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This is the BOY with the Golden Gun – James Bond at the age of 13.
The drawing is to be used in a new series of children’s schoolbooks, featuring 007 as a schoolboy.
It shows the young Bond as a solitary adventurer dressed in 1930s clothes, with baggy trousers and a floppy fringe.
He obviously has some growing up to do before he turns into the suave superspy portrayed by Pierce Brosnan.
The family of Bond author Ian Fleming commissioned graphic artist Kev Walker for the image.
They want to use it on the cover of the second of a series of Young Bond books written by TV Fast Show star Charlie Higson.
Charlie’s first book SilverFin – published earlier this month – has been a big hit.
He said: “ The hardest thing when writing SilverFin was picturing the young Bond in my mind. Now I know what he looks like. Young Bond has really come alive.
