James Bond (comic strip) To wit, Fleming wrote: Regardless, Fleming later agreed, and to aid the "Daily Express" in illustrating James Bond, Fleming commissioned an artist to sketch whom he believed James Bond to look like. The assigned illustrator, John McLusky, however, felt that Fleming's 007 appeared too "outdated" and "pre-war", and thus changed James Bond to a more rugged and masculine appearance. The first strip, "Casino Royale", was published in 1958. The story was adapted by Anthony Hern, who previously had serialised "Diamonds Are Forever" and "From Russia with Love" for the "Daily Express". The majority of the early comic strips were adapted
Jill Murphy (actress) Jill Murphy (actress) Jill Murphy (born 1983) is an experienced actress having had her first professional role at the age of 10 - appearing as Cousin Caroline in the highly acclaimed BBC series "Family" directed by Michael Winterbottom. She had her grounding with the Young People's Theatre Group (Anne Kavanagh), moving on to the Dublin Youth Theatre before graduating in 2001 from the Gaiety School of Acting. She has worked extensively with RTÉ TV where she played three very dramatic and varied roles as Claire in the much lauded "Stardust," the tragic role of the young drug addict Candy in