The Fly (Impact)

    (Impact, 1991–1992)
© Archie Comic Publications, Inc.

Originally created in the 1940s by Simon and Kirby (the same folks who brought us Captain America and the Boy Commandos), the Fly has had an on-and-off comics run for almost half a century. It still remains one of the truly fun action comic figures.

Impact’s rendition is Jason Troy, a youngster with a bad habit of playing hand-held video games instead of paying attention in class. As a result, his substitute teacher gave him a special assignment—to create a new hero character. Jason took to the assignment, coming up with “the Flyster,” a man with the ability of flight. Pleased with his progress, the teacher gave him a present: a fly encased in an amulet of amber. Later, when a villain called Burn-Out set fire to a local mall, the amulet gave Jason the ability to turn into the character he had created. As the Fly, Jason battled against evil in all its forms—and of course the worst would come in the form of spider.
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  • 1
    #1
    Aug 1991
    Cover: $1.00
    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    Origin of Fly (Jason Troy); Origin of The Fly
    18 copies from $0.40
  • 1/NS
    #1 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Mike Parobeck
    Aug 1991
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    Origin of Fly (Jason Troy); Origin of The Fly
    1 copy for $2.98
  • 2
    #2
    Sep 1991
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    Versus Chromium
    9 copies from $0.99
  • 2/NS
    #2 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Mike Parobeck
    Sep 1991
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    Versus Chromium
    1 copy for $2.99
  • 3
    #3
    Oct 1991
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    1st Appearance of Lt. Walker Odell
    11 copies from $0.25
  • 3/NS
    #3 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Mike Parobeck
    Oct 1991
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    1st Appearance of Lt. Walker Odell
    1 copy for $1.99
  • 4
    #4
    Nov 1991
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    Versus Black Hood
    12 copies from $0.25
  • 4/NS
    #4 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Mike Parobeck
    Nov 1991
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    Versus Black Hood
    1 copy for $3.99
  • 5
    #5
    Dec 1991
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    Versus Arachnus
    7 copies from $0.75
  • 6
    #6
    Jan 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    1st Appearance of Blackjack; 1st appearance of Dolphus; 1st appearance of General Mechanix
    11 copies from $0.35
  • 6/NS
    #6 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Mike Parobeck
    Jan 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    1st Appearance of Blackjack; 1st appearance of Dolphus; 1st appearance of General Mechanix
    1 copy for $3.99
  • 7
    #7
    Feb 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    1st Appearance of Jason Troy Sr.
    5 copies from $0.99
  • 7/NS
    #7 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Mike Parobeck
    Feb 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    1st Appearance of Jason Troy Sr.; 4/25/2024
    1 copy for $2.99
  • 8
    #8
    Mar 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    5 copies from $0.99
  • 8/NS
    #8 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Mike Parobeck
    Mar 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    1 copy for $3.99
  • 9
    #9
    Apr 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Al Bigley
    1st Appearance of Fireball; Continued from Comet (Impact) #10 & into Web #9; Includes trading cards
    7 copies from $0.99
  • 9/NS
    #9 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Mike Parobeck
    Apr 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Al Bigley
    1st Appearance of Fireball; Continued from Comet (Impact) #10 & into Web #9; Includes trading cards
    1 copy for $3.99
  • 10
    #10
    May 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Barry Horne
    6 copies from $1.00
  • 11
    #11
    Jun 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    7 copies from $1.75
  • 11/NS
    #11 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Mike Parobeck
    Jun 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    1 copy for $2.99
  • 12
    #12
    Jul 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    1st Appearance of Domino (Impact)
    5 copies from $1.00
  • 12/NS
    #12 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Mike Parobeck
    Jul 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    1st Appearance of Domino (Impact)
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 13
    #13
    Aug 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    1st Appearance of Tremor
    4 copies from $2.98
  • 14
    #14
    Sep 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Al Bigley
    1st appearance Domino (Impact)
    5 copies from $2.98
  • 15
    #15
    Oct 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    4 copies from $2.50
  • 16
    #16
    Nov 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    5 copies from $3.00
  • 17
    #17
    Dec 1992
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Mike Parobeck
    Final Issue
    2 copies from $2.35
  • Anl 1
    Annual #1
    Feb 1992
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Len Strazewski, David Rawson, Rick Oliver  ·  A: Mike Parobeck, Steve Leialoha, Trevor von Eeden
    Includes Trading card, ca. 1992
    8 copies from $2.15