James Bond's First Film Adversary: Dr. No

Joseph Wiseman played the very first James Bond cinematic bad guy.

In the first James Bond film: Dr. No, James is pitted against a German/Chinese madman who seeks to disrupt the Project Mercury space program of the United States.

Dr. No belongs to the secret criminal organization SPECTRE (Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion).

Dr. No set the standard by which Bond villains would be portrayed.  Egotistical, self confident and totally ruthless, he is nonetheless a gentleman, sophisticated and brilliant.

The Dr. No film set the template for future Bond adventures with lots of action, Bond’s gambling, womanizing and man of the world persona.

While the action and suspense built slowly the movie soon kicks into high gear as Bond meets Honey Ryder (she would provide the template for future Bond girls), mixes it up with the C.I.A. (and introduces his long time associate Felix Leiter) and comes face-to-face with the infamous Dr. No.

Along the way Bond kills an assassin, debugs a room, avoids a poisonous spider, takes part in a car chase, blows up things and gets the girl.

The Sideshow Collectibles Dr. No figure comes in a flip lid box with inner figure protective cocoon and clear plastic viewing panel.  The figure is held in place by plastic straps.

The cover of the box recreates the original theatrical Dr. No poster while on the back photos from the film and action shots of the Dr. No and James Bond figures are displayed.

The Dr. No figure duplicates the Germanic/Asian features of the Dr. including his sharp nose and chin, slightly slanted eyes, deep set black eyes, heavy eyebrows and short cropped black hair.

Both hands of the figure are black mechanical devices as seen in the movie. All points on the body move including the neck, head, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees and ankles.

A special Dr. No base and support wire come with the figure.

Dr. No comes dressed in a white jacket with Nehru collar, white trousers, black socks, off-white slip-on loafers, white rubber boots and a clear plastic helmet with rebreather and a clear plastic protective suit.

The figure moves easily in its white outfit as well as when clothed in its clear plastic protective outfit.

The decontamination outfit is large enough that it easily slips over the white cloths of the Dr.

Movement is smooth and the figure can stand on its own or with the assist of the base and wire stand, depending on the pose.