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| In books | In strips, republished by Titan Books with approximate dates of first publication in The Evening Standard. Details of other editions are included in the Wikipedia entry for 'Modesty Blaise'. |
| Titan 1: La Machine, The Long Lever, The Gabriel
Setup, In the Beginning 1963-4 |
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| Modesty Blaise. Souvenir Press, 1965. | Titan 2: Mister Sun, The Mind of Mrs Drake, Uncle Happy
1964-5 |
| Sabre-Tooth. Souvenir Press, 1966. | Titan 3: Top Traitor, The Vikings, The Head
Girls 1965-6 |
| I Lucifer. Souvenir Press, 1967. | Titan 4: The Black Pearl, The Magnified Man,
The Jericho Caper, The Killing Ground 1967-8 NB: The Killing Ground was a brief story written for other papers during a printers' strike at The Evening Standard. It was later expanded as the story Bellman in Cobra Trap. |
| Titan 5: Bad Suki, The Galley Slaves, The Red Gryphon
1968-9 |
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| A Taste for Death. Souvenir Press, 1969. | Titan 6: The Hell-makers, Takeover,
The Warlords of Phoenix 1969-70 |
| The Impossible Virgin. Souvenir Press, 1971. | Titan 7: Willie the Djinn, The Green-eyed Monster,
Death of a Jester 1970-1 |
Pieces of Modesty (short stories). Pan Books, 1972.
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Titan 8: The Stone Age Caper,
The Puppet Master, With Love from Rufus 1971-2 |
| The Silver Mistress. Souvenir Press, 1973. | Titan 9: The Bluebeard Affair,
The Gallows Bird, The Wicked Gnomes, The Iron God 1972-4 |
| Titan 10: Take me to your Leader, Highland Witch,
Cry Wolf 1974-5 |
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| Last Day in Limbo. Souvenir Press, 1976. | Titan 11: The Reluctant Chaperon, The Greenwood
Maid, Those about to Die, The Inca Trail 1975-6 |
| Titan 12: The Vanishing Dollybirds, The Junk Men,
Death Trap 1976-8 |
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Dragon's Claw. Souvenir Press, 1978. |
Titan 13: Idaho George, The Golden Frog,
Yellowstone Booty 1978-9 |
| Titan 14: Green Cobra, Eve and Adam ,
Brethren of Blaise 1979-80 |
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The Xanadu Talisman. Souvenir Press, 1981. |
Titan 15: Dossier on Pluto,
The Ladykillers, Garvin's Travels 1980-1 |
The Silver Mistress. new edition with illustrations by Romero. |
Titan 16: The Scarlet Maiden, The Moonman, A Few Flowers for
the Colonel 1981-2 |
The Night of Morningstar. Souvenir Press, 1982. |
Titan 17: The Balloonatic, Death in Slow Motion,
The Alternative Man 1982-3 |
| Titan 18: Sweet Caroline, The Return of the
Mammoth, Plato's Republic, Sword of the Bruce 1983-5 |
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Dead Man's Handle. Souvenir Press, 1985. |
Titan 19: The Wild Boar, Kali's Disciples,
The Double Agent 1985-6. |
Titan 20: Butch Cassidy Rides Again, Million Dollar
Game, The Vampire of Malvescu 1986-7 |
| Titan 21: Samantha and the Cherub, Milord, Live Bait
1987-8 Also published as a set by Manuscript Press in the USA, 2002 |
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| Titan 22: The Girl from the Future, The Big Mole, Lady in the
Dark 1988-9 Also published as a set in the USA by Manuscript Press, 2003 |
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| Titan 23: Fiona, Walkabout, The Girl in the IronMask
1989-91 |
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| Titan 24: The Young Mistress, Ivory Dancer,
Our Friend Maude 1991-2 |
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| Titan 25: A Present for the Princess, Black Queen's Pawn,
The Grim Joker 1992-3 |
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| Titan 26: Guido the Jinx, The Killing Distance,
The Aristo 1993-4 |
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| Titan 27: Ripper Jax, The Maori Contract, Honeygun,
Durango, 1994-6 |
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Cobra Trap (short stories). Souvenir Press, 1996.
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Titan 28: The Murder Frame, Fraser's Story,
Tribute of the Pharaoh, The Special Orders 1996-8 A version of The Dark Angels, drawn by Romero, was published in Comics Revue #200 in 2002. |
| Titan 29: The Hanging Judge, The Children of Lucifer,
The Death Symbol 1998-9 |
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| Titan 30: The Last Aristocrat, The Killing Game, The Zombie 1999-2001 |
A Modesty Blaise Companion by Lawrence Blackmore, with plot summaries and an index to the two thousand characters who appear in the books and strips, was published by The Book Palace in 2005, with a new edition in 2018.
Tregaron's Daughter. Souvenir Press, 1971.
Moonraker's Bride. Souvenir Press, 1973.
Merlin's Keep. Souvenir Press, 1975.
Kirkby's Changeling. Souvenir Press, 1977. US title Stranger at Wildings.
The Capricorn Stone. Souvenir Press, 1979.
The Long Masquerade. Souvenir Press, 1981.
Heritage of Shadows. Souvenir Press, 1983.
Stormswift. Souvenir Press, 1984.
Golden Urchin. Souvenir Press, 1986.
Mr. Fothergill's Murder. English Theatre Guild, 1982.
This play has no explicit connection with the Modesty Blaise canon, but the title picks up a reference to a character in the first Modesty Blaise novel.
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