CATALOG RECORD
Alpha Flight #41
first appearance of Purple Girl and Melanie Killgrave
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Purple Girl (Kara Killgrave) — introduction
- Melanie Killgrave (Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- December 1986
- On sale
- August 12, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #41 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860296712
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: David Rossinks: David Ross, Whilce Portacioscript: Bill Mantlo, Jim Shootercolors: Bob Sharenletters: Jim Novak
Stories
- It's Not Easy Being Purple · 22 pages
Jeffries officially joins Alpha Flight. Northstar takes some time off to do some skiing when he meets Kara Killgrave, daughter of the Purple Man who has inherited his powers of persuasion. After she controls Northstar for a short adventure, she has him take her to Alpha Flight for help.
Characters
Jean-Paul BeaubierNorthstarJeanne-Marie BeaubierAuroraEugene JuddPuckHeather HudsonMichael TwoyoungmenShamanJames MacDonald HudsonNaryaSnowbirdVindicatorMadison JeffriesElizabeth TwoyoungmenTalismanZebediah KillgravePurple ManRoger BochsBoxKara KillgravePurple GirlMelanie Killgrave
Reprinted in
Alpha Flight by Mantlo & Lee Omnibus (2025)