Ian Fleming Commissioned, James Bond “Goldfinger” Original Story Board Art, Ca. 1960 – John McLusky
JOHN MCLUSKY.
ORIGINAL IAN FLEMING COMMISSIONED PUBLISHED STORY BOARD ART FOR “JAMES BOND’S, GOLDFINGER”, Ca. 1960 UK Daily Express Newspaper
This 3 panel piece begins with Bond in the famous table saw scene having been just strapped to the table –
“ Oddjob’s Torment Stopped Suddenly. Bond Tried Desperately To Get Through to Goldfinger .. (Goldginer comments) And get a knife, two knives in my back? Thank you No, Mr. Bond.- Oddjob the Grade Two Massage”
In the movie Bond was instead strapped to a table with a laser cutting knife! "Do you expect me to talk?... No, I expect you to DIE"
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 was captured and strapped to a table. Goldfinger interrogating him with the threat of being sawn in half (in the book a rotating table saw was used but in the movie it was a giant precise knife laser). The artwork is numbered as comic strip number 82 in the margin of the second and third panel. A stunning and important action piece with primary 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 18″ x 5″.
PROVENANCE: Ex. The McLusky estate by descent
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