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11June 1984
$0.60; 0.75 CAD; 0.25 GBP

Alpha Flight #11

Marvel · June 1984 · on sale 1984-02-28

First appearance: Gardner MonroeFirst appearance: FlashbackFirst appearance: Delphine CourtneyOrigin: Sasquatch2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#11
Publication date
June 1984
Key date
1984-06-00
On-sale date
1984-02-28
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.75 CAD; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gardner Monroe - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Flashback - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Delphine Courtney - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Guardian - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Sasquatch.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0To Save the Life of the Woman He Loves... He Must Face Them!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; letters: Ron ZalmeRoger Bochs, Box, Delphine Courtney First, Lillian Crawley, Diamond Lil, Kyle Gibney, Guardian, Guardian First, James MacDonald Hudson, Jerome Jaxon, Smart Alec, Alexander Thorne, Wild Child
1Set-Upcomic story12script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Michael HigginsRoger Bochs, Box, Delphine Courtney First, Lillian Crawley, Diamond Lil, Flashback First, Kyle Gibney, Guardian, Heather Hudson, James MacDonald Hudson, Jerome Jaxon, Gardner Monroe First, Smart Alec, Alexander Thorne
2Unleash the Beast!comic story9script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Michael HigginsBruce Banner, James MacDonald Hudson, Hulk, Walter Langkowski, Narya, Sasquatch Origin, Shaman, Snowbird, Michael Twoyoungmen
3Alpha Flight #12 promopromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneAlpha Flight [Guardian; Shaman; Snowbird; Sasquatch [Dr. Walter Langkowski]; Aurora; Northstar; Puck; Marrina]
4-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860296706
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860296706

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Alpha Flight Classic #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-3125-0		2011On eBay ›
Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90405-0		2017On eBay ›
True Believers: X-Men - Wild Child #12020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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