EXTRACTS: The Modesty Blaise Companion Expanded Edition © 2018 The Book Palace (425 PAGES in Full edition)

T H E M O D E S T Y B L A I S E C O M P A N I O N I I 380 SMITH, Wu (continued) “I, LUCIFER” P 183 Converts the various types of loot from Seff’s death list extortion racket and provides the Moro pirates under the leadership of Sangro to guard him when he moves to his new base in the Philippines. “THE SILVER MISTRESS” P 70 His bank is used by Colonel Jim Straik for the bogus charity account that holds the receipts from his blackmail operation. Kidnapped by Modesty and Willie, he is interrogated by Charlie Wan disguised as a Chinese Army officer and tricked into revealing both the identity and present whereabouts of Straik. Much to his great satisfaction his cricket Silver Dragon has recently beaten a well favoured rival. SMITHSON “COBRA TRAP” P 94 “THE DARK ANGELS” Name used by The Dark Angels, claiming to be the insurer of the property, to lure Gus Keyes, Modesty and Willie to the shopping precinct building site. They recognise it as a trap but go anyway. SOAMES, Robert “DRAGON’S CLAW” P 133 American art critic and world authority on the Neapolitan School of painting. He mysteriously disappeared while on a hunting trip in Canada. He was in fact kidnapped and taken to Dragon’s Claw to see the secret collection and afterwards killed by Uriah Crisp. SOAPY “I, LUCIFER” P 155 Supplier of compound explosive to Modesty. Weng is sent to him to collect the order that Willie had given him earlier. SOLINO “THE NIGHT OF MORNINGSTAR” P 75 Gogol’s Circus act that includes the elephant Ethel. SIVAJI (continued) “THE NIGHT OF MORNINGSTAR” P 21 Modesty and Willie use his exercises to quell their nervous tension during the winding up phase of The Network. Modesty is able to mentally withdraw when she spends the night in San Francisco Bay trying to save Ben Christie. Willie does much the same when he and Modesty are captives prior to Operation Morningstar. “DEAD MAN’S HANDLE” P 148 Willie uses his tokens to help him recover from Dr. Tyl’s mind bending. “COBRA TRAP” P 118 “OLD ALEX” Imprisoned in the cave in the Pyrenees Modesty uses the techniques he taught her to help her to survive. “COBRA TRAP” P 240 “COBRA TRAP” Referred to in conversation between Steve and Dinah Collier and Willie. SKENDI “COBRA TRAP” P 159 “OLD ALEX” Albanian assassin and specialist with a sniper rifle. Hired by Salamander Four to murder Modesty. He is also wanted for murder in New York. SMITH, Wu He would appear to be the sole proprietor of The Novo Banco Previdente e Comercial de Macau. This splendid financial institution provides a wide range of services to every type of criminal activity and was even used from time to time by Modesty in the days of The Network. Enjoys the sport of cricket fighting. He was first created in the 1967 novel “I, Lucifer” and made one further literary appearance. He was first drawn in a strip story in 1971 and appeared in three strip stories thereafter. Drawn by Romero Drawn by Neville Colvin