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Issue: Adventures of the Fly #31
Publication Date: May 1965
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Issues: #31 of 25 Issues (31 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Radio Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/12/1965
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):  
Disclose Notes: Indicia title is still "The Adventures of the Fly", but the cover title is "Fly Man". On-sale date from retailer's stamp or markings as visible on cover or back cover.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Fly-Man
Character(s): Fly-Man [Thomas Troy]; The Comet [John Dickering]; The Black Hood [Matthew Burland]; The Shield [Bill Higgins]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Fly-Man's Partners in Peril!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Fly-Man
Character(s): 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
Synopsis: 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
In Content Item: FlagSuper Heroes versus Super Villains #1 published May 1966
as The Fly Man's Partners in Peril! Part I [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Mighty Crusaders #1 published January 2003
as The Fly-Man's Partners in Peril [Part 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The first page of the story is the same as the cover.
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Battle of the Super-Heroes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Fly-Man
Character(s): 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
Synopsis: 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
In Content Item: FlagSuper Heroes versus Super Villains #1 published May 1966
as [The Fly Man's Partners in Peril!] Part II Battle of the Super-Heroes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Mighty Crusaders #1 published January 2003
as Battle of the Super-Heroes! [Part 2] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: First Silver Age appearence of the Shield. This is the first official use of the name "Mighty Crusaders" for the team of heroes.
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Archie Gets All the Brakes

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie; Bendix Corporation
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Facts About Coins

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

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

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): The Shadow; Lamont Cranston; Shiwan Khan; Radiation Rogue; Dr. Demon; Attila the Hunter
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: ?
Disclose Notes: 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.
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The Wicked Web of the Wily Spider!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Fly-Man
Character(s): 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
Synopsis: 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
In Content Item: FlagSuper Heroes versus Super Villains #1 published May 1966
as [The Fly Man's Partners in Peril!] Part III The Wicked Web of the Wily Spider! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: 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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: The Mighty Crusaders appear in Fly-Man #32-33, after which they appear as a team in Mighty Crusaders #1.

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