| Issue | #9 |
| Published | May 1984 |
| Cover Price | $1.95 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Ken Steacy |
| Notes | Published monthly by William P. Marks, Vortex Magazine, Canada. |
| Pencils | Ron Lightburn |
| Inks | Ron Lightburn |
| Colors | Ron Lightburn |
| Pencils | Joan Thornborough (sculptures) |
| Inks | Ken Steacy (photography - black and white) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Sculpture caricatures of William P. Marks and Ken Steacy holding the Vortex logo. |
| Synopsis | Ken Steacy explains the absurdity of writers taking themselves too seriously in the comic book business. |
| Script | Ken Steacy |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Script | Ty Templeton |
| Pencils | Ty Templeton |
| Inks | Ty Templeton |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Dan Day (Story); James Waley (Script) |
| Pencils | Dan Day |
| Inks | Dan Day |
| Letters | Ron Kasman |
| Notes | Copyright 1984 Dan Day. |
| Synopsis | Satire on the state of the comic book publishing industry. |
| Genre | Satire |
| Script | Jeffrey Morgan |
| Pencils | Jeffrey Morgan |
| Inks | Jeffrey Morgan |
| Letters | Jeffrey Morgan |
| Editing | Jeffrey Morgan |
| Genre | Detective |
| Script | Ty Templeton |
| Pencils | Ty Templeton |
| Inks | Ty Templeton |
| Characters | Randolph Runt; Trixie Teeze; Big Jock McNutt |
| Genre | Satire |
| Script | Steve Gilbert |
| Pencils | Steve Gilbert |
| Inks | Steve Gilbert |
| Notes | Satire on the Charles Atlas advertisements for body building. |
| Synopsis | Fan letters from Frank Johnson, Flo Steinberg, Steve Williams, Judy Brown and Janet Shaw. |
| Pencils | Joan Thornborough (sculptures) |
| Inks | Ken Steacy (photography - black and white) |
| 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. |
| Notes | In-house ads: Mister X (comic book, Vortex Comics) Stig's Inferno [two ads] (comic book, Vortex Comics); Back Issues (comic books, Vortex Comics); Explore New Worlds of Science Fiction and the Fantastic (subscription form, Vortex Comics); What Do You Mean Stig's Inferno is SOLD OUT?!? (subscription form, Vortex Comics); Alice.Alice..Alice... (comic book, Vortex Comics) |