Editing Dr. No (novel) (section)

==Adaptations==
{{see also|James Bond comic strips}}
''Dr. No'' was serialised in ''[[The Daily Express]]'' from 19 March to 1&nbsp;April 1958.<ref name="Express (April 58)" /><ref name="D Exp adaptation" /> In 1960 the novel was adapted as a daily comic strip in the paper and was syndicated worldwide. The strip, which ran from May to October, was written by [[Peter O'Donnell]] and illustrated by [[John McLusky]].{{sfn|Fleming|Gammidge|McLusky|1988|p=6}} It was reprinted in 2005 by [[Titan Books]] as part of the ''Dr. No'' anthology that also includes ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (novel)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' and ''From Russia, with Love''.{{sfn|McLusky|Gammidge|Hern|Fleming|2009|p=160}} In 1962 the American men's magazine ''[[Stag (magazine)|Stag]]'' serialised the story, renaming it as "Nude Girl of Nightmare Key".{{sfn|Benson|1988|p=24}}

The film ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' was released in 1962, produced by [[Albert R. Broccoli]] and [[Harry Saltzman]], and directed by [[Terence Young (director)|Terence Young]]. It was the first Bond film in the [[Eon Productions]] series; [[Sean Connery]] portrayed Bond, with [[Joseph Wiseman]] as Doctor No and [[Ursula Andress]] as Honeychile Rider, renamed Honey Ryder.<ref name="BFI: film" /> Although the story follows the same general storyline, there are some changes: the film shows No to be an operative of the fictional crime organisation [[SPECTRE]] and his island fortress is nuclear-powered; No is killed not by a surge of guano, but by drowning in reactor coolant.{{sfn|Smith|Lavington|2002|p=19}} The novel was dramatised for [[BBC Radio 4]] in May 2008. The actor [[Toby Stephens]] played Bond,{{efn|Stephens played the villain Gustav Graves in the Bond film ''[[Die Another Day]]'' in 2002.<ref name="Die Another Day" />}} while No was played by [[David Suchet]].<ref name="Radio 4" />