The Puppet Master
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Peter O'Donnell
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Summary
As dangerous as she is desirable， Modesty Blaise， the cult creation， returns for three more devastating adventures。 Elements of humour， action， and danger are combined in these escapist thrillers written by O'Donnell。
Reviews
John
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Has the first strip showing a nude Modesty。 Not important to me， but it might be for you。
Mervi
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A reprint of the Modesty Blaise comic strips 22， 23， and 24。“The Stone Age Caper” is set in Australia。 Modesty is vacationing with her new boyfriend David Collins when her old acquaintance Wu Smith comes by to warn Modesty not to buy anything for a while。 Smith and his buddy are doing a heist and don’t want her involved。 Meanwhile， Willie riding a camel in a desert。 He comes across a wounded， pretty girl who says some people are after her。 He takes her to an abandoned village to nurse her back t A reprint of the Modesty Blaise comic strips 22， 23， and 24。“The Stone Age Caper” is set in Australia。 Modesty is vacationing with her new boyfriend David Collins when her old acquaintance Wu Smith comes by to warn Modesty not to buy anything for a while。 Smith and his buddy are doing a heist and don’t want her involved。 Meanwhile， Willie riding a camel in a desert。 He comes across a wounded， pretty girl who says some people are after her。 He takes her to an abandoned village to nurse her back to consciousness。 He and Modesty communicate through radio and she decides to fly to him on a small plane。 Wu Smith’s associates want her dead。This story shows its age in dialog when Modesty and Willie are talking about the aboriginal Australians。 They’re called “Abo” which would be quite offensive these days。 On the other hand， one of the aboriginals in this strip was in Modesty’s criminal Network and clearly Modesty and Willie respect him and his skills。 And there’s also a mention that the aboriginals don’t want to mess with the white men no matter what the white men do， because aboriginals know they will be blamed， no matter what。 The aboriginals are clearly heroic in the story。“The Puppet Master” is one of the most intense MB comics。 The story starts with a chess game that the bad guys are playing。 An elderly doctor Baum analyses the others’ moves。 Next， Modesty is driving near Naples when she sees that a car has hit a donkey。 She comes out of the car and the men attack her。 She fights but one of them manages to inject her with a tranquilizer。 She tries to fight but the drug overwhelms her。Meanwhile， Willie is training Tarrant’s agents， especially a pretty new agent Maude。 Tarrant comes in and tells Willie that Modesty’s car has been found; she’s been killed in the crash。 They travel to Italy。 Her body hasn’t been found abd Willie refuses to believe she’s dead。 He remains in Italy to look for her。 Tarrant thinks that Modesty’s is dead but he orders Maude to remain with Willie， to comfort and help him but also to learn from him。The bad guys have， indeed， kidnapped Modesty and they’re brainwashing her to kill Willie。One of my favorite tropes is the amnesia story line and I love this one。 The bad guys try to convince Modesty that they’re her friends and she’s part of their criminal gang。 Willie has sworn to kill her。 Meanwhile， Willie and Maude are going through the Italian underworld。 Maude is a smart and capable agent， but just learning the job。 She appears in a couple of later strips， too。“With Love From Rufus” is a more comedic story。 Someone breaks into Modesty’s penthouse。 He breaks to her safe which has been modified by Willie， so it’s not easy。 However， in the morning she notices the break in and realizes that nothing has been taken and a bouquet of roses has been left in the safe with a note that they’re from Rufus。Modesty is astonished and charmed。 She meets with Scotland Yard’s inspector Brooke。 He talks about a new genius jewel thief in London and introduces his young nephew Rufus to Modesty。 Rufus is a huge fan of both Modesty and Willie。 He gushes over her criminal exploits。 When they go to Modesty’s car， three men attack them but Modesty fights them off。 In her apartment， Willie has come to a surprise visit and is shocked to learn that the youngster has broken into the safe。Modesty and Willie try to warn Rufus away from a life of crime， but Rufus is proud of his skills as a burglar and wants Modesty to fence the jewels he’s taken。 Modesty is in a terrible position as Brooke’s friend。 But when Rufus is kidnapped， the game turns deadly。Rufus is around twenty but Modesty feels that she’s much older than him。 His admiration feels uncomfortable to her but Willie （and the readers） think it’s funny。All three are very good stories and I enjoyed them a lot。 。。。more
Stewart Tame
