CATALOG RECORD
Alpha Flight #48
first appearance (cameo) of Goblyn, Laura Dean, Breakdown and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Goblyn (Goblyn Dean) — first appearance, cameo
- Laura Dean (Pathway) — first appearance, cameo
- Omega (Lionel Jeffries) — villain, first appearance as Omega
- Breakdown (Esme Fernando) — first appearance, cameo
- Freakout (Arthur Van Krijg) — first appearance, cameo
- Janus (William Vincent) — first appearance, cameo
Dates
- Cover date
- July 1987
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #48 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 07148602967007
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Kevin Nowlan, Terry Shoemakerinks: Kevin Nowlan, Steve Leialoha, Hilary Bartascript: Bill Mantlocolors: Glynis Oliverletters: Ken Bruzenak
Stories
- Madness · 22 pages
Alpha Flight takes the insane Roger Bochs to Scramble for healing. Little do they know that Lionel is crazy himself and uses his flesh altering powers to combine himself and Roger into a giant killer called Omega.
Characters
Jean-Paul BeaubierNorthstarWalter LangkowskiSasquatchJeanne-Marie BeaubierAuroraEugene JuddPuckHeather HudsonVindicatorMadison JeffriesBoxKara KillgravePurple GirlWhitman KnappGoblyn DeanGoblynLaura DeanLionel JeffriesOmegaBreakdownEsme FernandoFreakoutJanusArthur Van KrijgWilliam Vincent
Reprinted in
Alpha Flight by Mantlo & Lee Omnibus (2025)