EXTRACTS: The Modesty Blaise Companion Expanded Edition © 2018 The Book Palace (425 PAGES in Full edition)

E X P A N D E D E D I T I O N PABLO (1) STORY 43: “EVE AND ADAM”: STRIP 4797 A member of the mercenary force led by Colonel Q sent to Burenzi to steal the satellite capsule. Guarding the truck. Allows the disguised Willie to get within range and is quickly overpowered. Hobbled and made to dig up the bodies of Corporal Clark and Professor Kumosi so that they can be given proper burial. PABLO (2) STORY 50: “A FEW FLOWERS FOR THE COLONEL” STRIP 5467 One of El Toro’s men guarding the nuns and the girls taken by the bandits. Hit by a two inch ball of lead shot moulded in wax from Willie’s sling. Seen here just after it has landed. Propped up unconscious to look as if he is still awake. PAGE, Dr. STORY 27: “THE WICKED GNOMES” TEXT ONLY STRIP 3133 Doctor Modesty pretends to be acting as locum for in her plan to spring the spy Pauline Brown from prison. PALADINS, The STORY 68: “THE BIG MOLE”: STRIP 7260 Gang of terrorists for hire, in this case by an East European government to snatch Sir Clive Meyrick from custody and get him out of the U.K. They are ruthless, brutal, and murderous and killed three of their hostages in a recent operation in Cairo. They get Meyrick but he is injured. Their code names are Kestrel, Goshawk, Condor and Harrier, all of them birds of prey. PALMER, Leo STORY 86: “THE MURDER FRAME” STRIP 9125 Make-up artist and sculptor and close friend of Jake Brockley. Helps him to frame Willie for the murder of Jake’s father, Sir Arthur. He is deceived by Modesty and Willie into believing that Jake has ordered his death and he confesses to his part in the plot, fully incriminating his former friend, all of which is recorded on tape and overheard by Inspector Brook. PANDORA STORY 42: “GREEN COBRA”: STRIP 4648 Executive of Salamander Four in charge of the kidnap and brainwashing of Jack Fraser. A combat freak and a complete master of the art of killing. She has developed a deep hatred of Modesty and when Modesty and Willie fall into the trap set by Sir Angus McBeal she uses the opportunity to arrange a fight to the death with her. She gives a demonstration of her fighting abilities as a warm up. For all that, Modesty still wins but does not kill her. Fraser does that later when he shoots down her helicopter, much to Modesty’s annoyance. PARALLEL WORLD MOVIES STORY 90: “THE HANGING JUDGE” TEXT ONLY STRIP 9541 Branch of the Hokum Film Corporation which has hired Jimmy Merton to direct a number of historical films of events on parallel planets earth where things happened differently. Jimmy persuades Modesty and Willie to do stunts for him – duels between Julius Caesar and Boadicea, Erica the Red and Pocahontas and others. Still to come “Hereward the Wake meets Dracula”. 123 T H E M O D E S T Y B L A I S E C O M P A N Drawn by Pat Wright Strip 4828 18th December, 1979 Drawn by Neville Colvin Strip 5467 8th July, 1982 Drawn by Romero Strip 7260 21st August, 1989 Drawn by Romero Strip 9156 4th March, 1997 Drawn by John Burns Strip 4717 12th July, 1979 In the beginning La Machine The Long Lever The Gabriel Set-Up Mister Sun The Mind of Uncle Happy Top Traitor The Vikings The Head Girls The Black Pearl The Magnified M Jericho Caper Bad Suki The Galley Slaves The Killing Ground The Red Gryphon The He Takeover The Warlords of Phoenix Willie the Djinn The Green Eyed Monster Death of a J Stone Age Caper The Puppet Master With Love From Rufus The Bluebeard Affair The