American Comics Update: Six Of The Best: Archie’s Adventures Of The Fly
*Archie: For my money, the issues of Archie’s Fly (flagship of their Silver Age super-hero revival) drawn by John Rosenberger were the best. He took over the art with #11 and lasted until #28. His style, something of a cross between Curt Swan and Kurt Schaffenberger, lent an almost DC look to the title (as on his companion title the Jaguar) which did not go unappreciated. This update features his last four issues (#25-28) plus the following two by John Giunta, who had drawn some of the pre-Rosenberger issues. Giunta had a very different. more simplistic style but was nevertheless charming. After that, the Fly became Fly-Man as Archie ushered in the Mighty Comics Group – but that’s a story for another day…
IN THIS UPDATE: THE FLY, ADVENTURES OF
#25 VG p £8.25
#26 VG+ p £11.75
#27 VG/FN £14.25 (PICTURED)
#28 GD/VG £8.75
#29 GD p £5.25
#30 GD £5.75
