man"); Colonel Ross (MI5 Jamaica); Mary Goodnight; Philip Margesson (MI5, victim of Scaramanga); Chitra Mahal (nurse, KGB); Francisco "Pistols" "Paco" Scaramanga; Tiffy (hotel manager); Sam Binion (ex-Purple Gang); Leroy Gengerella (Miami show biz); Ruby Rotkopf (Vegas Casinos); Hal Garfinkel (Chicago union funds); Louie Paradise (Phoenix slot machines); Mr. Hendriks (Dutchman, European money); Felix Leiter (CIA); Nick (CIA); Ramon (thug)
Synopsis: Believed dead in Japan, Bond returns to England via Russia, and almost kills M while brainwashed. Following treatment, he's sent to Jamaica on a "suicide" mission to take out Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman-for-hire who specializes in "scientific maiming". A virtual "hoods convention" at an under-financed resort hotel leads to a deadly train ride through a crocodile-infested swamp.
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From Content Item: FlagJames Bond 007 #[1] published June 1987
was The Man with the Golden Gun [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: from THE DAILY EXPRESS (January 10, 1966-September 10, 1966). Previously reprinted in THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (Titan, June 1987).
Miscellaneous
Pages: 53
Disclose Notes: Story #14. Faithful adaptation of Ian Fleming's 12th (and last) 007 novel (13th book) from 1965. In the tradition of THE SAINT tv series with Roger Moore, this adaptation adds substantial material to the original novel while remaining faithful to it, improving the story in the process. Apart from the characters of Scaramanga and Mary Goodnight, the subsequent 1974 film bears virtually no resemblance to the novel or comic.
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The Living Daylights

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Includes cover of original hardbound edition of OCTOPUSSY AND THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (Jonathan Cape, 1965).
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The Living Daylights

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): James Bond 007
Character(s): Agent 272 (double-agent); Comrade "Trigger" (KGB hitman); M; Bill Tanner; James Bond; Miss Moneypenny; Paul Sender (MI5, West Berlin)
Synopsis: A double-agent is targeted by the KGB to be killed while he crosses the Berlin Wall; Bond is assigned to kill the KBG assassin first. While waiting, he becomes slightly infatuated by a female cello player...
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From Content Item: FlagJames Bond 007 #[1] published June 1987
was The Living Daylights [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: from THE DAILY EXPRESS (September 12, 1966-November 12, 1966). Previously reprinted in THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (Titan, June 1987).
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: Story #15. Faithful adaptation of Ian Fleming's short story which originally appeared in THE SUNDAY TIMES, which inadvertently offended the publisher of THE DAILY EXPRESS, leading to the comic-strip's cancellation for a year. It's noted the continuity of having this story appear at this point is somewhat "off", as Bond appears bored with his job (as he would have been following THUNDERBALL) rather than having a renewed desire for vengeance against the KGB (as he would be following THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN). Presumably it was the problems connected with the short story that caused the delay in its being adapted into the comic-strip. Jim Lawrence changed only the ending of his adaptation. The story later appeared, somewhat faithfully, as the opening sequence (and springboard) of the 1987 film.
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The Complete James Bond Syndicated Newspaper Checklist

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Disclose Notes: covers 1958-1983
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James Bond Will Return in... Octopussy

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): James Bond 007
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad / OCTOPUSSY (Titan Books, May 2004).

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