James Bond has a history, and he has surely inspired Marvel more than Marvel has inspired him. In fact the influence of The Dark Knight and The Bourne Supremacy is overt, while Marvel hasn’t been considered whatsoever. But this choice piece of casting, alongside the direct-sequel nature between each film (Ralph Fiennes earning the role of M in Skyfall, continues with his leadership in SPECTRE) is the only influence Marvel has had on the series. And even then, I wouldn’t attribute that to Marvel in any case. SPECTRE, SMERSH or QUANTUM have all been key to James Bond since 1962, and in the novels during the 1950’s. Hydra didn’t appear in the comics, in Strange Tales, until 1965. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby must’ve been watching Dr No, From Russia with Love and Goldfinger and, by proxy, SPECTRE became what they needed for their comic-book villains: Hydra.
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Both Marvel and James Bond owe a certain thematic influence from the political intrigue and maneuvering of the Cold War and the social discontent the 60s brought. It's why I like Marvel better than DC overall, there's a flawed, human component to its characters and there's more of a moral grey line that James Bond's only recently begun to realize.