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Goldfinger
The legend continues Stand by for more adventures with the world's greatest secret agent, as his most thrilling missions are collected for the first time ever Modern-day King Midas, Auric Goldfinger, plans on ruining the economies of the Free World and using his own vast hordes of gold to control the planet. Bond must use all his rugged charms and brutal skills to stop Goldfinger before he brings western civilisation to its knees .
This new edition also collects the very rare newspaper strips Risico, From A View To A Kill, For Your Eyes Only and Thunderball
Not only that, it also features a brand new introduction by Goldfinger Bond girl, Shirley Eaton
This new edition also collects the very rare newspaper strips Risico, From A View To A Kill, For Your Eyes Only and Thunderball
Not only that, it also features a brand new introduction by Goldfinger Bond girl, Shirley Eaton
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128 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2005
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February 7, 2026
This comic-strip adaptation of Goldfinger distills one of the most iconic Bond stories into a brisk, visually driven experience that will feel instantly familiar to fans of the novel and the film—while still offering a few surprises of its own.
Auric Goldfinger remains a compelling modern-day King Midas: arrogant, obsessive, and terrifyingly plausible in his scheme to destabilize the Free World’s economy and rule through sheer control of gold. Bond, meanwhile, is very much the hard-edged 007 of the early strips—rugged, ruthless when needed, and propelled forward more by momentum than introspection.
The adaptation follows the movie closely in spirit, but notable differences keep it from feeling like a simple retread. John McLusky’s illustrations do a lot of the heavy lifting, conveying tension and scale even when the script rushes ahead. That said, like many Bond newspaper strips, the story does suffer from abrupt transitions and narrative jumps, occasionally sacrificing clarity for pace.
Still, these flaws are minor compared to the overall enjoyment. As a compact, energetic reinterpretation of a seminal Bond adventure, this Goldfinger works well both as nostalgia and as a snapshot of how Bond once lived on the comics page. Not perfect—but very much worth the read for fans of 007 and classic adventure strips.
Auric Goldfinger remains a compelling modern-day King Midas: arrogant, obsessive, and terrifyingly plausible in his scheme to destabilize the Free World’s economy and rule through sheer control of gold. Bond, meanwhile, is very much the hard-edged 007 of the early strips—rugged, ruthless when needed, and propelled forward more by momentum than introspection.
The adaptation follows the movie closely in spirit, but notable differences keep it from feeling like a simple retread. John McLusky’s illustrations do a lot of the heavy lifting, conveying tension and scale even when the script rushes ahead. That said, like many Bond newspaper strips, the story does suffer from abrupt transitions and narrative jumps, occasionally sacrificing clarity for pace.
Still, these flaws are minor compared to the overall enjoyment. As a compact, energetic reinterpretation of a seminal Bond adventure, this Goldfinger works well both as nostalgia and as a snapshot of how Bond once lived on the comics page. Not perfect—but very much worth the read for fans of 007 and classic adventure strips.
April 21, 2021
I am a big fan of Bond, books and movies. This volume collects the newspaper serials about James Bond, starting with one of my favourites, Goldfinger. Nothing particularly ground breaking but seeing Bond in this format is quite interesting. This is definitely for fans!
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