X-Men / Alpha Flight #1 [Newsstand]
(December 1985)

Marvel, 1985 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860257212
Editing
Ann Nocenti (editor); Denny O'Neil (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of X-Men / Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Alpha Flight; X-Men / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Paul Smith (signed as Smith)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (signed as Wiacek)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Alpha Flight: Puck [Eugene Judd]; Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski]; Shaman [Michael Twoyoungmen]; Talisman [Elizabeth Twoyoungmen]
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Wolverine [Logan]
Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Loki; Northstar [Jean-Paul Beaubier]; Madelyne Pryor-Summers (as Anodyne)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

Cover Thumbnail for X-Men / Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for X-Men / Alpha Flight (1985 series) #1 [Direct]
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The Gift [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 1)

Alpha Flight; X-Men / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
Paul Smith (credited)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Anchorage Center, this is Northstar three-four-zero...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Alpha Flight: Aurora [Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]; Heather Hudson; Puck [Eugene Judd]; Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski]; Shaman [Michael Twoyoungmen]; Snowbird [Narya]; Talisman [Elizabeth Twoyoungmen]
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Rogue [Anna Marie]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Rachel Summers (Days of Future Past - Earth-811); Wolverine [Logan]
Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Lockheed; Loki; Magik [Illyana Rasputina]; Northstar [Jean-Paul Beaubier]; Madelyne Pryor-Summers (first appearance as Anodyne); Doug Ramsey; Larry; We Who Sit Above in Shadow; Brawler [Jacques Moreau]; Lorelord [Sam Ross]; Master Builder [Paul Domenic]; Lord of the Plants [Descard]; Cornucopia [Carla Ballenger]; Earth-Mover [Dr. Jeanne Chretein]; Beast-Master [Boyd Wilson]; Pathfinder [Nick Rodriguez]; Sentinels (Danger Room constructs)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story is based on a premise by Jim Shooter, Ann Nocenti, and Denny O'Neil.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Alpha Flight; X-Men
  2. 1. The Gift [Part 1]
    Alpha Flight; X-Men
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