Titan Comics has announced Ian Fleming’s James Bond Signature Comic Strip Collection, a hardcover edition celebrating the earliest newspaper comic-strip adventures of the world’s most famous secret agent, arriving in bookshops and comic shops on 8th September 2026.
Written by Henry Gammidge, Anthony Hern and Peter O’Donnell, illustrated by acclaimed artist John McClusky, this 296-page volume collects the first seven full-length adventures of James Bond as originally adapted from the novels of Ian Fleming for the daily newspaper strips.
Spanning the formative years of the Bond comic strips from July 1958 to May 1961, this landmark collection brings together faithful comic adaptations of Fleming’s earliest and most influential novels, including Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia with Love, Dr. No, and Goldfinger.
These classic stories helped shape the enduring legend of the British super-spy and laid key foundations for the global phenomenon that would become the James Bond cinematic universe.
With striking black-and-white artwork and cinematic storytelling, John McClusky’s interpretation of Bond captures the danger, glamour, and intrigue that defined Fleming’s original vision. In addition to the complete comic-strip adventures, this edition features a unique gallery of original artwork selected from the McClusky archive by his family.
Titan has a long association with the James Bond franchise, previously publishing collections of all the strips, as standalone editions and softcover collections.
Ian Fleming’s James Bond Signature Comic Strip Collection is a must-have for fans of classic adventure, combining hard-hitting action, beautiful locations, and the unmistakable style of Britain’s greatest secret agent — complete with the occasional Vodka Martini, shaken, not stirred.
The Daily Express began their James Bond strip adaptations with Casino Royale on 7th July 1958, and Anthony Hern, then literary editor of the Express, adapted the book. “It seemed incongruous to Fleming that this character, an extension of one of his selves, should be paraded before the sort of mass readership then represented by the Daily Express,” Hern recalled, recounted in The Illustrated James Bond by Graham Rye. “Another problem was with me. I had never written a script for a strip of any sort.
“But I had serialised Fleming’s books in the Express, cutting the material to fit the demands of a newspaper serial: not more than 1500 words an instalment, each instalment to end the day with a read-on cliff-hanger. Here, too, Fleming had been initially difficult. He thought of his novels as the complete works of a skilled craftsman. He insisted, if I recall, on seeing a proof of the very first instalment. He sent me a telegram. It read: “SALUTE TO A MASTER BUTCHER!” You can read the article in full here on the 007 web site.
John McLusky (1923 – 2006) was a comics artist best known as the original artist of the comic strip featuring Ian Fleming’s James Bond. He drew the strip from the very beginning in July 1958 until 1966 and would go on to adapt a total of 13 James Bond novels or short stories. As an artist he also drew Laurel & Hardy, Pink Panther and for both TV Comic and Look and Learn.
Henry Francis Gammidge (1915 – 1981), was a writer of the James Bond comic strip that originally appeared in Daily Express newspaper and syndicated worldwide. Gammidge adapted Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels, which were then drawn by illustrator John McLusky. Gammidge would go on to work on a total of eleven stories, which were published between 15th December 1958 and 8th January 1966.
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Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.
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