Publishers / Marvel / Alpha Flight (1983) / #36
36July 1986
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Alpha Flight #36

Marvel · July 1986 · on sale 1986-03-11

First appearance: PestilenceFirst appearance: F. R. Crozier2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#36
Publication date
July 1986
Key date
1986-07-00
On-sale date
1986-03-11
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 Pestilence - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of F. R. Crozier - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Al MilgromAurora, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Roger Bochs, Box, Heather Hudson, Eugene Judd, Narya, Northstar, Puck, Shaman, Snowbird, Michael Twoyoungmen, Vindicator
1Labor Painscomic story23script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Dave Ross; inks: Gerry Talaoc; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Joe RosenAttuma, Aurora, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, The Black Knight, Roger Bochs, Box, Byrrah, F. R. Crozier First, Hercules, Heather Hudson, James MacDonald Hudson, Madison Jeffries, Eugene Judd

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860296707
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860296707

Where to read it

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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