Publishers / Marvel / Alpha Flight (1983) / #70
70May 1989
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Alpha Flight #70

Marvel · May 1989

First appearance: Llan the Sorcerer
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#70
Publication date
May 1989
Key date
1989-05-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Barcode
02488521085905
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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
0Wrath of the Dreamqueen Part Four of Four Hard Days Nightmare!cover1pencils: John Calimee; inks: John CalimeeDreamqueen, Talisman, Elizabeth Twoyoungmen
1-credits, title page1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike MignolaSasquatch [Wanda Langkowski]; Box [Madison Jeffries]; Vindicator [Heather Hudson]; Purple Girl
2Wrath of the Dreamqueen Part IV:...Is But a Dream within a Dreamcomic story25script: James D. Hudnall; pencils: John Calimee; inks: Hilary Barta; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Janice ChiangAurora, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Box, Goblyn Dean, Laura Dean, Dreamqueen, Goblyn, Heather Hudson, Madison Jeffries, Kara Killgrave, Walter Langkowski, Nightmare, Ox, Purple Girl
3-letters page2letters: typeset
4Next Issuepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Calimee; inks: John CalimeeHeather Hudson, Llan the Sorcerer First, Talisman, Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, Vindicator

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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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