The Bond Girls
June, 2000
The Bond GirlsSexpots and PsychopathsFleming gave us beautiful women with whimsical names. They were athletic, independent and drawn into adventure, however briefly. A playboy writer called them "one-mission stands." They appeared usually one to a book. Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman created what we think of as the Bond girls, adorning each adventure with recognizable types--the Angel With a Wing Down, the Naive Beauty, the Comrade in Arms and the Villainous Vixen. In Agent 007's wo...