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17January 1962
$0.12

Adventures of the Fly #17

Archie · January 1962 · on sale November 9, 1961

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Series: Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 series)
Issue: #17
Publication date: January 1962
Key date: January 1962
On-sale date: November 9, 1961
Indicia publisher: Radio Comics Inc.
Price: $0.12
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Break-Out of the Test-Tube Captives	cover	1	pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John Rosenberger	The Fly [Thomas Troy]; Fly-Girl [Kim Brand]; Grq
1	The Menace of the Mythological Monsters!	comic story	8	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John Rosenberger; letters: John Duffy	The Fly [Thomas Troy]; Mr. Peake; Professor Karly Royer; Scylla; The Minotaur; Charybdis
2	The Test Tube Flies!	comic story	12	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John Rosenberger; letters: Joe Letterese	The Fly [Thomas Troy]; Fly-Girl [Kim Brand]; Grq
3	Health Through Exercise	text article	1	pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
4	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John Rosenberger	The Jaguar [Ralph Hardy]; Anteus
5	The Creature Who Invaded Capital City!	comic story	5	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John Rosenberger	The Fly [Thomas Troy]; Fly-Girl [Kim Brand]

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