THE FLY #4

Cover shows strong gloss and sharp corners with no visible creases or color breaks. Book is protected in a plastic sleeve, which limits full assessment of spine and edges but no whitening or ticks are apparent through the sleeve. Interior and back cover were not assessed, so grade is based solely on the visible front cover condition.

The Fly #4 is part of Archie Comics' 1983-84 Red Circle revival of the character originally created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in 1959. This second volume relaunched the Fly alongside stablemates Jaguar and Mighty Man, giving Archie's superhero line a brief second life during the black-and-white and independent boom of the early 1980s. The issue continues the team-up format that defined much of this short run, positioning the Fly as leader of a loose Red Circle superhero roster rather than as a solo headliner.

The book carries no listed fair-market value in standard pricing references, reflecting its status as a minor, low-demand entry from a short-lived revival series rather than any error of omission. Collector interest in this Fly volume is modest and largely tied to completists of the Simon and Kirby character's publishing history or to those assembling a full run of the Red Circle line; the character himself has never sustained mainstream demand comparable to the era's larger superhero universes. Sales activity is infrequent, and raw copies typically move at or near cover price.

This is a book for specialists rather than general superhero collectors: Fly and Red Circle completists, students of Archie's various attempts to sustain a superhero imprint, and dealers filling out Copper Age discount bins. Across grades it behaves as bulk stock, with low- and mid-grade raw copies commanding only nominal sums and high-grade certified examples valued mainly for scarcity of submission rather than for any recognized landmark status.