Vortex #9
(May 1984)

Vortex, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1984-04-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vortex Magazine
Brand
Vortex Comics [compact]
Editing
Ken Steacy

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #46.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Lightburn
Inks
Ron Lightburn
Colors
Ron Lightburn

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joan Thornborough (sculptures)
Inks
Ken Steacy (photography)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Contents page with photograph of sculpture caricatures of William P. Marks and Ken Steacy holding the Vortex logo and indicia information at bottom of page.

Editorial (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ken Steacy
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Ken Steacy explains the absurdity of writers taking themselves too seriously in the comic book business.

Killing Dragons (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ty Templeton
Pencils
Ty Templeton
Inks
Ty Templeton
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Day (Story); James Waley (Script)
Pencils
Dan Day
Inks
Dan Day
Letters
Ron Kasman

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Copyright 1984 Dan Day.

Studio IV (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jeffrey Morgan
Pencils
Jeffrey Morgan
Inks
Jeffrey Morgan
Letters
Jeffrey Morgan
Editing
Jeffrey Morgan

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Satire on the state of the comic book publishing industry.

Geeks Hit The Streets Comics (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ty Templeton
Pencils
Ty Templeton
Inks
Ty Templeton
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery

I Am a 97 lb Weakling! (Table of Contents: 7)

Randolph Runt / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Gilbert
Pencils
Steve Gilbert
Inks
Steve Gilbert
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Randolph Runt; Trixie Teeze; Big Jock McNutt

Indexer Notes

Satire on the Charles Atlas advertisements for body building.

Mailstrom (Table of Contents: 8)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Joan Thornborough (sculptures)
Inks
Ken Steacy (photography)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Fan letters from Frank Johnson, Flo Steinberg, Steve Williams, Judy Brown and Janet Shaw.

Indexer Notes

Joan Thornborough provides sculptured caricatures of William P. Marks and Ken Steacy similar to the one presented on the Table of Contents page, with the notable exception of the Vortex logo lies in shambles and both caricatures stand in disgust.

[Promotional Advertising] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 7 pages (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Contents
  3. 2. Editorial
  4. 3. Killing Dragons
  5. 4. Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
  6. 5. Studio IV
  7. 6. Geeks Hit The Streets Comics
  8. 7. I Am a 97 lb Weakling!
    Randolph Runt
  9. 8. Mailstrom
  10. 9. [Promotional Advertising]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Mark Gordon
  • Paul Green
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore