JOHN MCLUSKY
ORIGINAL IAN FLEMING COMMISSIONED PUBLISHED STORY BOARD ART FOR “JAMES BOND’S, GOLDFINGER”, Ca. 1960 UK Daily Express Newspaper
“With a Loud Clang, Odd Job’s Metal Bowler Bit One Inch Deep Into Tough Wood”
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 Goldfinger, which ran from 1960-1961. This 3 panel strip takes place in the famous movie scene when Bond witnesses Odd Job’s deadly bowler for the first time. In the book the scene describes the bowler cutting one inch deep into tough wood, in the film it cut the head off a stone statue. The artwork is numbered as comic strip number 745 to the upper right corner. A stunning action piece with important characters. The art is in very good condition with the expected age toning, and some grubbiness. See how this scene is presented in the movie at the bottom of the listing in the you tube video.
Unframed. The artwork by sight is 17.5″ x 5″.
PROVENANCE: Ex. The McLusky estate by descent
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