James Bond 007 no. 59: “From Russia with Love” (1981)

COMIC

 
JB007 DK nr 59 for- og bagside
Author: Henry Gammidge (uncredited) after Ian Flemings' novel "From Russia With Love" (1957)
Artist: John McLusky (uncredited)
Publisher: A/S Interpresse
Editor: Carsten Søndergaard
Hand lettering: Henning Petersen (uncredited)
Cover: Colour publicity photo of Roger Moore and assorted "pool babes" in "For Your Eyes Only" (EON 1981)
Format: 52 pages
Publishing date: 21 June 1981
Originally published in the UK: Daily Express 03.02.-21.05.1960
Danish reprint of: James Bond Agent 007 no. 5 (1966)

Contents:
"Agent 007 jages" (From Russia with Love, 30 pages of newspaper strips reformatted to 17x26 cm magazine format)
”Romeo Brown: Smykketyven” (18 page non-Bond comic by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway)
Artikel: "Nu kommer den nye Bond-film!" [Here comes the new Bond film!] (1 page text about the upcoming film "For your Eyes Only", written by Nicolas Barbano)
Reader's letters: Box 007 (½ page text)

Notes:
Nr. 59 is the only issue of the Danish James Bond 007 magazine to feature a wraparound picture cover.
The main story, "From Russia with Love", is alledgedly reprinted due to popular demand.

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Advertisement for James Bond 007 no. 59 in Basserne (Beetle Bailey) no. 97, released June 9 1981:

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