SMERSH (James Bond) V (the letter) in "Icebreaker". They return in a larger role in "No Deals, Mr. Bond", renamed Department Eight, Directorate S, a KGB sub-section. In the film series, Bond's archenemy became SPECTRE, which first appeared in Fleming's novel "Thunderball" (1961). SPECTRE is introduced in the first film, "Dr. No" (1962), in which Julius No explains to Bond that it is the acronym for the "SPecial Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion", the four great cornerstones of power. Film versions of novels where SMERSH appears substituted either SPECTRE or independent villains. Although twice referred to, SMERSH never appears in the
James Bond (Dynamite Entertainment) months later, the title was unveiled as "Black Box", which oddly enough resets the issue numbering of the eponymous "James Bond" series from that of the 2015 run. The art is illustrated by Rapha Lobosco, and the comic made its debut on 1 March 2017 as "James Bond (2017)" issue #1. With the development of the story and the elements used in the first issue, Percy told he was influenced by the film series in writing the structure of the story, "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Spectre" being the most of the recognizable citations, while reflecting on the inner