James Bond (comic strip) introductory chapters on the history of the strip and the Bond novels, and most of the books have also included special introductions written by Bond film actors, specifically Caroline Munro ("The Spy Who Loved Me"), George Lazenby ("OHMSS"), Shirley Eaton ("Goldfinger"), Eunice Gayson ("Dr. No"), Roger Moore ("Casino Royale"), Maud Adams ("Octopussy"), Britt Ekland ("Colonel Sun"), and Richard Kiel ("The Golden Ghost"). Titan's comic strip reprints were not initially published in the strips' original publication order; this changed as of the release of "The Spy Who Loved Me" volume. "The Harpies", included in "The Spy Who Loved Me", is the
The Spy Who Loved Me (film) secured, the next hurdle was finishing the script, which had gone through several revisions by numerous writers. The initial villain of the film was Ernst Stavro Blofeld; however Kevin McClory, who owned the film rights to "Thunderball" forced an injunction on Eon Productions against using the character of Blofeld, or his international criminal organisation, SPECTRE, which delayed production of the film further. The villain was later changed from Blofeld to Stromberg so that the injunction would not interfere with the production. Christopher Wood was later brought in by Lewis Gilbert to complete the script. Although Fleming had requested that no