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Issue: Modesty Blaise #[6]
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Title: The Hell-Makers
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagTitan
Brand: Titan BooksView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Titan Books
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 116
ISBN: 1840238658
UPC/EAN: 9781840238655
Price: £10.99 GBP
$16.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 12 (3 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: 8.75" x 11"
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Matte interior
Binding: Squarebound Trade Paperback
Publishing Format: Collected Editions
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Jim Holdaway
Jim Holdaway
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Modesty Blaise
Modesty Blaise, Willie Garvin
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
A Modest Introduction

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Max Allan Collins
typeset
Subject Matter
Modesty Blaise
Reception of Modesty Blaise in America. Illustrated with 5 panels of art, covers of Dick Tracy and Steve Canyon books published by Checker and a poster from the Modesty Blaise movie with Monica Vitti (small size reproduction).
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Miscellaneous
3
Jim and Enric

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Peter O'Donnell
typeset
Subject Matter
Modesty Blaise
Discusses the transition in artists made necessary by the sudden death of Jim Holdaway. Illustrated with a photo of Holdaway and one of O'Donnell with Romero
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Miscellaneous
2
Pieces of Modesty

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jim Holdaway
Jim Holdaway
Subject Matter
Modesty Blaise
6 reprinted illustrations.
Reprinting
from Pieces of Modesty (London: Pan Books, 1972), a short story collection by Peter O'Donnell
Miscellaneous
2
An Interview with Peter O'Donnell

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Nick Landau; Richard Burton
typeset
Subject Matter
Modesty Blaise
Excerpt from interview conducted January 1973. Illustrations include cover of Danish Modesty Blaise book and page of Italian translation.
Reprinting
from magazine Comic Media (unknown issue) 1974
Miscellaneous
3
The Hell-Makers

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Peter O'Donnell
typeset
Subject Matter
Modesty Blaise
Chooses this as one of his six favorite Modesty Blaise stories.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Hell-Makers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Peter O'Donnell
Jim Holdaway
Jim Holdaway
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Modesty Blaise
Modesty Blaise; Willie Garvin; Miriam Stone; Duggan; Alex Kazin; Sir Gerald Tarrant; Frank Hoyland; Mr. Monson; Gus Fletcher; Solomon (eagle); Sheba (eagle); Doctor Harvey
Enemy agents capture Willie and try to blackmail Modesty Blaise. She kills the enemy agent and comes to Willie's rescue.
Reprinting
from daily Modesty Blaise (London Evening Standard) March 24 to August 16, 1969
Miscellaneous
32
1795 to 1919
Take-Over

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Peter O'Donnell
typeset
Subject Matter
Modesty Blaise
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Take-Over

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Peter O'Donnell
Jim Holdaway
Jim Holdaway
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Modesty Blaise
Modesty Blaise; Willie Garvin; Sabini; Roffey; Nicco; Montale; Inspector Brook; Bert Carter; Weng; The College Boy [John Strickland]; Duffy
The Mafia comes to England to try to take over the British gangs.
Reprinting
from daily Modesty Blaise (London Evening Standard) August 18, 1969 to January 10, 1970
Miscellaneous
32
1920 to 2043
The War-Lords of Phoenix

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Peter O'Donnell
typeset
Subject Matter
Modesty Blaise
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The War-Lords of Phoenix

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Peter O'Donnell
Jim Holdaway (see notes); Enric Romero (see notes)
Jim Holdaway (see notes); Enric Romero (see notes)
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Modesty Blaise
Modesty Blaise; Willie Garvin; Kazumi; Kimi; Asada; Umino; Fumiya; Tamako; Obata; Umino; Kato; Masashi; Nagano; Tokusa; Yukio; Umezawa
Modesty and Willie visit an old friend in Japan and are captured by a criminal organization that is planning to take over the world after a nuclear war.
Reprinting
from daily Modesty Blaise (London Evening Standard) January 12 to May 30, 1970
Miscellaneous
30
2044 to 2162
First 55 strips drawn by Jim Holdaway (through #2098). Remainder drawn by Romero.
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Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Modesty Blaise
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Miscellaneous
2
First name of artist Enric Romero is given as Enrique.

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