(2004)
Archie,
2004 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 12.95 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Red Circle Productions
- ISBN
-
1-879794-18-7; 978-1-879794-18-4
- Barcode
- 9781879794184 51295
- Editing
- Paul Castiglia (compilation editor)
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- 7" x 10"
- Binding
- Squarebound Softcover
- Publishing Format
- Collected Edition
[no title indexed]
The Fly / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Tommy Troy; the Fly; the Spider
Fly on the Wall
The Fly / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Includes excerpts of interviews with Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and Stan Lee.
The Hide-Out
The Fly / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly (first appearance); Mike
- Synopsis
- The Fly captures two robbers.
- Reprints
- from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (June 1959) [This reprint credits art only to Jack Kirby]
-
The Boy Sentinels' Assignment: Find Tommy Troy
The Fly / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; the Boy Sentinels
- Synopsis
- The Boy Sentinels ask the Fly to find Tommy Troy.
- Reprints
- from The Double Life of Private Strong (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (August 1959)
-
Adventures of the Fly #1
The Fly / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; the Spider [Spider Spry]
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (August 1959)
-
The Strange New World of the Fly
The Fly / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy] (origin); Billy; Mr. Creacher; McCoy; Ben March; Abigail March; Turan
- Synopsis
- Tommy discovers the magic ring that summons Turan who explains the powers that the ring grants Tommy.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (August 1959)
-
The Fly Discovers His Buzz Gun
The Fly / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Ezra March [Ben March]; Abigail March; Dolly Lake
- Synopsis
- The Fly stops some crooks by using his Buzz Gun.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (August 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Mr. March was referred as Ben March in preceding story.
Come into My Parlor
The Fly / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Spider Spry [the Spider] (first appearance); Bruiser
- Synopsis
- The Fly defeats Spider Spry.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (August 1959)
- Reprinted story is 6 pages - Intro double page reprinted as 1 page.
-
Indexer Notes
Spider Spry becomes known as just the Spider in following stories.
Magic Eyes
The Fly / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Dolly Lake; Mr. Lighthouse; Glen Glim
- Synopsis
- When an inventor's robot goes out of control, the Fly steps in to stop it.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #1 (August 1959)
- Credits taken from original publication. Credits in this issue credit art to Joe Simon and Jack Kirby.
-
Adventures of the Fly #2
The Fly / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Tim O'Casey
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (September 1959)
-
Tim O'Casey's Wrecking Crew!
The Fly / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon
- Pencils
- Dick Ayers; Joe Simon
- Inks
- Paul Reinman; Joe Simon
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Tim O'Casey; Bertrand; Alec Drews; Finn MacCool; Ben March
- Synopsis
- The Fly stops a leprechaun with a gigantic robot from harming a man who has stolen Finn MacCool's treasure.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (September 1959)
-
One of Our Skyscrapers is Missing!
The Fly / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Dolly Lake
- Synopsis
- The Fly investigates when a skyscraper goes missing.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (September 1959)
-
Marco's Eyes
The Fly / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Mister Marco; Dolly Lake; Freddy Freckle; Slats Dillon; J.B. Bascombe
- Synopsis
- Marco hypnotizes businessmen into giving him money.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (September 1959)
- Original story is 8 pages - intro double page reprinted as 1 page.
-
The Master of Junk-Ri-La!
The Fly / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon; Paul Reinman ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Ben March; Hans Yunkmann [The Junkman]
- Synopsis
- Hans uses surplus equipment and scrap metal to make machines to steal money.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #2 (September 1959) [Reprints credits both Kirby and Simon with plot.]
-
Adventures of the Fly #3
The Fly / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #3 (November 1959)
-
The Overblown Marshall of Spire City!
The Fly / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon
- Pencils
- Jack Davis; Joe Simon
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Davis ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Marshal Bruno; Commissioner Daley; Dolly Lake
- Synopsis
- Bruno uses a chemical to make children become large, then holds the city hostage to his demands.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #3 (November 1959)
-
- Keywords
- Ozone "K"
How an Orphan Boy Became the Fearsome Fly
The Fly / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Mr. Creacher; Bruiser; Ben March; Abigail March; Turan
- Synopsis
- Retelling the origin of the Fly.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #3 (November 1959)
-
The House of Solid Nothing
The Fly / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Ezra Clump; Mr. Clinton; Dolly Lake
- Synopsis
- Ezra builds an underground bomb shelter.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #3 (November 1959)
-
Adventures of the Fly #4
The Fly / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Mugsy Malone
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #4 (January 1960)
-
Duped by the Dazzler!
The Fly / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Daniel Domino [the Dazzler]; Ben March; Joshua Flint; Abigail March
- Synopsis
- Domino dazzles the town banker into believing he is wealthy.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #4 (January 1960)
-
Muggsy's Masterpieces!
The Fly / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?
- Pencils
- Joe Simon ?; Neal Adams (one panel)
- Inks
- Joe Simon ?; Neal Adams (one panel)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Dolly Lake; Muggsy Malone; Ben March; Spike
- Synopsis
- Muggsy paints pictures of unsolved crimes.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #4 (January 1960) [Reprint credits art to "The Joe Simon Studio". Reprint is only 8 pages long - a double splash page may have been reprinted as 1 page.]
-
Slide Rule's Challenge!
The Fly / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Slide-Rule; Dolly Lake; Ben March; Abigail March
- Synopsis
- Slide-Rule uses his computer to plot crimes.
- Reprints
- from The Fly [Adventures of the Fly] (Archie, 1959 series) #4 (January 1960) [reprint credits art to Sol Brodsky.]
-
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Fly -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
Fly on the Wall
The Fly -
3.
The Hide-Out
The Fly -
4.
The Boy Sentinels' Assignment: Find Tommy Troy
The Fly -
5.
Adventures of the Fly #1
The Fly -
6.
The Strange New World of the Fly
The Fly -
7.
The Fly Discovers His Buzz Gun
The Fly -
8.
Come into My Parlor
The Fly -
9.
Magic Eyes
The Fly -
10.
Adventures of the Fly #2
The Fly -
11.
Tim O'Casey's Wrecking Crew!
The Fly -
12.
One of Our Skyscrapers is Missing!
The Fly -
13.
Marco's Eyes
The Fly -
14.
The Master of Junk-Ri-La!
The Fly -
15.
Adventures of the Fly #3
The Fly -
16.
The Overblown Marshall of Spire City!
The Fly -
17.
How an Orphan Boy Became the Fearsome Fly
The Fly -
18.
The House of Solid Nothing
The Fly -
19.
Adventures of the Fly #4
The Fly -
20.
Duped by the Dazzler!
The Fly -
21.
Muggsy's Masterpieces!
The Fly -
22.
Slide Rule's Challenge!
The Fly
This issue was modified by
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Valmiki Annamanthadoo
- Nick Caputo
- Mike Nielsen
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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