Description: ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICEORIGINAL PUBLISHED ART COMMISSIONED BY IAN FLEMING, Ca. 1964 JOHN MCLUSKY ARTISTPLEASE VIEW OUR EBAY STORE WHICH IS NEATLY ORGANIZED FOR A GREAT BROWSING EXPERIENCE! JOHN MCLUSKY ORIGINAL IAN FLEMING COMMISSIONED PUBLISHED STORY BOARD ART FOR “ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE”, Ca. 1964 UK Daily Express Newspaper“Bond Stepped Down From The Helicopter. Irma Blunt was Striding On…Towards A Long, Low Building (the infamous Gloria Klub in Switzerland owned by Comte De Bleuville (Blofeld))”Features James Bond in a superb 2 panel strip which marks the arrival of Bond to the nefarious building in Switzerland owned by “Comte De Bleuville” (Blofeld), where experiments with post hypnotic suggestion are being used on a group women so they return home to destroy crops and live stock.Ian Fleming commissioned John McLusky to illustrate a daily comic strip for his James Bond character and stories. In 1959 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 published piece.The original artwork offered here was one of the strips for “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”, which ran from 1964-1965. This superb 2 panel strip takes place when Bond is dropped down from the Helicopter and then makes his way to the Gloria Klub.Condition:: The art is in excellent condition with the expected age toning. The artwork by sight is 18.75″ x 5.5″. Large high-resolution images available upon request.PROVENANCE: Ex. The McLusky estate by descent. The art will be accompanied by a Letter of Provenance from the estate.PROVENANCE: Ex. The McLusky estate by descentWould make a unique gift for a James Bond enthusiast!!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: 1295 USD
Location: New Canaan, Connecticut
End Time: 2025-02-09T15:41:17.000Z
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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
Year Printed: 1964
Topic: Mystery, Thriller
Origin: English
Illustrator: JOHN MCLUSKY
Printing Year: 1964
Author: Ian Fleming
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Character Family: James Bond
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
