John McLusky, 1923-2006



John McLusky, the cartoonist best known for his adaptations of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and short stories into comics form for the Daily Express, passed away September 5. Because McLusky started in 1958 with a series of collaborators that would include writers Anthony Hearne (the first), Henry Gammidge (who did the bulk of the remaining writing work for McLusky's run) and Peter O'Donnell, the cartoonist was the first to place his visual imprimatur upon the iconic character, influencing the media portrayals thereafter. He provided art for adaptations of 13 Fleming novels and short stories before he and Gammidge were replaced in 1966 by writer Jim Lawrence and artist Yaroslav Horak.

McLusky's obituary states that he also worked on multiple features in the long-running British publication TV Comic. He returned briefly to the Bond feature in the early '80s, drawing four adventures for Lawrence.
 
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