Publishers / Marvel / Alpha Flight (1983) / #44
44March 1987
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Alpha Flight #44

Marvel · March 1987

First appearance: Whitman KnappDeath of Doug Thompson1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
March 1987
Key date
1987-03-00
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 Whitman Knapp - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Doug Thompson.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: David Ross; inks: Kevin NowlanAurora, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, F. R. Crozier, Heather Hudson, Eugene Judd, Narya, Northstar, Pestilence, Puck, Snowbird, Vindicator
1Plague!comic story22script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: David Ross; inks: Whilce Portacio; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Jim NovakAurora, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Roger Bochs, Box, F. R. Crozier, Guardian, Heather Hudson, James MacDonald Hudson, Lionel Jeffries, Madison Jeffries, Eugene Judd, Kara Killgrave, Whitman Knapp First

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602967003

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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