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52November 1987
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Alpha Flight #52

Marvel · November 1987

Death of Gary Cody
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#52
Publication date
November 1987
Key date
1987-11-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Gary Cody.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Flashback!cover1pencils: Kevin Nowlan; inks: Kevin NowlanAurora, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Guardian, James MacDonald Hudson, Eugene Judd, Walter Langkowski, Logan, Puck, Sasquatch, Wolverine
1Specters!comic story22script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: June Brigman; inks: Whilce Portacio; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Janice ChiangAurora, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Bedlam, Roger Bochs, Box, Box, Gary Cody Death, Lillian Crawley, Diamond Lil, Flashback, Kyle Gibney, Guardian, Heather Hudson
2-letters page1letters: typeset

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CollectionYear
Alpha Flight by Mantlo & Lee Omnibus #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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