Ga The Wicked Gnomes The Iron God Take Me To Your Leader Highland Witch Cry Wolf The Chaperon The Greenwood Maid Those About To Die... The Inca Trail The Vanishing Dolly Junk Men Death Trap Idaho George The Golden Frog Yellowstone Booty Green Cobra Adam Brethren of Blaise Dossier on Pluto The Lady Killers Garvin’s Travels The Scarlet The Moonman A Few Flowers for the Colonel The Balloonatic Death in Slow Motion The Man Sweet Caroline The Return of the Mammoth Plato’s Republic The Sword of the Br Wild Boar Kali’s Disciples The Double Agent Butch Cassidy Rides Again Million Dollar G Vampire of Malvescu Samantha and the Cherub Milord Live Bait The Girl From the Future Mole Lady in the Dark Fiona Walkabout The Girl in the Iron Mask The Young Mistress Ivo Our Fri nd Maude A Present for the Princess Black Queen’s Pawn The Grim Joker Guido Th Killing Distanc The Aristo Ripper Jax The Maori Contract Honeygun Durango The Frame Fraser’s Story Tribute of the Pharoah The Special Orders The Hanging Judge Ch Lucifer Death Symbol The Last Aristocrat Th Killing G me The Zombie In the begin La Machine The Long Lever The Gabriel Set-Up Mister Sun The Mind of Mrs Drake Unc Top Traitor The Vikings The Head Girls The Black Pearl The Magnified Man The Jerich Bad Suki The Galley Slaves The Killing Ground The Red Gryphon The Hell Makers Take Warlords of Phoenix Willie the Djinn The Green Eyed Monster Death of a Jester The St Caper The Puppet Master With Love From Rufus The Bluebeard Affair The Gallows Bir Wicked Gnomes The Iron God Take Me To Your Leader Highland Witch Cry Wolf The R Chaperon The Greenwood Maid Those About To Die... The Inca Trail The Vanishing Dolly Junk Men Death Trap Idaho George The Golden Frog Yellowstone Booty Green Cobra Adam Brethren of Blaise Dossier on Pluto The Lady Killers Garvin’s Travels The Scarlet The Moonman A Few Flowers for the Colonel The Balloonatic Death in Slow Motion The Man Sweet Caroline The Return of the Mammoth Plato’s Republic The Sword of the Br Wild Boar Kali’s Disciples The Double Agent Butch Cassidy Rides Again Million Dollar G Vampire of Malvescu Samantha and the Cherub Milord Live Bait The Girl From the Future Mole Lady in the Dark Fiona Walkabout The Girl in the Iron Mask The Young Mistr ss Ivo Our Friend Maude A Present for the Princess Black Queen’s Pawn The Grim Joker Guido The Killing Distance The Aristo Ripper Jax The Maori Contract Honeygun Durango The Frame Fra er’s Story Tribute of the Pharoah The Special Orders The Hanging Judge Ch Lucifer Death Symbol The Last Aristocrat The Killing Game The Zombie In the begin La Machine The Long Lever The Gabriel Set-Up Mister Sun The Mind of Mrs Drake Unc Top Traitor The Vikings The Head Girls The Black Pearl The Magnified Man The Jerich Bad Suki The Galley Slaves The Killing Ground The Red Gryphon The Hell Makers Take Warlords of Phoenix Willie the Djinn The Green Eyed Monster Death of a Jest r The St Caper The Puppet Master With Love From Rufus The Bluebeard Affair The Gallows Bir Wicked Gnomes The Iron God Take Me To Your Leader Highland Witch Cry Wolf The R Chaperon The Greenwood Maid Those About To Die... The Inca Trail Th Vanishing Dolly Junk Men Death Trap Idaho George The Golden Frog Yellowstone Booty Green Cobra Adam Brethren of Blaise Dossier on Pluto The Lady Killers Garvin’s Travels The Scarlet The Moonman A Few Flowers for the Colonel The Balloonatic Death in Slow Motion The Man Sweet Caroline The Return of the Mammoth Plato’s Republic The Sword of the Br Vampire of Malvescu