Publishers / Marvel / Alpha Flight (1983) / #33
33April 1986
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Alpha Flight #33

Marvel · April 1986

First appearance: Yuriko OyamaFirst appearance: Lady Deathstrike2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#33
Publication date
April 1986
Key date
1986-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Yuriko Oyama - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lady Deathstrike - 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
0In this issue The Uncanny X-Mencover1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Mike MignolaAnna Marie, Aurora, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Roger Bochs, Box, Colossus, Heather Hudson, Eugene Judd, Erik Lehnsherr, Logan, Magneto, Ororo Munroe, Narya
1A Friend in Needcomic story22script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Gerry Talaoc; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Jim NovakAnna Marie, Attuma, Aurora, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Roger Bochs, Box, Colossus, Heather Hudson, Madison Jeffries, Eugene Judd, Lady Deathstrike First, Erik Lehnsherr, Logan
2-letters page1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typesetVindicator [Heather Hudson]

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860296704
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860296704

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CollectionYear
Alpha Flight by Mantlo & Lee Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-53375-5		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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