The Fly (1983) #2

Archie 1983–1984 series Cover date Jul 1983

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

Value history

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About this issue

The Fly #2 (1983) is issue #2 of Archie's The Fly (1983–1984), with a cover date of July 1983. Written by Rich Buckler, Jack C. Harris, Robin Snyder and others and drawn by Rich Buckler, Steve Ditko, Adrian Gonzales and others.

Creators

Writers: Rich Buckler, Jack C. Harris, Robin Snyder, Stan Timmons
Pencillers: Rich Buckler, Steve Ditko, Adrian Gonzales, James Sherman
Inkers: Rich Buckler, James Sherman, Ricardo Villagrán, Sam de la Rosa
Colorist: Barry Grossman
Letterers: Peter Kirchheimer, Bill Yoshida, Sam de la Rosa
Cover artist: Jim Steranko

The stories

“I Killed The Fly”

Spider Spry fatally shoots the Fly. Turan changes the Fly back into Thomas Troy and heals the Fly's body during the change.

“A Woman's Place...”

Fly Girl contemplates whether or not to join Thomas in becoming superheroes again. Later, she saves her producer from a mafia boss as Fly-Girl and decides to relaunch her crime-fighting career.

“The Mugging!”

Thomas Troy is mugged by a masked thief named Diamond Jack. He tracks the thief as the Fly but must stop a witch and her mystical parrot from killing the thief.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.