SPECTRE (1963). The film adaptation of "From Russia with Love" also features the first on-screen appearance of Blofeld, although he is only identified by name in the closing credits of the film and his face is not seen at all. SPECTRE also serve as the primary antagonists of the film, orchestrating a plan to humiliate and kill James Bond as revenge for the death of Dr. No. After being absent from the third film, "Goldfinger" (1964), SPECTRE returns in the 4th film, "Thunderball" (1965), which closely mirrors the events of the novel, and subsequently is featured in the following films. During
The Adventures of James Bond Junior 003½ only child and an orphan. In 1966 Harry Saltzman announced a television series about a ten-year-old who fought SPECTRE that could have been based on "003½" but nothing became of it. At some other point Bond film producers Saltzman and Broccoli planned to make either a theatrical feature or a TV series based on the "003½" premise. The producers discussed story ideas with several unidentified screenwriters in London. "The Adventures of James Bond Junior 003½" is considered a failed attempt at launching a youth-oriented line of fiction aimed at 8 to 14-year olds. A moderately successful television series of the