(December 1984)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.60 USD; 0.75 CAD (see notes)
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- Monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand:
- Marvel
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Linda Grant (Assistant Editor); Denny O'Neil (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
- Format:
- Standard modern US comic size; Full color cover; Full color interior; Saddle-stitched
Issue Notes
There is a cover price variant that only has the US price (60c).
["The X-Men and Alpha Flight -- How They Met and What Happened Later"]
Alpha Flight / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks:
- John Byrne (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Wolverine; Vindicator; Storm; Banshee; Colossus
Indexer Notes
Cover art is an homage to the cover of X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #109 (February 1978)
Dreams Die Hard...
Alpha Flight / comic story / 22 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Byrne; Chris Claremont (reprint pages)
- Pencils:
- John Byrne
- Inks:
- John Byrne; Terry Austin (reprint pages)
- Colors:
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters:
- Joe Rosen
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Alpha Flight [Weapon Alpha (flashback) [James MacDonald Hudson, also as Vindicator and Guardian]; Aurora; Sasquatch; Heather McNeil Hudson (joins)]; Moira MacTaggert; X-Men [Wolverine; Storm; Colossus; Banshee (all but Wolverine in flashback only)]; Gary Cody; Major Chasen; Minister; Krakoa (Cameo flashback); Magneto (Cameo flashback); Sentinels (Cameo flashback)
- Synopsis:
- After reflecting with Wolvie on Mac's origins and his first encounter with the X-Men, Heather decides to lead Alpha Flight. Aurora alters her powers and changes her look.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #109 (February 1978) [8 pp.]
Alpha Waves
letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- Typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from readers Reed Cockrell, Amy Sacks, Robert B. Clark, Kevin Frazer, Angelia Pitman and Evelyn Arroyo.
Editing
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Ramon Schenk
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
- Ramon Schenk
- Kelly Langston-Smith
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