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Alpha Flight #8

Marvel · Series began 1983 · March 1984

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Nemesis (Isabel St. Ives) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: March 1984
On sale: November 22, 1983
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #8 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 0714860296703 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860296703 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: John Byrneinks: John Byrnescript: John Byrnecolors: Andy Yanchusletters: Michael Higgins

Stories

Cold Hands Cold Heart · 17 pages
Northstar tracks down Aurora and Deadly Ernest but is beaten to the punch in taking him down by the mysterious Nemesis.
Genesis · 5 pages
Shaman is contacted by James and Heather. They want him and Snowbird to come work for Department H.

Publisher’s description

Northstar and Aurora fight against Deadly Ernest, but which way will the tides turn when Nemesis joins the fray?

Characters

Jean-Paul BeaubierNorthstarJeanne-Marie BeaubierAuroraHeather HudsonMichael TwoyoungmenShamanJames MacDonald HudsonNaryaSnowbirdDeadly ErnestErnest St. IvesNemesisIsabel St. IvesRaymond St Jacques Belmonde

Reprinted in

Secret Wars (1985), Alpha Flight Classic (2007), Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus (2017)