James Bond

 

‘Name: Bond, James. Height: 183 cm, weight: 76kg; slim build; eyes: blue; hair: black; scar down right cheek & on left shoulder; all-round athlete; expert pistol shot, boxer, knife-thrower; does not use disguises. Languages: French and German. Smokes heavily (NB: special cigarettes with three gold bands); vices: drink, but not to excess, and women.'

Ian Fleming, From Russia With Love

So reads the file of the soviet anti-spy organization SMERSH on agent 007 of the Secret Service. James Bond’s adventures are thrilling and dangerous, as he combines the worlds of the deadly and the luxurious, surrounded by villains, plots and, of course, beautiful women.