Strange #244

(5 avril 1990)

Vouloir, c'est pouvoir (Table of Contents: 1)

Division Alpha [Alpha Flight] / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Mantlo

Pencils

Jim Lee (breakdowns)

Inks

Al Milgrom (finisher)

Colors

Bob Sharen

Letters

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Genre

super-héros (superhero)

Characters

Alpha Flight [Vindicator [Heather Hudson]; Sasquatch [Wanda Langkowski]; Box [Madison Jeffries]]; Beta Flight [Manikin; Purple Girl; Goblyn; Laura Dean]; Veronica Langkowski; Melanie Killgrave; Becky MacNeil; Ramsey MacNeil; Claire MacNeil; Jade Dragon; Aurora; Snowbird; Elizabeth Twoyoungmen [Talisman]; Tundra; Somon; Kariooq; Tolamaq; Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson] (Cameo Flashback); Shaman (Cameo Flashback); Northstar (Cameo Flashback); Puck (Cameo Flashback); Hulk (Cameo Flashback); Smart Alec (Cameo Flashback); Box [Roger Bochs] (Cameo Flashback); Pestilence (Cameo Flashback); Dreamqueen (Cameo)

Synopsis

Wanda tries to prove in court that she is really Walter so she can get her possessions back from her ex-wife. During the trial, she is swept to another dimension where she is asked to choose between joining the great beasts or the elder gods. Rejecting both, Wanda also rejects her old life as Walter with a little help from an old teammate and love (that would be Aurora, who is now a nun).

Reprints

• from Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series) #64 (November 1988) [-6 pages]

Le maître-chanteur (Table of Contents: 2)

L'Homme Araignée [Spider-Man] / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

David Michelinie

Pencils

Todd McFarlane

Inks

Todd McFarlane; Terry Fitzgerald (background assist)

Colors

Janice Cohen

Letters

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Genre

super-héros (superhero)

Characters

Anne-Marie Baker (research assistant); Dr. Evan Swann; Killer Shrike; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Mr. Graff (locksmith); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; the Tinkerer

Synopsis

Spider-Man investigates some strange goings on in the ESU science lab and runs up against Killer Shrike and the Tinkerer.

Reprints

• from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #310 (December 1988) [-1 page]

Indexer Notes

Cover story

Fantôme impie ! (Table of Contents: 3)

Iron Man / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Butch Guice (breakdowns)

Inks

Bob Layton (finishes); Don Hudson (additional inks)

Colors

Bob Sharen

Letters

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Genre

super-héros (superhero)

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Ghost; Blacklash [Mark Scarlotti]; Blizzard [Donny Gill]; Boomerang; Justin Hammer; James Rhodes; Bambi Arbogast; Barbara Dare; Abe Zimmer; Rae LaCoste; Kathy Dare; Felix Alverez

Reprints

• from Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #239 (February 1989) [-1 page]

Bataille sur l'Olympe (Table of Contents: 4)

Les Vengeurs [The Avengers] / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Roger Stern

Pencils

John Buscema (breakdowns)

Inks

Tom Palmer (finishes)

Colors

Christie Scheele

Letters

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Genre

super-héros (superhero)

Characters

Avengers [Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Doctor Druid; She-Hulk; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Thor [Sigurd Jarlson]]; Hercules; Wasp; Greek gods [Ares (villain); Apollo; Aphrodite; Artemis (villain); Athena; Dionysus (villain); Hephaestus; Hera; Hermes; Venus; Zeus (villain)]; Prometheus

Synopsis

The Avengers, except Captain America whose legs were badly injured by Zeus, battle Zeus and the Greek gods aligned with him. The team is able to take out the gods but are unable to defeat an enraged Zeus. Prometheus manages to revive Hercules, but angered the demigod is unable to perceive friend from foe.

Reprints

• from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #284 (October 1987) [-1 page]