DR. NO ~ ORIGINAL IAN FLEMING COMMISSIONED COMIC ART, CIRCA 1959

Description: DR. NOORIGINAL PUBLISHED COMIC ART COMMISSIONED BY IAN FLEMING, Ca. 1959 JOHN MCLUSKY ARTISTPLEASE VIEW OUR EBAY STORE WHICH IS NEATLY ORGANIZED FOR A GREAT BROWSING EXPERIENCE! JOHN MCLUSKY FRAMED ORIGINAL PUBLISHED STORY BOARD ART COMMISSIONED BY IAN FLEMING “DR. NO”, Ca. 1959 UK Daily Express Newspaper“First Dose of Dr. No’s Pain-Treatment”Features James Bond opening the grate looking for a way to escape. This is the beginning scene with Bond then skillfully maneuvering through the tortuous obstacle course within the ventilation system.Ian Fleming commissioned John McLusky to illustrate a daily comic strip for his James Bond character and stories. In 1958 the original face of James Bond was born and graced the UK Daily Express newspaper as an on-going series while Ian Fleming continued to write his novels. The James Bond daily comic strips, each illustrated by by John McLusky originated in 1958 commencing with Casino Royale. McLusky worked from a story script, provided to him on a sheet of typed paper, outlining each frame. The pieces are rendered in graphite, pen, ink and tone “Zippatone”, which came in sheets in various shades and textures. Lettering on all the panels of comic art was done entirely by hand, with some being hand lettered paste ups. This is an original one-of-a-kind published piece.The original artwork offered here was one of the strips for “Dr. No”, which ran in the 1960’s. This superb 2 panel strip takes place at the moment of James Bond’s attempt to escape. In this panel he discovers the grate, and attempts to remove it so he can crawl into the tortuous course of the ventilation system. Interested in the ability of the human body to withstand and survive pain, Dr. No forces Bond to navigate his way through an obstacle course constructed in the facility’s ventilation system. He is kept under regular observation, suffering electric shocks, burns and an encounter with large poisonous spiders along the way. (As classic as the movie version of Dr. No is, it totally messed up Bond’s escape through the vents. Instead of a planned obstacle course as in the novel, the movie gives us a nonsensical system of tunnels with various purposes that contradict each other.) The comic strip ran true to Ian Fleming’s novel. See how this scene is presented in the movie at the bottom of the listing in the you tube video.Condition:: The art is in very good condition with the expected age toning, and some grubbiness with a small red mark to the outer margin along the top edge. *Please note we also have the comic panel which shows the continuation of Bond navigating the ventilation system. The artwork by sight is 17.5″ x 5.25″.PROVENANCE: Ex. The McLusky estate by descent. The art will be accompanied by a Letter of Provenance from the estate.BELOW IS A YOU TUBE CLIP OF SEAN CONNERY IN DR. NO PLAYING BOND IN THIS FAMOUS ESCAPE SCENE OF HIM WORKING HIS WAY THROUGH THE DUCTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5PjhRpSlbU Please see our Ebay store and MeierAndSons.com for other listings, many of which are Ian Fleming first editions. Please note the cost to ship reflects the actual cost to ship using USPS, and the cost of insurance at the USPS rate of $1.00 per $100.00 of value. The cost of insurance is reflected as a handling charge on your invoice, but is actually only the cost to fully insure the book.

Price: 1795 USD

Location: New Canaan, Connecticut

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Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Origin: English

Illustrator: JOHN MCLUSKY

Special Attributes: From Russia With Love, Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Goldfinger, Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, James Bond Original Comic Art, First Printing, Dr. No

Author: Ian Fleming

Topic: Mystery, Thriller

Printing Year: 1959

Subject: Literature & Fiction

Character Family: James Bond

Year Printed: 1959

Original/Facsimile: Original