issue 61, volume 15, sep 2021

The premiere of Thunderball is often thought of as the peak of Bondmania – but it wasn’t all downhill from there. The early 1980s were a rich time for the Bond world. Roger Moore and John Glen would start their successful partnership of three films in 1981, Bond would go head-to-head at the box office with Never Say Never Again, 007-themed tie ins were perhaps at an all-time high – with computer games becoming a new medium for the franchise – and John Gardner was about to reinvigorate the literary Bond with the publication of the first continuation novel in over a decade.

This issue celebrates early ‘80s Bond in all his guises, from the dawn of the computer game industry, through a presidential endorsement and box office blockbusters, to the end of the long era of Bond comic strips in UK newspapers.

In This Issue

• The Magnificent Seven John Glen names his seven most influential figures
• Licence Reinvigorated the Fleming estate relaunched literary 007 in 1981
• When Reagan Endorsed 007 the President honoured Bond in a 1983 documentary
• Fatal Sounds of Broken Dreams the era of James Bond gaming began in 1983
• A View To A Thrill Behind the scenes of the Paris car chase
• Spies Like Us with spies like these, who needs enemies?

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