Strange #231

(5 mars 1989)

Mortelle spirale (Table of Contents: 1)

Division Alpha [Alpha Flight] / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo

Pencils

June Brigman

Inks

Whilce Portacio

Colors

Bob Sharen

Letters

?

Genre

super-héros (superhero)

Characters

Alpha Flight [Vindicator [Heather Hudson]; Aurora (Origin; Leaves); Northstar (Origin; Leaves); Sasquatch [Wanda Langkowski]; Puck (Leaves); Box [Madison Jeffries]; Purple Girl; Manikin]; GUESTS: They Who Sit Above in Shadows; VILLAINS: Loki; Dark Elves; Svarts; Raazer; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Omega [Lionel Jeffries; Roger Bochs]; Anodyne; Snowbird; Shaman

Synopsis

Alpha Flight takes Northstar to a place of old magic to see if they can find a cure for his ailing condition. Little do they know that Loki is lurking around to turn things to his own advantage. The team searches underground for the Fire Fountain but instead end up battling for their lives. Puck is lost as the demon Raazer manifests. Aurora and Northstar discover that they are really elves and leave to be with their people. Loki is called to account for his machinations and is forced to face Raazer. Alpha Flight returns home with three of their members lost.

Reprints

• from Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series) #50 (September 1987) [-2 pages]

Indexer Notes

Cover story

Stark Wars (Table of Contents: 2)

Iron Man / comic story / ? pages (report information)

Script

David Michelinie (plot, script); Bob Layton (plot)

Pencils

M. D. Bright (breakdowns)

Inks

Bob Layton (finishes)

Colors

Bob Sharen

Letters

?

Genre

super-héros (superhero)

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jim Rhodes; Bambi Arbogast; Marcy Pearson; Justin Hammer; Abe Zimmer; Rae LaCoste; Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; Cassie Lang; Force [Clay Wilson]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins]; Crimson Dynamo; Guardsman [Kevin O'Brien]; Mandroid; Stilt-Man; Raider #1; Raider #2; Raider #3; Mauler; The Controller; Titanium Man; Professor Power; Shockwave; Doctor Doom

Reprints

• from Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #225 (December 1987)

Les désastres de la guerre (Table of Contents: 3)

Les Vengeurs [The Avengers] / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

Script

Roger Stern; Jim Shooter (additional dialogue)

Pencils

John Buscema (breakdowns)

Inks

Tom Palmer (finishes)

Colors

Christie Scheele

Letters

?

Genre

super-héros (superhero)

Characters

Avengers [Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Hercules; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]]; Beyonder (flashback, villain); Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; She-Hulk; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl]; Molecule Man; Silver Surfer; Volcana; Thing (cameo flashback); Hulk (cameo flashback)

Synopsis

The battle with the Beyonder has destroyed a section of the Rockies leaving a huge rip in the Earth's crust which will lead to the planet's destruction in a mere hour. The Avengers and the Fantastic Four convince the Molecule Man, with the help of the Silver Surfer, to restore the Rockies and save the Earth.

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #266 (April 1986) [-3 pages]