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4November 1983
$0.60; 0.75 CAD; 0.25 GBP

Alpha Flight #4

Marvel · November 1983 · on sale 1983-07-26

First appearance: Daniel SmallwoodOrigin: Marrina2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
November 1983
Key date
1983-11-00
On-sale date
1983-07-26
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.75 CAD; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Daniel Smallwood - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Marrina.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneEshu, Marrina, Master of the World
1Resolutions!comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Rick ParkerAurora, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Eshu, Eshu, Guardian, James MacDonald Hudson, Invisible Girl, Walter Langkowski, Master of the World, Sub-Mariner, Narya, Northstar, Susan Storm Richards
2-letters page0.5letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860296711
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860296711

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne #4
ISBN 0785117105		2005On eBay ›
Alpha Flight Classic #12007On eBay ›
Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-8543-7		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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