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 The assigned illustrator, John McLusky, however, felt that Fleming's 007 appeared too "outdated" and "pre-war", and thus changed James Bond to a more rugged and masculine appearance.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
Joan Freeman (actress) Joan Freeman (actress) Joan Freeman (born January 8, 1942) is an American retired actress. Freeman started as a child actor, having appeared at the age of 7 in the 1949 television series "Sandy Dreams", along with Richard Beymer and Jill St. John. At fourteen, she played the character Jeannie Harlow in the 1956 episode "The Frontier Theatre" of the ABC western series, "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp", with Hugh O'Brian in the title role. In 1961–62, Freeman was cast in six episodes as the young waitress Elma Gahrigner, in the ABC drama series "Bus Stop", in a role