Publishers / Marvel / Alpha Flight (1983) / #20
20March 1985
$0.60; 0.75 CAD; 0.30 GBP

Alpha Flight #20

Marvel · March 1985

First appearance: Lillian von LoontFirst appearance: Gilded Lily2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
March 1985
Key date
1985-03-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.75 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lillian von Loont - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gilded Lily - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Mysterious...Menacing...Macabre...Gilded Lily Try to Forget Her!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneGilded Lily First, Lillian von Loont First
1Gold and Love Affairs!comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne, Keith Williams; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Rick ParkerAurora, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Gilded Lily First, Heather Hudson, Eugene Judd, Walter Langkowski, Lillian von Loont First, Narya, Puck, Sasquatch, Shaman, Snowbird, Talisman, Elizabeth Twoyoungmen
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860296703
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860296703

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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