Sweden
Eva Blaise and Zita Blaise!
Some interesting facts about the Swedish translations of Modesty Blaise:
In the first book (1965), Modesty was renamed Eva Blaise because the publisher didn't think Swedish readers would understand the name Modesty. By the second book, Sabre Tooth (1966) she was named back to Modesty.
She was also renamed in the first comic strips in Sweden, in 1965. She was named Zita Blaise, for some reason, when first published in the magazine Bildjournalen. Bildjournalen published the two first episodes, La Machine and The Long lever, in 1965 and 1966.
In 1967 Modesty got her own magazine, called Agent Modesty Blaise. There were 14 magazines published in 1967-1968, covering the first 14 episodes. In 1971 the magazine Agent X9 started and they are still publishing the Modesty strips among others. All the strips are also published in 13 hardcover books. They are now being reprinted, this time in chronological order.
Scans of the comics are coming soon!
Sussie's Modesty
Blaise site has lots of information on Modesty (in Swedish - but
even if you have no knowledge of Swedish, click on any of the yellow
buttons along the top and you'll find indexes with the English titles).
Title Translations
| 1 | Modesty Blaise | Modesty Blaise Köpa henne går inte |
| 2 | Sabre-Tooth | Sabeltand Sabeltanden |
| 3 | I, Lucifer | Jag, Lucifer Kvinna med rätt att döda |
| 4 | A Taste for Death | Duell På Liv Och Död |
| 5 | The Impossible Virgin | Den omöjliga jungfrun |
| 6 | Pieces of Modesty | 6 x Modesty |
| 7 | The Silver Mistress | Kvinna I Silver Mot Säker Död |
| 8 | Last Day in Limbo | Slavlägret |
| 9 | Dragon's Claw | Drakklon |
| 10 | The Xanadu Talisman | Talismanens Gåta |
| 11 | The Night of Morningstar | Operation Morgonstjärna |
| 12 | Dead Man's Handle | Död Mans Grepp | 13 | Cobra Trap | Den Sista Striden Kobrafällan |
Modesty Blaise
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1965 |
Sabre-Tooth
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I, Lucifer
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1970 |
A Taste for Death
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1971 |
The Impossible Virgin
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1972 |
Pieces of Modesty
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The Silver Mistress
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Last Day in Limbo
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Dragon's Claw
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The Xanadu Talisman
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The Night of Morningstar
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Dead Man's Handle
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Cobra Trap
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