James Bond (literary character) James Bond (literary character) Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR, is a fictional character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the protagonist of the "James Bond" series of novels, films, comics and video games. Fleming wrote twelve Bond novels and two short story collections. His final two books—"The Man with the Golden Gun" (1965) and "Octopussy and The Living Daylights" (1966)—were published posthumously. The Bond character is a Secret Service agent, code number 007, residing in London but active internationally. Bond was a composite character who was based on a number of commandos whom
James Bond in film No". Most of the crew from the first film returned, with major exceptions being production designer Ken Adam—who went to work on "Dr. Strangelove" and was replaced by "Dr. No"s art director Syd Cain—and title designer Maurice Binder, who was replaced by Robert Brownjohn. The original screenwriter for the film was Len Deighton, but he was replaced because of his slow progress. Two of the writers from "Dr. No", Richard Maibaum and Johanna Harwood, were brought in, with Maibaum being given the sole writing credit and Harwood being credited for "adaptation". "From Russia with Love" is the first Bond film