Advertising disclosure: ComicRecord is a participant in the eBay Partner Network. Links to eBay on this site are advertising, and as an eBay Partner Network affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Publishers / Marvel / Alpha Flight (1983) / #17
17December 1984
$0.60; 0.75 CAD; 0.30 GBP

Alpha Flight #17

Marvel · December 1984 · on sale August 14, 1984

2 variants
Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies ›
How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
December 1984
Key date
December 1984
On-sale date
August 14, 1984
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.75 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneBanshee, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, James MacDonald Hudson, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Piotr Rasputin, Storm, Weapon Alpha, Wolverine
1Dreams Die Hard...comic story22script: John Byrne, Chris Claremont; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne, Terry Austin; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Joe RosenAurora, Banshee, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Sean Cassidy, Chasen, Gary Cody, Colossus, Jean Grey, Guardian, Heather Hudson, James MacDonald Hudson, Krakoa, Walter Langkowski, Erik Lehnsherr
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860296712
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860296712

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 ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

  • Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
  • Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #1617 of 130#18 ›

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com