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COMIC GUIDE
Marvel
Comics (US)
A
short-lived run of full-length comics based
on the series, and commonly available second-hand, was released by
Marvel in
1992, the first five of which were lifted directly from the show. The
final
seven instalments were original stories, all written by Dan Abnett;
while the
first four were adapted by Cal Hamilton, and the fifth also by Abnett.
1. The
Beginning
(adaptation of TV episode)
2.
The
Eiffel
Missile (adaptation of TV episode)
3. Earthcracker
(adaptation of TV episode)
4. Plunder
Down
Under (adaptation of TV episode)
5. Dance
of the
Toreadors (adaptation of TV episode)
6. The
Gilt
Complex (original story)
7. Sure
as Eggs is
Eggs (original story)
8.
Wave
Goodbye to the USA (original story)
9. Absolute
Zero (original story)
10. Friends
Like
These (original story)
11. Indian
Summer (original story)
12. Homeward
Bound (original story)
Marvel
Comics (UK)
Five
of the same stories (all adaptations from
the TV show, except for Absolute Zero) were re-released in Marvel
Comics UK's
short-lived, 10-issue James Bond Jr title which ran fortnightly from October 1993 to February 1994, each divided over two
issues.
However, these comics, which are rare to come by now, also featured an
exclusive additional story in each issue. As with the original stories
in the
US comics, these mini-stories are written by Dan Abnett, with art by
Mario
Capaldi.
1.
The
Beginning,
Part 1 (same as Marvel US); Red
Dragon (exclusive story)
2. The
Beginning,
Part 2 (same as Marvel US); VIP
Treatment (exclusive story)
3. The
Eiffel
Missile, Part 1 (same as Marvel US); Dressed
to Kill (exclusive story)
4.
The
Eiffel Missile, Part 2 (same as Marvel US); Close
Encounters
of the SCUM Kind (exclusive story)
5. Earthcracker,
Part 1 (same as Marvel US); Thunder
in the
Congo (exclusive story)
6. Earthcracker,
Part 2 (same as Marvel US); Venetian
Bind (exclusive story)
7. Absolute
Zero,
Part 1 (same as Marvel US); Slay
Bells in
the Snow (exclusive story)
8. Absolute
Zero,
Part 2 (same as Marvel US); – And
Action (exclusive story)
9.
Plunder
Down Under, Part 1 (same as Marvel US); Peak
Performance (exclusive story)
10.
Plunder
Down Under, Part 2 (same as Marvel US); Race
to the
Finish (exclusive story)
Corriere
dei Piccoli / Corrierino (Italy)
The
Italian weekly children's comic Corriere dei Piccoli (primarily branded during
this period under the name Corrierino)
also adapted numerous of the TV stories, independently from Marvel, as
well as running its own original stories. The run of 32 James Bond Jr strips
began in Issue 4 of
1993 and ran intermittently until Issue 1
of 1994. The first ten are adaptations of TV stories; the rest are
completely original. Writers are noted on the individual page for each
story, while
artwork
is variously credited to Giuseppe Montanari, Claudio Piccoli, P.
Cerveglieri, Lola
Airaghi and Stefania Pescerello.
1993, 04. Adaptation of The
Beginning (Un Nuovo Studente)
1993, 05. Adaptation of The
Sword of Power (La Spada del Potera)
1993, 06. Adaptation
of Live
and Let's Dance (Balletto in Pericoloso)
1993, 07. Adaptation of Shifting Sands (Il Mistero del Faraone)
1993, 08. Adaptation of Appointment in Macau (Appuntamento a Macao)
1993, 09. Adaptation of Location: Danger (Pericolo sul Set)
1993, 10. Adaptation of A
Chilling Affair (Un Esperimento
Scongelante)
1993, 11. Adaptation of A Race
Against Disaster (Una Vittoria Schiacciante)
1993, 12. Adaptation
of The
Chameleon (Il Camaleonte)
1993, 13. Adaptation of Mindfield (La Forza del Pensiero)
1993, 14. Original story: The Tibetan Potion (La Pozione Tibetana)
1993, 15. Original story: In
Search of the Philosopher's Stone (Alla Ricerca
della Pietra Filosofale)
1993, 17. Original story: A Very Dangerous Invention (Un' Invenzione Troppo Pericolosa)
1993, 18. Original story: The Loch Ness Monster (Il Mostro di Loch Ness)
1993, 20. Original story: Theft at the Doge's Palace (Furto a Palazzo Ducale)
1993, 28. Original story: An
Unrelaxing Holiday (Una
Vacanza Poco Rilassante)
1993, 31. Original story: Voodoo (Voudou)
1993, 32. Original story: Intrigue at Warfield (Intrigo a Warfield)
1993, 34. Original story: Operation
Checkmate (Operazione
Scacco Matto)
1993, 35. Original story: Castle Dracula (Il Castello di Dracula)
1993, 37. Original story: The Barrier Beam Mystery (Il Mistero del Raggio-Barriera)
1993, 39. Original story: The Weapon from the Past (L'Arma Venuta dal Passato)
1993, 40 .Original story: An Ecological Problem (Un Problema Ecologico)
1993, 44. Original story: Labyrinth (Labirinto)
1993, 47. Original story: The Secret Weapon (L'Arma Segreta)
1993,
48. Original story: Napoleon's Sceptre (Lo Scettro di Napoleone)
1993, 49. Original story: Family Affair (Affari di Famiglia)
1993, 50. Original story: The Theft of the Maltese Penguin (Il Furto del Pinguino Maltese)
1993, 51. Original story: Terror
on Christmas Eve (Terrore
nella Notte di Natale)
1993, 52. Original story: The Monkeys' Treasure (Il Tesoro delle Scimmie)
1993, 53. Original story: An Eventful New Year (Un Capodanno Movimentato)
1994, 01. Original story: The Treasure of Pirate Lafitte (Il Tesoro del Pirata Lafitte)
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