8 Things We Learned From The Lost Adventures Of James Bond Book
6. The Real Identity Of 003 1/2's Author
Away from the silver screen, one of the biggest questions James Bond fans have had for decades is who was the actual author behind the 003 1/2 books.
Those 003 1/2 tales centred on James Bond Jr. - with no direct ties to the animated adventures of that character, of course - and were hugely enjoyable for readers young and old. Officially penned by R.D. Mascott, these stories saw the nephew of James Bond on all kinds of adventures that were loosely following in his uncle's footsteps.
The thing is, R.D. Mascott doesn't actually exist. Instead, this was a pseudonym for another writer - and for the longest time, it was never known who that writer was.
Across the decades, fan speculation often circled back to the legendary Roald Dahl as being the person behind the R.D. Mascott moniker. Another name often cited was acclaimed novelist Kingsley Amis. In The Lost Adventures of James Bond, though, there is finally an answer as to the real identity of R.D. Mascott.
After reaching out to his surviving family members, it was another much-touted suspect, Arthur Calder-Marshall, who appears to have been the person penning James Bond Jr. tales under a false name. And for the full details on this, The Lost Adventures of James Bond has plenty of evidence to back up these claims.