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Mighty ComicsMight Comics Group, sometimes referred to as "Archie Adventure Series" and "Radio Comics", refer to the attempt(s) by Archie Comics to revamp and publish superhero comics in the mid-1960s. There were basically two phases to this attempt. They would try again in the 1980s as Red Circle Comics. Phase 1: 1959-65 In 1959, Archie Comics would hire Joe Simon and Jack Kirby (of Captain America fame) to create new superheroes under the "Archie Adventure Series" line. They would start off with a new Shield, Lancelot Strong. DC Comics viewed the character as too similiar to Superman, and it was cancelled after 2 issues. They soon had a new character, the Fly, which they did the first 4 issues, afterwards others did the character. He was soon joined by The Jaguar. By mid-1965, they where all cancelled. Titles - Adventures Of The Fly (August 1959 - October 1964; May 1965) issues 1-31
- Adventures Of The Jaguar (September 1961 - November 1963) issues 1-15
- Double Life Of Private Strong (June 1959 - August 1959) issues 1-2
(also, backup stories in several Archie titles: Pep, Laugh, etc) Characters Phase 2: 1965-67 With the new popularity of Marvel Comics, Archie hired Superman creator Jerry Siegel to create a new line of over-the-top comics in a bad parody of Marvel stories, which got worse with the camp phase started by the new Batman TV series. Titles - Fly-Man (July 1965---September 1966) issues 32-39 Fly
- Mighty Comics (November 1966---October 1967) issues 40-50 Fly-Man
- Mighty Crusaders (November 1965---October 1966) issues 1-7
- Shadow (August 1964---September 1965) issues 1-8
- Super Heroes vs. Super Villains (July 1966) 1 issue
(also, backup stories in several Archie titles Pep, Laugh, etc) Characters - Black Hood
- Bob Phantom
- Captain Sprocket
- Comet
- Flygirl
- Fly-Man
- The Fox
- Hangman
- Mr. Justice
- Shadow (yes, the pulp hero)
- Shield III (son of original Shield)
- Steel Sterling
- The Web II (son of original Web)
- Wizard
Trade Paperback Collections Recently, Archie Comics has reprinted some of this work in trade paperback collections under the "Red Circle Productions" name. - The Fly (reprints first 4 issues of The Fly done by Simon and Kirby)
- Mighty Crusaders (reprints Fly-Man #31, #32 and #33 and Mighty Crusaders #1)
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