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| JAMES BOND copyright The Estate of IAN FLEMING & EON PRODUCTIONS |
It seems only fitting to end this present run of 'TV Tie-Ins of
the Times' with the 'daddy' of them all - JAMES BOND. I hear
what you're saying - 007 is a movie tie-in, not a TV one, but you're
only half right. The rights to broadcast Bond films were sold to ITV
in 1974, and Dr. NO was first screened in 1975, so Bond has been a
television staple for over 40 years. However, I admit I'm treading a
fine line, because the Annuals were first issued while his movie in-
carnation yet appeared exclusively in cinemas. (Programmes
about Bond had been televised 'though.)
Above is the 1969 JAMES BOND Annual, and the fact
that it was the last of three before they were revived by another
publisher (this time titled 'Special', not 'Annual') in 1979 (for '80),
suggests that they weren't the best-sellers one would imagine they'd
be. Collectors' items now for certain, but apparently not at the time
they were originally published. Anyway, that's perhaps a subject
for another post, but, for the moment, let's look back to 1969
when Bond's licence to star in Annuals was revoked (for a
few years) after the very publication before you.
This Annual contained text stories, features, and picture
strips (a collection of the LIVE & LET DIE newspaper strip).
Incidentally, there's a MARTINE BESWICK pin-up missing
from my copy of this Annual - can anyone supply me with a
scan of it? It'd be greatly appreciated.
in 1974, and Dr. NO was first screened in 1975, so Bond has been a
television staple for over 40 years. However, I admit I'm treading a
fine line, because the Annuals were first issued while his movie in-
carnation yet appeared exclusively in cinemas. (Programmes
about Bond had been televised 'though.)
Above is the 1969 JAMES BOND Annual, and the fact
that it was the last of three before they were revived by another
publisher (this time titled 'Special', not 'Annual') in 1979 (for '80),
suggests that they weren't the best-sellers one would imagine they'd
be. Collectors' items now for certain, but apparently not at the time
they were originally published. Anyway, that's perhaps a subject
for another post, but, for the moment, let's look back to 1969
when Bond's licence to star in Annuals was revoked (for a
few years) after the very publication before you.
This Annual contained text stories, features, and picture
strips (a collection of the LIVE & LET DIE newspaper strip).
Incidentally, there's a MARTINE BESWICK pin-up missing
from my copy of this Annual - can anyone supply me with a
scan of it? It'd be greatly appreciated.
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