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 The assigned illustrator, John McLusky, however, felt that Fleming's 007 appeared too "outdated" and "pre-war", and thus changed James Bond to a more rugged and masculine appearance.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 Professional School in the spring of 1955 at age 14. At age 15, St. John enrolled at UCLA's Extension School. During this time she appeared on a large number of radio shows, notably "One Man's Family". In May 1957, at age 16, Universal Pictures signed St. John to a contract for seven years starting at $200 a week. Her major studio film debut was in "Summer Love" (1958) starring John Saxon. She also appeared on TV in episodes of "The Christophers", "Schlitz Playhouse", and "The DuPont Show of the Month" (an adaptation of "Junior Miss"). She said her idol was