Alpha Flight #7

(February 1984)

The Importance of Being Deadly (Table of Contents)

Alpha Flight / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Byrne

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

John Byrne

Colors:

Andy Yanchus

Letters:

Michael Higgins

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Alpha Flight [Aurora; Northstar]; Dr. Bosson; Raymonde Belmonde (Death); Danielle Belmonde; Deadly Ernest [Ernest St. Ives] (Introduction); Alex Thorne; Delphine Courtney (Introduction)

Synopsis:

Northstar takes Aurora to a psychologist to see what can be done about her having two separate personas. He then takes her to see a good friend of his, Raymonde Belmonde, a restaurant owner. (It is hinted at that Belmonde is more than a friend to Northstar.) There they find out that the restaurant is being blackmailed by local crime lord Deadly Ernest. When Ernest's thugs barge in, Ernest kills Belmonde with a touch and kidnaps Aurora. Northstar does not dare reveal his powers before Belmonde's daughter Danielle, but swears revenge. Meanwhile, Delphine Courtney invites Alec Thorne to join her and her employer in a new project.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Alpha Flight Classic (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007 )

Let A Child Be Born (Table of Contents)

Origins of Alpha Flight / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Byrne

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

John Byrne

Colors:

Andy Yanchus

Letters:

Michael Higgins

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Professor David Camperton; Doctor Efford; Richard Lawrence Easton; Nelvanna; Hodiak; Lars; Carmichael; Snowbird (unnamed, origin); Shaman [Michael Twoyoungmen]

Synopsis:

At an archeological dig in the Arctic Circle, an ancient headband is discovered. At night, it beckons to its finder and puts him in contact with two gods, who ask him to give up his "seed of humanity". Accepting, the man finds himself returned to earth fifteen years later. A year later, Shaman feels himself summoned to the site, where the goddess Nelvanna reveals herself to him, pregnant. Shaman performs the role of midwife to the goddess and a young infant is entrusted to his care.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Superaventuras Marvel (Editora Abril, 1982 series) #31 (Janeiro 1985)
• in Alpha Flight Classic (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007 )
• in Superaventuras Marvel (Editoria Abril, 1982 series) #31 (January 1985)

Indexer Notes

Although it is clearly a separate story, with separate story title and cast, this story continues the page numbering of the main Alpha Flight story.

Alpha Waves (Table of Contents)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Denny O'Neil

Letters:

Typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Suzanne Crawbuck, Mary Reeves, Jay Tuttle, Jay West and Anthony Famularo, with replies from O'Neil.