The Fly #8 [Direct]
(August 1984)

Archie, 1983 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
On-sale Date
1984-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Enterprises Inc.
Brand
Archie Adventure Series
Editing
Robin Snyder (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date, month only, from Amazing Heroes #47.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Fly / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fly; Ice Man
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The Big Freeze! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Fly / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); Robin Snyder (dialogue)
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fly; Damato (a crime boss); Kim Brand; Manelli (an ex-crime boss); Ice Man; Lee Anne Cord
Synopsis
The ghost of an old gang boss hunts down his two old "partners" looking for his share of the business. The only one capable of stopping him is the Fly.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Crusader Comments / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robin Snyder
Letters
typeset

Time Twist (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco
Pencils
Chic Stone
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Synopsis
In order to escape rioting peasants, a vampire and his scientist travel 500 years into the future in a time machine.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Jane of the Jungle / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's a two day trip, but we're going to find the great guru on top of the mountain.
Genre
humor
Characters
Jane; Jim
Synopsis
Jim and Jane travel to find a great guru.
Reprints

The Conclusion (Table of Contents: 5)

The Jaguar / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Ward
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jaguar; John Nightspoor; Catherine
Synopsis
The Jaguar heals from his wounds and accepts his destiny while being stalked by the only surviving cult member.
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Fly
  2. 1. The Big Freeze!
    The Fly
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Crusader Comments
  4. 3. Time Twist
  5. 4. ["It's a two day trip, but we're going to find the great guru on top of the mountain."]
    Jane of the Jungle
  6. 5. The Conclusion
    The Jaguar
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