Publishers / Marvel / Alpha Flight (1983) / #21
21April 1985
$0.65; 0.75 CAD; 0.30 GBP

Alpha Flight #21

Marvel · April 1985

Death of Gilded Lily2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#21
Publication date
April 1985
Key date
1985-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.65; 0.75 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Gilded Lily, Lillian von Loont.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Bet on Diablo-- He's Been Doing This For Centuries!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneAurora, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Esteban Corazón de Ablo, Diablo, Walter Langkowski, Sasquatch
1Love Wrought New Alchemy...comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Bob Wiacek; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Rick ParkerAurora, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Esteban Corazón de Ablo, Diablo, Gilded Lily Death, Walter Langkowski, Lillian von Loont Death, Narya, Sasquatch, Snowbird
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.65 USD; barcode 0714860296704
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860296704

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Alpha Flight Classic #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-6292-6		2012On eBay ›
Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90405-0		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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