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 The assigned illustrator, John McLusky, however, felt that Fleming's 007 appeared too "outdated" and "pre-war", and thus changed James Bond to a more rugged and masculine appearance.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 John played Mrs. Claus in the made-for-TV movie "Northpole" alongside Wagner, who played the part of Santa Claus. The film marked her first acting role after a twelve-year absence from the screen. In 1972, St. John largely left Hollywood behind and moved to Aspen, Colorado, where she focused on personal interests and cooking. She eventually developed her interest in cooking into becoming a culinary personality, appearing in monthly cooking segments on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America" and with a column in "USA Weekend" magazine through the 1980s. This culminated in authoring "The Jill St. John Cookbook" (1987), a healthy, but not