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41December 1986
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Alpha Flight #41

Marvel · December 1986 · on sale 1986-08-12

First appearance: Kara KillgraveFirst appearance: Purple GirlFirst appearance: Melanie Killgrave1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#41
Publication date
December 1986
Key date
1986-12-00
On-sale date
1986-08-12
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 Kara Killgrave - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Purple Girl - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Melanie Killgrave - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: David Ross; inks: David RossJean-Paul Beaubier, Kara Killgrave First, Northstar, Purple Girl First
1It's Not Easy Being Purplecomic story22script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: David Ross; inks: Whilce Portacio; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Jim NovakAurora, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Roger Bochs, Box, Heather Hudson, James MacDonald Hudson, Madison Jeffries, Eugene Judd, Kara Killgrave First, Melanie Killgrave First, Zebediah Killgrave, Narya, Northstar
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter
3-letters page1pencils: ? (letterhead); inks: ? (letterhead); colors: ? (letterhead); letters: typesetVindicator [Heather Hudson]

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860296712

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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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