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[frozentundraguy]

Borrowing a bit from a common DC technique (bubble covers) on issue #27.

 

[Malacoda]

[Malacoda]

On 11/2/2023 at 9:46 AM, themagicrobot said:

I wonder why the Thorpe and Porter stamps don't appear on my issues after No 30 approx?? They were definitely distributed in the UK as I bought them new at the time

It was cancelled and re-started.  Although the comic remains registered as the same title ('the Adventures of the Fly'), the masthead title changes from that to 'Fly Man' and there is break in publication.  It was supposed to be published 5 times a year in Jan, April, July, Sept & Oct, after the October 1964 issue (30), it disappears for 7 months and then comes back as a bi-monthly title called Fly Man.  

It was a bit of hot mess before that anyway.  Archie hired Simon & Kirby and they created him as a young orphan boy with only 4 powers (wall crawling, to see in all directions, to escape from any trap, presumably other than a really big venus fly trap,  and acrobatic abilities).  He originally transformed from a teenage boy to an adult male super hero in a Shazam stylie.  S&K left with issue 4, after which the plot instantly jumps 9 years during which time he has retired from Flydom, and become an adult, now an attorney. With issue 5, he digs out his old ring and resumes super-heroing after 9 years.  Thankfully,  like all good attorneys, he has remembered to maintain a secret basement laboratory. 

 

   After this, he begins to acquire a bewildering array of insect powers (the powers of all the world's insects possessed to the nth degree e.g. the strength of a million ants, flight as fast as a million flies, durability, the power to shatter materials by vibrating his wings like a cricket, web spinning, bio-luminescence, heat powers, resistance to radiation and the ability to mentally control insects, to name but nine).  The seems reminiscent of Siegel & Shuster giving Supes the power of Super-Anything-We-Can-Think-Of.  Post 31, when it gets re booted, it became more camp, probably due to the success of the Batman TV show. 

No idea who was distributing when it returned at 31.  Wouldn't likely have been Miller as it was five-to-midnight there.  

 

 

Edited November 3, 2023 by Malacoda

[Kevin.J]

On 11/2/2023 at 9:55 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

@Kevin.J

Kev.

Kev.

KEV!

There's a Fly Club here, mate 

Okay, I am in  

[Kevin.J]

[frozentundraguy]

 

 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 11/3/2023 at 11:03 PM, Kevin.J said:

Okay, I am in  

Snap! 

 

[Kevin.J]

On 11/4/2023 at 9:10 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Snap! 

 

This thread certainly put a smile on my face last nice, if someone had told me there was a Fly club, I would have known 100% it was you 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 11/4/2023 at 9:45 AM, Kevin.J said:

This thread certainly put a smile on my face last night

Mission accomplished! 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 11/3/2023 at 2:07 AM, frozentundraguy said:

Borrowing a bit from a common DC technique (bubble covers) on issue #27.

Great grasshoppers! 

I can imagine the owner of the force spheres replying "Did you just assume my gender?"

[Get Marwood & I]

Fly Variants!

 

[ThothAmon]

Go Comet Man!

 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 11/4/2023 at 4:31 PM, ThothAmon said:

Go Comet Man!

 

Who wouldn't want to be saved by The Comet in his powered rainbow-helmet? 

[Malacoda]

As this is the Fly Club, we really should note that the Fly was Neal Adams first comic book art.  Adventures of the Fly #4, Jan 1960.   Adams did some test artwork as an audition for a job.  When Kirby turned in the actual artwork, one of the pages featured a bottom wide panel where Tommy Troy transformed into the Fly. The editor preferred Adams rendition.  He cut it out, replaced Kirby's version, and paid Adams, but only paid him for 1/3 of the page.

[comicjack]

On 11/4/2023 at 6:26 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Fly Variants!

 

Rosenberger did some of his best work for this title he did good after King Kirby  Going to dig out some copies i haven't seen in some time and post them 

Edited November 7, 2023 by comicjack

[Get Marwood & I]

On 11/7/2023 at 1:06 AM, comicjack said:

Rosenberger did some of his best work for this title he did good after King Kirby  Going to dig out some copies i haven't seen in some time and post them 

Please do ComicJack - all types of Flys are welcome 

 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 11/5/2023 at 12:39 AM, Malacoda said:

As this is the Fly Club, we really should note that the Fly was Neal Adams first comic book art.  Adventures of the Fly #4, Jan 1960.   Adams did some test artwork as an audition for a job.  When Kirby turned in the actual artwork, one of the pages featured a bottom wide panel where Tommy Troy transformed into the Fly. The editor preferred Adams rendition.  He cut it out, replaced Kirby's version, and paid Adams, but only paid him for 1/3 of the page.

Coincidentally, it appears within Richmond!

 

[Get Marwood & I]

"Waiter! There's a Fly in my pretzel"

"Are you having a Laugh, Sir?"

"Woof!"
(Translation: "Sack the photographer")

[Get Marwood & I]

"Waiter! There's a Fly in my Jaguar"

"Is he fighting a massive gorilla, Sir?"

"Yes, yes he is"

"Is it a 15 cent variant Jaguar, Sir?"

"Why yes, yes it is"

[themagicrobot]

Did they use the cover image for the splash page or vice versa?