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As Modesty Blaise was a major part of the inspiration for my screenname this makes me quite sad.

Modesty Blaise author dies aged 90

Peter O'Donnell, creator of the Evening Standard's long-running Modesty Blaise cartoon strip, has died at the age of 90.

Mr O'Donnell, who had been suffering from Parkinson's disease, got the inspiration for his all-action heroine from a young woman he encountered in a refugee camp after the Second World War.

The first of more than 10,000 strips, syndicated worldwide, appeared in the Standard on 13 May, 1963 and ran until 2001.

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If you're interested in knowing more about O'Donnell then check out Kristy Valenti's awesome article here: part 1, part 2, part 3.