Samantha and the Cherub Milord Live Bait The Girl From the Future Mole Lady in the Dark Fiona Walkabout The Girl in the Iron Mask The Young Mistress Ivor Our Friend Maude A Present for the Princess Black Queen’s Pawn The Grim Joker Guido The Killing Distance The Aristo Ripper Jax The Maori Contract Honeygun Durango The Frame Fraser’s Story Tribute of the Pharoah The Special Orders The Hanging Judge Chil Lucifer Death Symbol The Last Aristocrat The Killing Game The Zombie In the begin La Machine The Long Lever The Gabriel Set-Up Mister Sun The Mind of Mrs Drake Uncl Top Traitor The Vikings The Head Girls The Black Pearl The Magnified Man The Jericho Bad Suki The Galley Slaves The Killing Ground The Red Gryphon The Hell Makers Takeo Warlords of Phoenix Willie the Djinn The Green Eyed Monster Death of a Jester The Sto Caper The Puppet Master With Love From Rufus The Bluebeard Affair The Gallows Bird Wicked Gnomes The Iron God Take Me To Your Leader Highland Witch Cry Wolf The R Chaperon The Greenwood Maid Those About To Die... The Inca Trail The Vanishing Dollybi Junk Men Death Trap Idaho George The Golden Frog Yellowstone Booty Green Cobra Adam Brethren of Blaise Dossier on Pluto The Lady Killers Garvin’s Travels The Scarlet The Moonman A Few Flowers for the Colonel The Balloonatic Death in Slow Motion The Al Man Sweet Caroline The Return of the Mammoth Plato’s Republic The Sword of the Bru Wild Boar Kali’s Disciples The Double Agent Butch Cassidy Rides Again Million Dollar Ga Vampire of Malvescu Samantha and the Cherub Milord Live Bait The Girl From the Future Mole Lady in the Dark Fiona Walkabout The Girl in the Iron Mask The Young Mistress Ivor Our Friend Maude A Present for the Princess Black Queen’s Pawn The Grim Joker Guido The Killing Distance The Aristo Ripper Jax The Maori Contract Honeygun Durango The Frame Fraser’s Story Tribute of the Pharoah The Special Orders The Hanging Judge Chil Lucifer Death Symbol The Last Aristocrat The Killing Game The Zombie In the begin La Machine The Lon Lever The Gabriel Set-Up Mister Sun The Mind of Mrs Drake Uncl Top Traitor The Vikings The Head Girls The Black Pearl The Magnified Man The Jericho Bad Suki The Galley Slaves The Killing Ground The Red Gryphon The Hell Makers Takeo Warlords of Phoenix Willie the Djinn The Green Eyed Monster Death of a Jester The Sto Caper The Puppet Master With Love From Rufus The Bluebeard Affair The Gallows Bir Wicked Gnomes The Iron God Take Me To Your Leader Highland Witch Cry Wolf The R Chaperon The Greenwood Maid Those About To Die... The Inca Trail The Vanishing Dollybi Junk Men Death Trap Idaho George The Golden Frog Yellowstone Booty Green Cobra Adam Brethren of Blaise Dossier on Pluto The Lady Killers Garvin’s Travels The Scarlet The Moonman A Few Flowers for the Colonel The Balloonatic Death in Slow Motion The Al Man Sweet Caroline The Return of the Mammoth Plato’s Republic The Sword of the Bru Wild Boar Kali’s Disciples The Double Agent Butch Cassidy Rid s Again Million Dollar Ga Vampire of Malvescu Samantha and the Cherub Milord Live Bait The Girl From the Future Mole Lady in the Dark Fiona Walkabout The Girl in the Iron Mask The Young Mistress Ivor Our Frie d M ude A Present for he Princess Black Queen’s Pawn The Grim Joker Guido The Killing Distance The Aristo Ripper Jax The Maori Contract Honeygun Durango The Frame Fraser’s Story Tribute of the Pharoah The Special Orders The Hanging Judge Chil Lucifer Death Symbol The Last Aristocrat The Killing Game The Zombie In the beginni P-Q