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 The assigned illustrator, John McLusky, however, felt that Fleming's 007 appeared too "outdated" and "pre-war", and thus changed James Bond to a more rugged and masculine appearance.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
James Bond music songs have won the Academy Award for Best Original Song: "Skyfall" by Adele and "Writing's on the Wall" by Sam Smith. The briefest of "James Bond themes", this composition started off the "Opening Titles" music of "From Russia with Love". It was heard in the "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" film trailer. WLS (AM) used the theme in the mid-1960s for their secret agent radio serial "The Wild Adventures of Peter Fugitive" that appeared on "The Art Roberts Show". "007 Theme", not to be confused with the "James Bond Theme", is an adventure theme composed by John Barry in 1963