Bond. James Bond. The most iconic secret agent in fiction, code name 007, got his start when Ian Fleming wrote his first novel, "Casino Royale," in 1952. Fleming was so taken with his debonair British spy that he wrote 11 more novels and two short-story collections about the guy before his death in 1964. While 007 has appeared in television and radio programs and comic strips, he really took hold of the public's imagination in 1962, when...Continue Reading