X-Men / Alpha Flight #2 [Direct]
(January 1986)

Marvel, 1985 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.75 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-10-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Ann Nocenti (credited) (editor); Denny O'Neil (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Lord of Lies Is Going to Save the World (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Paul Smith
Inks
Bob Wiacek
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Alpha Flight: Puck [Eugene Judd]; Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski]; Talisman [Elizabeth Twoyoungmen]
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]
Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Loki; Northstar [Jean-Paul Beaubier]; Madelyne Pryor-Summers (as Anodyne); Frost Giants
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

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What Has Gone Before... (Table of Contents: 1)

Alpha Flight; X-Men / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont ?
Pencils
Paul Smith
Inks
Bob Wiacek
Colors
Glynis Oliver ?
Letters
Tom Orzechowski ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men [Colossus; Rachel Summers; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Professor X; Wolverine [Logan]; Nightcrawler; Rogue]; Lockheed; Cyclops; Madelyn Pryor-Summers [Anodyne]; Brawler [Jacques Moreau]; Lorelord [Sam Ross]; Beast-Master [Boyd Wilson]; Earth-Mover [Dr. Jeanne Chretein]; Master Builder [Paul Domenic]; Pathfinder [Nick Rodriguez]; Cornucopia [Carla Ballenger]; Lord of the Plants [Descard]; Alpha Flight [Heather Hudson [Guardian]; Shaman; Snowbird]; Loki
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Gift Part II (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
Paul Smith (credited)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (credited); Mike Mignola (credited as & friends); Barry Windsor-Smith (credited as & friends); Joe Rubinstein (credited as & friends); ? [as and friends]
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here, Kitty- Kitty- Kitty!
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 (villain); Northstar [Jean-Paul Beaubier]; Madelyne Pryor-Summers (as Anodyne); 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]; Snow Giants (villains)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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. The Lord of Lies Is Going to Save the World
    Alpha Flight; X-Men
  2. 1. What Has Gone Before...
    Alpha Flight; X-Men
  3. 2. The Gift Part II
    Alpha Flight; X-Men
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