Publishers / Archie / The Fly (1983) / #9
9October 1984
$0.75; 1.00 CAD

The Fly #9

Archie · October 1984 · on sale 1984

First appearance: The Cat GirlFirst appearance: Lydia Fellin2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Fly (Archie, 1983 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
October 1984
Key date
1984-10-00
On-sale date
1984
Indicia publisher
Archie Enterprises Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Cat Girl - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lydia Fellin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick AyersFly
1To Kill a Fly!comic story14script: Marty Greim; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Rex Lindsey; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Rod OllerenshawFly [Thomas Troy]; Red Rogue; the Shield [Joe Higgins]; Turan (flashback); William Gates; a Thomas Troy duplicate
2-letters page1script: Rich Buckler; pencils: Carl Taylor; inks: Sam de la RosaThe Fox
3-comic story10script: Chas Ward; pencils: Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida; editing: Robin SnyderThe Cat Girl First, Lydia Fellin First, Ralph Hardy, The Jaguar

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0271000693510
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0271000693510

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Series context

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Sources

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