Publishing history this is a chart to show the publishing history of editions of works about this subject. With alexandra staden, nikolaj costerwaldau, raymond cruz, fred pearson. Modesty blaise is loosely based on a comicbook superheroine and played by monica vitti. Not the newspaper strips, comics, or graphic novels. Director joseph losey captures on film the essence of modesty blaise in this film adaptation. The strip follows modesty blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and a criminal past, and her trusty sidekick willie garvin.
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