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Alpha Flight #36

Marvel · Series began 1983 · July 1986

first appearance of Pestilence

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Pestilence (F. R. Crozier) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: July 1986
On sale: March 11, 1986
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #36 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition75¢ 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 edition75¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860296707 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

Barcode 0714860296707 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Mike Mignola, David Rossinks: Al Milgrom, Gerry Talaocscript: Bill Mantlocolors: Bob Sharenletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Labor Pains · 23 pages
Shaman arrives and informs Alpha Flight that Snowbird's problem is she is pregnant. When the elder gods refuse to help Shaman find a place of power to deliver the baby, he turns to Doctor Strange. Byrrah arrives at the Avengers compound and tells Namor that Attuma is ruling Atlantis and has captured Marrina. Namor quits the team to go and save his lady love.

Characters

Stephen StrangeDoctor StrangeNamorSub-MarinerHerculesDane WhitmanThe Black KnightJean-Paul BeaubierNorthstarJeanne-Marie BeaubierAuroraEugene JuddPuckHeather HudsonMichael TwoyoungmenShamanJames MacDonald HudsonNaryaSnowbirdVindicatorMadison JeffriesAttumaMarrinaRoger BochsBoxVashtiByrrahDoug ThompsonF. R. CrozierPestilence

Reprinted in

Alpha Flight by Mantlo & Lee Omnibus (2025)