Archie Publications · Adventures of the Fly #1 · August 1959 · $0.10 · 36 pages
Grade: FN 6.0
Edited by Joe Simon. Indicia publisher: Radio Comics, Inc.
Cover by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby.
This debut issue features the 13-page origin story “The Origin of the Fly,” written and illustrated by Joe Simon with Jack Kirby providing pencils. The story introduces lawyer Thomas Troy, who gains the ability to transform into the superhero The Fly by rubbing a magic ring and saying "I wish I were a fly." Additional shorter features round out the 36-page count.
This is the first appearance and origin of The Fly, marking Archie Publications' ambitious entry into Silver Age superhero comics under the creative guidance of the Simon-Kirby team.
Condition FN 6.0 with minor wear, solid spine, bright colors, complete interior, structurally sound, and unrestored.
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Archie Publications · Adventures of the Fly #1 · August 1959 · $0.10 · 36 pages
Grade: FN 6.0
Edited by Joe Simon. Indicia publisher: Radio Comics, Inc.
Cover by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby.
This debut issue features the 13-page origin story “The Origin of the Fly,” written and illustrated by Joe Simon with Jack Kirby providing pencils. The story introduces lawyer Thomas Troy, who gains the ability to transform into the superhero The Fly by rubbing a magic ring and saying "I wish I were a fly." Additional shorter features round out the 36-page count.
This is the first appearance and origin of The Fly, marking Archie Publications' ambitious entry into Silver Age superhero comics under the creative guidance of the Simon-Kirby team.
Condition FN 6.0 with minor wear, solid spine, bright colors, complete interior, structurally sound, and unrestored.
All grades are assigned by a human collector. We do not use AI to grade comics — not now, not ever. Product descriptions are AI-assisted and while we do our best, some
