Odd Job (Character) - Comic Vine

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Origin

Oddjob is the main henchman and assassin employed by Auric Goldfinger. He is a superb hand-to-hand combatant, consistently besting James Bond in their fights. He is extremely strong and able to break necks with minimal effort. He appears also highly durable, withstanding hits with metalic or wooden objects with no visible pain. His bowler hat contains a metal razor disc which he throws at opponents. Bond only managed to kill him by having him get sucked out of an airplane. Oddjob was however not dead and returned to fight James Bond Junior. Fighting the Bond family for two generations.

Creation

Odd Job was created by Ian Fleming for the novel Goldfinger. This is his only appearance in the original novels.

Other Media

In the film Goldfinger he is portrayed by Harold Sakata. His character in the film is so iconic he is spoofed years later in the Austin Powers film with a character known as Random Task. The character also returned alive in the James Bond Junior television series, and is considered among one of Bond's most memorable opponents.

General Information

Super Name	Odd Job Odd Job
Real Name	Real Name Real name for this character.
Aliases	Oddjob Oddjob
Publisher	Dynamite Entertainment Publisher Publisher for this character.
Creators	Ian Lancaster Fleming Creators Creators of this character.
Gender	Male Gender Gender of this character.
Character Type	Human Character Type Character type of this character.
First Appearance	James Bond Agent 007 #197114 - Gold Finger
Appears in	14 issues
Birthday	n/a Birthday Birthday for this character.
Died	None Issues Died Issues where this character died.
Powers	Berserker Strength Gadgets Marksmanship Unarmed Combat Weapon Master Character Powers Powers of this character.