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1May 1983
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The Fly #1

Archie · May 1983 · on sale 1983-02-15

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Series: The Fly (Archie, 1983 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: May 1983
Key date: 1983-05-00
On-sale date: 1983-02-15
Indicia publisher: Red Circle Productions Inc.
Price: $1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages: 36

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Jim Steranko; colors: Jim Steranko	The Fly; Fly Girl
1	Crusader Chronicles	text article	1	script: David M. Singer
2	The Return of the Sinister Spider!	comic story	18	script: Rich Buckler, Jack C. Harris; pencils: James Sherman; inks: James Sherman; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: James Sherman	Fly [Thomas Troy]; Turan; Kim Brand; Spider Spry; Pete McBride
3	Fly Specs	letters page	1	script: Robin Snyder
4	Who Is the Man with the Double Life?	comic story	4	script: Rich Buckler; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Rich Buckler; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Vic Gorelick	Shield [Lancelot Strong]; Professor Fleming; Abel Strong; Martha Strong
5	Lancelot Strong, The Shield	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Alan Weiss, John Severin	Shield [Lancelot Strong]
6	...And the God that Fell to Earth	comic story	8	script: Chris Adames; pencils: Trevor Von Eeden; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Rod Ollerenshaw	Mr. Justice; Reverend Prescott; the K'nur (an alien energy parasite)
7	Galaxia Magazine	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
8	Fly	illustration	1	pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Rich Buckler; colors: Barry Grossman	Fly; Spider Spry

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