Alpha Flight #106 [Second Printing]
(March 1992)

Marvel, 1983 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.75 USD; 2.15 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Chris Cooper (Assistant Editor); Bobby Chase (Editor); Tom DeFalco (Editor-in-Chief)

Issue Notes

The 2nd printing has a notation in the indicia and a blue colored logo on the cover.
This issue is a variant of Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series) #106 [First Printing].
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The Walking Wounded (Table of Contents: 1)

Alpha Flight / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Lobdell (credited)
Pencils
Mark Pacella (credited)
Inks
Dan Panosian (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Alpha Flight [Guardian [Heather Hudson]; Box [Madison Jeffries]; Sasquatch; Puck; Northstar; Aurora; Diamond Lil; Windshear; Weapon Omega [Wildchild]]; Joanne Beaubier (death); Major Mapleleaf [Louis Sadler] (introduction); Mr. Hyde (villain); Invaders [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]] (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
While Alpha Flight battles Mr. Hyde, Northstar finds a baby abandoned in a trash can. He applies for temporary guardianship but learns that she is dying of AIDS. Former Canadian superhero Major Mapleleaf, warped by the death of his gay son, attacks Northstar in the hospital for illogical resentments. Later, to heighten awareness of the AIDS crisis, Northstar announces publicly that he is gay.
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Keywords
AIDS; LGBTQ

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Alpha Waves / letters page / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Alpha Waves

Indexer Notes

Letters from Wendy D. Atkinson, Burns D. Gross, S. Wren.

U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 3)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Diane Rivera (assistant VP subscriptions)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1991
Average number of copies sold during the preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 80,077
Actual number sold for issue nearest to filing date (total paid circulation): 71,010
Owner: 60% of Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. is owned by Mafco Holdings, Inc., an affiliate of MacAndrews & Forbes Holding, Inc., 36 East 63rd Street, New York, NY 10021. The balance of Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. is publicly owned and its shares of stock are traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

Marvel Flashback Pin-Up (Table of Contents: 4)

Alpha Flight / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mark Pacella (signed)
Inks
Art Thibert (signed as A. T.); Dan Panosian (signed)
Colors
? [as Trey] (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Puck; Northstar; Wolverine
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. The Walking Wounded
    Alpha Flight
  2. 2. [no title indexed]
    Alpha Waves
  3. 3. U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
  4. 4. Marvel Flashback Pin-Up
    Alpha Flight
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