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We dont usually scan comics in epub because you lose image qualityits saved as jpeg, the comic is zipped with winrar and read with cdisplay. Modesty blaise is a comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by peter odonnell writer and jim holdaway art in 1963. About the author peter odonnell created modesty blaise as a strip cartoon that was syndicated in more than 42 countries. Modesty blaise began in the london evening standard on may, 1963, but odonnells heroine had been lurking in the back corridors of his imagination for many months prior to that. It was adapted into 3 films in 1966, 1982, and 2003, and from 1965 onwards 11 novels and 2. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The next generation, gor novels john norman, terminator. Visa fler ideer om serier, serietidning och seriekonst. Modesty blaise is a wealthy, very curvaceous young woman of a mysterious background who, although at times a criminal, also works sometimes for the british secret service under instructions from sir gerald tarrant. In 1965, o donnell adapted his screenplay into a novel, which debuted in 1966 under the name of modesty blaise. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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