James Bond Jr. #1

James Bond Jr. #1 was published in 1992 by Marvel Comics as part of an effort to capitalize on the Saturday morning animated series of the same name. Aimed at a younger demographic, the comic reimagined the legacy of Ian Fleming’s iconic spy by focusing on his teenage nephew, who enrolls at the prestigious prep school Warfield Academy to thwart the global criminal syndicate S.C.U.M.

The creative direction was handled by writer John Wagner and artist John Delaney, who sought to blend the high-stakes espionage tropes of the original franchise with the tropes of young adult adventure fiction. Despite the pedigree of the characters involved, the series was received as a niche experiment in franchise expansion, ultimately serving as a historical curiosity that represents the broader 1990s trend of adapting television cartoons into short-lived comic book properties.