Mage: The Hero Defined #9 was published by Image Comics on September 1, 1998, as part of a series that began in 1997. Matt Wagner writes, and art comes from Jeromy Cox. This 36-page issue features Kevin Matchstick, Emil Grackleflint, Joe Phat, Wally Ut and Man-Mountain of Dzoxk, among 8 characters cataloged on VerseDB.