James Tont is an agent with the British Secret Service.
His code name is ... wait for it ... 007 ... and a half.
Yep, 007½. Subtle, no?
Not so subtle, though, is apparently his name. 'Tont' is really short for 'Tonto' which is Italian for 'dumb'. Coincidence? Well, once you watch him in action for more than a couple of minutes, the matter will resolve itself.
This operative is extra special, though. We learn that in addition to being one of the world's most famous secret agent - is it just me or does the phrase 'famous secret agent' bring on an oxymoronic fever - has other skills. And I am not talking about his near supernatural ability to seduce any woman he makes a play for - being an operative like Tont, that is pretty much expected. No, I am talking about, for one thing, his apparently being a skilled surgeon. We know this because he needs to remove microfilm from inside a person and he does so without harming the carrier. Pretty impressive.
Tont is around 6' tall and possess a slim, athletic build. His moderately handsome face is centered with an aquiline nose. He is closer in appearance to the Bond in OHMSS than the fellow before and definitely not as handsome as the one who would soon follow. One thing different about Tont than his colleague is Tont's face is constantly reflecting in abundance his emotion. If he is feeling amorous, his face practically shimmers and if he is annoyed, his face crinkles up as he tries to maintain control. He is very quick to laugh but just as swift to return to neutral.
As all good government agents, Tont has a theme song which is presented before we meet him in the first recorded adventure as well as in trailers for this story. It is remarkable in its line, sung by a woman trying to produce a Shirley Bassey vibe, singing to Tont that "You are my magnificent spy ... the man I like ... for the rest of my life". It is what most men are seeking, a woman to fall completely in like with him.