Casino Royale (1967 film) Casino Royale (1967 film) Casino Royale is a 1967 spy comedy film originally produced by Columbia Pictures featuring an ensemble cast. It is loosely based on Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel. The film stars David Niven as the "original" Bond, Sir James Bond 007. Forced out of retirement to investigate the deaths and disappearances of international spies, he soon battles the mysterious Dr. Noah and SMERSH. The film's tagline: "Casino Royale is too much... for one James Bond!" refers to Bond's ruse to mislead SMERSH in which six other agents are pretending to be "James Bond", namely, baccarat master
James Bond (comics) in December 1962 - an adaptation of the first Bond film "Dr. No". Originally published by "Classics Illustrated" in the United Kingdom, it was later reprinted in the United States by DC Comics as part of its "Showcase" anthology series in January 1963. The next James Bond comic book did not appear for nearly 20 years, when Marvel Comics published a two-issue adaptation of the 1981 film "For Your Eyes Only" (which was also published in a single-issue magazine edition and a paperback release). Marvel later adapted the 1983 film "Octopussy" in magazine format. In 1989 comic books featuring Bond