In honor of Father’s Day, a question: Does anyone really believe that this was James Bond’s nephew?
James Bond better watch out, or else his…nephew…will grow up singing songs like Austin Powers:
P.S. I love you, Susanna Hoffs.
Dr. No in comics — pt. II of IV
November 6th, 2009
James Bond Jr. Episode 6
Today’s piece is subtitled, “Is it just me, or is this kind of racist?”
In 1967, a still unidentified author going by the name R.D. Mascott wrote a successful book called 003½: The Adventures of James Bond Junior. A quarter century later, Murakami-Wolf-Swenson resurrected the concept of James Bond Junior…though for some reason, in this incarnation, he’s 007′s nephew…for an animated show that I rushed home to see every day after school.
A few of the Bond villains crossed over into the cartoon, including Jaws, Odd Job (who dressed like a member of Run DMC), and Dr. No, who looked not like the Joseph Wiseman portrayal, but yellow-skinned with a long Fun Manchu mustache that apparently grew from his nostrils.
This version of No also appeared in the Marvel Comics adaptation of the series, serving as the star villain of issue #9. Story is by Dan Abnett, art by Mario Capaldi.
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- James Bond Jr. Episode 6
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