CATALOG RECORD

Alpha Flight #2

Marvel · Series began 1983 · September 1983

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Dates

Cover date: September 1983
On sale: May 24, 1983
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #2 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition60¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860296709 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860296709 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: John Byrneinks: Terry Austin, John Byrnescript: John Byrnecolors: Andy Yanchusletters: Tom Orzechowski

Stories

Shadows of the Past · 17 pages
Vindicator decides to rename himself Guardian. During a training session, Marrina goes feral and eviscerates Puck.
In The Beginning... · 5 pages
Distraught with his technology being sold to the US Army, James decides to use the suit and take back the helmet, which was developed before joining Am-Can.

Publisher’s description

Amphibious Alpha Flight member Marrina has gone feral and is lashing out at the rest of the team. What is causing her unexpected behavior?

Characters

Jean-Paul BeaubierNorthstarWalter LangkowskiSasquatchJeanne-Marie BeaubierAuroraEugene JuddPuckHeather HudsonMichael TwoyoungmenShamanJames MacDonald HudsonNaryaSnowbirdGuardianMarrinaJerome Jaxon

Reprinted in

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1985), Alpha Flight Classic (2007), Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus (2017), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985)