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Issue: The Fly #9

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Publication Date: October 1984

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Detail

Issues: #9 of 9 Issues (13 Printings)

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Variant: Newsstand

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Archie Publications, Inc.

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Indicia Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 0271000693510

Price: $0.75 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
4 (2 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

Editor(s): Victor Gorelick

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

Format Notes:

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The Fly #9 [Direct]

The Fly #9 [Newsstand]

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Cover, Front

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Content Items (4 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

Penciller(s): Dick Ayers (signed)

Inker(s): Dick Ayers (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Fly

Character(s): Fly

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

To Kill a Fly!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Marty Greim

Penciller(s): Dick Ayers

Inker(s): Rex Lindsey

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman

Letterer(s): Rod Ollerenshaw

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Fly

Character(s): Fly [Thomas Troy]; Red Rogue; the Shield [Joe Higgins]; Turan (flashback); William Gates; a Thomas Troy duplicate

Synopsis: The Fly and the Shield capture the man who successfully framed Thomas Troy.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 14

Notes: with the Shield, vs the Red Rogue, 1st.

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Rich Buckler

Penciller(s): Carl Taylor (signed)

Inker(s): Sam de la Rosa (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Crusader Comments

Character(s): The Fox

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?; Charles Ward [as Chas Ward]

Penciller(s): Dick Ayers; Steve Ditko (see notes)

Inker(s): Steve Ditko

Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida ?

Editor(s): Robin Snyder

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Jaguar

Character(s): Jaguar; Cat Girl; Fuad Ramses; Bori (Fuad's wife); John Nightspoor; Catherine

Synopsis: John tells Catherine one of the Jaguar's adventures involving Cat Girl.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Additional information from Charles Ward:

While Victor edited the Fly story in this issue, Robin Snyder completed his editing of the Jaguar tale before he and Steve left Archie.

The working title of this story was "The Jaguar in Egypt."

Steve Ditko should also be credited, along with Dick Ayers, as one of the pencilers of this story. Robin Snyder had inherited this Dick Ayers penciled story when he first started to work for Archie on their Red Circle line.

Charles asked to see the written plot/script for the story but he believes that neither Robin nor Rich Buckler knew who had originated this Biblically-based adventure and could not find anything in writing that pertained to the story. As the style of the piece didn't fit what they had in mind for the Jaguar relaunch, its use was postponed until the initial continued storyline was completed.

When Robin sent Charles the pencils after he had completed his script for Steve's debut on the strip in issue #8, he did his best to adapt the extant work to their new version of the world of the Jaguar. He did this by turning the story into an "untold tall tale." As such, his new script contained extensive art and storytelling revisions. Steve made, therefore, many penciling changes on the first 9 pages, as well as totally replacing Ayers original finale that was page 10. Steve then, as indicated, inked the whole job.