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Issue: Adventures of the Fly #31
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Radio Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater
Disclose Notes: Indicia title is still "The Adventures of the Fly", but the cover title is "Fly Man".
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Paul Reinman
Paul Reinman
?
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
Fly-Man
Fly-Man [Thomas Troy]; The Comet [John Dickering]; The Black Hood [Matthew Burland]; The Shield [Bill Higgins]
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Miscellaneous
1
The Fly-Man's Partners in Peril!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jerry Siegel
Paul Reinman
Paul Reinman
?
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
Fly-Man
Fly-Man [Thomas Troy]; The Comet [John Dickering]; The Black Hood [Matthew Burland]; The Shield [Bill Higgins]; The Spider; Boppo the Mighty; Flipsy the Terrific; Basher the Dynamic
The Spider escapes from prison and vows revenge on Fly-Man. He traps Fly-Man in a gigantic, electrified claw but is then saved by the Comet.
Reprinting
FlagSuper Heroes versus Super Villains #1 published January 1966
as The Fly Man's Partners in Peril! Part I [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Mighty Crusaders #1 published January 2003
as The Fly-Man's Partners in Peril [Part 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
The first page of the story is the same as the cover.
Battle of the Super-Heroes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jerry Siegel
Paul Reinman
Paul Reinman
?
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
Fly-Man
Mighty Crusaders [Fly-Man [Thomas Troy]; The Shield [Bill Higgins]; The Comet [John Dickering]; The Black Hood [Matthew Burland]]; Nightmare (Black Hood's robot horse); The Spider; Boppo the Mighty; Flipsy the Terrific; Basher the Dynamic
The Spider lures Fly-Man into 2 more death traps, but he escapes the first with the Shield's help, and the second with the Black Hood's aid. Finally he brings all the heroes together to form the Mighty Crusaders, with the idea of eliminating them all at once. But Fly-Man chases the others away just as his powers fade and the Spider pulls a gun on him.
Reprinting
FlagSuper Heroes versus Super Villains #1 published January 1966
as [The Fly Man's Partners in Peril!] Part II Battle of the Super-Heroes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Mighty Crusaders #1 published January 2003
as Battle of the Super-Heroes! [Part 2] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
12
First Silver Age appearence of the Shield. This is the first official use of the name "Mighty Crusaders" for the team of heroes.
Archie Gets All the Brakes

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie; Bendix Corporation
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Facts About Coins

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
0.67
[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Louis H. Silberkleit
typeset
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Miscellaneous
0.33
Total number copies printed: Average Number copies each issue during preceding 12 months, 332.516; single issue nearest to filing date, 357,074.
Meet The Shadow... Mighty Dark Avenger!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Paul Reinman
Paul Reinman
?
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, superhero
The Shadow
The Shadow; Lamont Cranston; Shiwan Khan; Radiation Rogue; Dr. Demon; Attila the Hunter
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Miscellaneous
1
?
House Ad for The Shadow's own book. Features covers for issues #4-6, and his catch-phrase "Only the Shadow knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men!"
Page 25 in the comic.
The Wicked Web of the Wily Spider!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jerry Siegel
Paul Reinman
Paul Reinman
?
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
Fly-Man
Mighty Crusaders [Fly-Man [Thomas Troy]; the Comet [John Dickering]; The Shield [Bill Higgins]; Black Hood [Matthew Burland]]; Nightmare (Black Hood's robot horse); The Spider
Just as the Spider appears triumphant, Fly-Man defeats him and the other heroes return. Fly-Man had faked his power loss and the others faked being mad at him in order to draw the Spider out. But the heroes ponder whether they should form the Mighty Crusaders for real.
Reprinting
FlagSuper Heroes versus Super Villains #1 published January 1966
as [The Fly Man's Partners in Peril!] Part III The Wicked Web of the Wily Spider! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Mighty Crusaders #1 published January 2003
as The Wicked Web of the Wily Spider! [Part 3] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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5
The Mighty Crusaders appear in Fly-Man #32-33, after which they appear as a team in Mighty Crusaders #1.

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