Adventures of the Fly #10
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Spider Strikes," the Fly is lured to a secret Explorers' Club headquarters in the Egyptian desert—only to be ambushed and accused of knowing the location of a legendary Statue of Gold. Trapped in chlordane handcuffs and facing off against Cat Girl and her leopards, he calls upon his insect allies to fight back. The twist? The whole initiation was a test, but the true secret remains buried beneath the sands. Written by Robert Bernstein and illustrated by John Giunta, with cover art by Giunta, this 1961 Archie adventure blends mystery and suspense in a classic pulp-inspired tale.
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The Fly is invited to join the Explorers' Club. He travels to their secret headquarters in the Egyptian desert. But they pull guns: a trick! They demand the secret location of the Statue of Gold. The Fly never heard of it. They lock him in "chlordane handcuffs". Suddenly Cat Girl and her leopards rescue the Fly. She also demands the statue's secret. The Fly summons insects to drive off the leopards, and is rescued by the explorers! The initiation is a trick: there is no statue. But underground, Cat Girl stands by a gold sphinx, whose secret is still safe.
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