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 The assigned illustrator, John McLusky, however, felt that Fleming's 007 appeared too "outdated" and "pre-war", and thus changed James Bond to a more rugged and masculine appearance.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 St. John Forever" (1971), where she starred opposite Sean Connery. She was the first American to play a Bond girl. She did some TV movies - "Saga of Sonora" (1973) and "Brenda Starr" (1976) (playing the title role) - and guest starred on "The Love Boat", "Magnum, P.I.", "Fantasy Island" and "Matt Houston". St John did the TV movies "Two Guys from Muck" (1982) and "Rooster" (1982) and was top billed in the feature "The Concrete Jungle" (1982), a woman in prison film. She had a small role in "The Act" (1983). During 1983–1984, she starred with Dennis Weaver on the short-lived