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Alpha Flight #12 (1984) · The Collector

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Alpha Flight (1983)
#12

Marvel#12

Alpha Flight

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Alpha Flight #12

...And One Shall Surely Die

Publisher: Marvel
Cover date: July 1984
On sale: Mar 27, 1984
Cover price: $1.00
Pages: 52

Key issue

Death of Guardian
Death of James MacDonald Hudson
Origin of Jerome Jaxon
Death of Smart Alec
Death of Alexander Thorne

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DirectMain
Printing not stated · $1.00
No barcode recorded
Canadian
Printing not stated · Newsstand · CA market · CA$1.25

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Grand Comics Database issue 38880

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Alpha Flight joins Guardian in battling Omega Flight. Mac's suit is damaged during the conflict and, with only seconds left to disable it, Heather accidentally distracts him and the Guardian suit blows up, reducing Mac to ashes.

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Printing not stated · $1.00

Credits

Writer: John Byrne
Penciller: John Byrne
Inker: John Byrne
Colorist: Andy Yanchus
Letterer: Michael Higgins
Cover: John Byrne
Editor: Denny O'Neil
Assistant editor: Linda Grant
Editor in chief: Jim Shooter

Characters

Teams: Omega Flight, Alpha Flight

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