| Issue | #9 |
| Published | June 1987 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Bob Harras (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Notes | "Spitfire and the Troubleshooters" title in indicia and "Spitfire" on cover. The title continues as "Codename: Spitfire" #10. |
| Characters | Jenny Swensen; Jake Travest |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Steve Geiger |
| Inks | Bob Wiacek |
| Characters | Jenny Swensen; Eduardo Giotti; Teresa Roberts; Edmund Roth; Jackson "Jake" Travest; Steel Hawk; Varna; Dajit (introduction); Soviet-controlled MAX suits (villains) |
| Synopsis | Eduardo Giotti destroys the "Strong-Arms" and, with Terry Roberts, retires from action. Jenny Swensen refuses to join the CIA under Roth. He pretends to put her on a plane home, but ends up sending her to Afghanistan. Also aboard is Jake Travest, another agent manipulated by Roth. Travest causes Jenny to follow him after he parachutes out of the plane. Shortly after landing, they encounter Soviet soldiers wearing Model I M.A.X. armor sold to the Soviets by Krotze and the Club. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Alan Kupperberg |
| Inks | Tony DeZuniga |
| Colors | Bob Sharen |
| Letters | Rick Parker |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Includes short bios of New Universe production staff. |