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This is the sixth volume of Titan’s Modesty Blaise reprints。 Apparently this initial stab at reprinting the strip isn't as well known as the more recent series。 Goodreads doesn't seem to have created （as of this writing at least） one of those series pages for it yet， and the cover art is often missing from the descriptions。 It's kind of nice to be able to feel like one is exploring an unknown continent， when all that's really happening is a deep dive into my bookshelves …In “The Puppet Master”， This is the sixth volume of Titan’s Modesty Blaise reprints。 Apparently this initial stab at reprinting the strip isn't as well known as the more recent series。 Goodreads doesn't seem to have created （as of this writing at least） one of those series pages for it yet， and the cover art is often missing from the descriptions。 It's kind of nice to be able to feel like one is exploring an unknown continent， when all that's really happening is a deep dive into my bookshelves …In “The Puppet Master”， Modesty is kidnapped （despite her formidable skills， this seems to happen with disturbing frequency。 It's a fortunate thing that it never occurs to any of her kidnappers to just kill her immediately and be done with it。） Her captors have the fiendish plan to induce amnesia and then influence her into killing Willie Garvin。 It goes about as well for them as you’d expect。 “With Love From Rufus” is， I think， my favorite of the three stories in this volume。 Modesty has a secret admirer， one who is determined to follow in her footsteps， and who possesses safecracking skills that rival Willie Garvin’s。 It's a pleasing blend of action and comedy， and just a fun， engaging story。 It suffers a bit in the early pages from poor reproduction。 Romero’s linework appears washed out and blurry。 Perhaps Titan’s source for this tale wasn't as well preserved as the others？“The Bluebeard Affair” rounds out the volume， memorable mostly for its truly despicable villains， and the scenes of Willie with the circus。Still highly recommended！ 。。。more
Howell Murray
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Good collection of three fun British newspaper strip stories from the early 1970s。 Modesty Blaise is a strong female protagonist， a former criminal turned do-gooder。 The art is first-rate black and white。
Dave
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Another eternal classic。"The Stone Age Caper" probably cops some flak these days from the PC-crowd for the use of the word "Abo"， although when this book was written it was incredibly common and not deemed offensive by even the most liberal folk。 （And this story actually tips its hat to the tragedy of indigenous deaths in custody， amazingly）。 Otherwise， it's nice to see Modesty and Willie in Oz in this one， with a few cliches （Bondi surfing， ocker lingo） ticked off （with the wry acknowledgment t Another eternal classic。"The Stone Age Caper" probably cops some flak these days from the PC-crowd for the use of the word "Abo"， although when this book was written it was incredibly common and not deemed offensive by even the most liberal folk。 （And this story actually tips its hat to the tragedy of indigenous deaths in custody， amazingly）。 Otherwise， it's nice to see Modesty and Willie in Oz in this one， with a few cliches （Bondi surfing， ocker lingo） ticked off （with the wry acknowledgment that they ARE cliches） before they get involved in a nickel scam in the Outback。"The Puppet Master" refers to the revenge-driven gang who brain-wash Modesty into killing Willie （spoiler alert: it doesn't work）。 And "With Love From Rufus" is quite a comedic caper involving the kidnapping of a safe-cracker who has a huge infatuation for Modesty。But， who doesn't， frankly？10/10 。。。more
Pturingan
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This is a collection of three stories originally serialized in daily newspaper comic strip format， namely: The Stone Age Caper， The Puppet Master and With Love From Rufus。Despite the limitations of the daily newspaper strip format， and considering that these particular stories first came out in 1971 and 1972， these were really quite good。 Very cool， very groovy and very sexy。 The stories were more sophisticated than one might expect from a daily strip and the black and white art was just beautif This is a collection of three stories originally serialized in daily newspaper comic strip format， namely: The Stone Age Caper， The Puppet Master and With Love From Rufus。Despite the limitations of the daily newspaper strip format， and considering that these particular stories first came out in 1971 and 1972， these were really quite good。 Very cool， very groovy and very sexy。 The stories were more sophisticated than one might expect from a daily strip and the black and white art was just beautiful。 I'm definitely going to hunt down more of these collections。 。。。more
Benjamin
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This collection of 70's comic strips serialized in the English Evening Standard is pretty typical spy/heist fare， complete with unconscious-yet-egregious racism and excessive time spent on scenes where women are not wearing shirts。 Entertaining， but not substantial。 This collection of 70's comic strips serialized in the English Evening Standard is pretty typical spy/heist fare， complete with unconscious-yet-egregious racism and excessive time spent on scenes where women are not wearing shirts。 Entertaining， but not substantial。 。。。more
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