Publishers / Marvel / Alpha Flight (1983) / #51
51October 1987
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Alpha Flight #51

Marvel · October 1987

First appearance: Lady DeathstrikeFirst appearance: Ana Cortés1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#51
Publication date
October 1987
Key date
1987-10-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lady Deathstrike - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ana Cortés - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Hilary Barta; inks: Kevin NowlanBox, Heather Hudson, Madison Jeffries, Walter Langkowski, Sasquatch, Vindicator
1Friends in High Places!comic story22script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Whilce Portacio; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Janice ChiangAurora, Bruce Banner, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, The Black Knight, Black Raazer, Roger Bochs, Box, Captain America, Gary Cody, Esteban Corazón de Ablo, Ana Cortés First, Lillian Crawley, Deadly Ernest
2-letters page1pencils: ? (letterhead); inks: ? (letterhead); colors: ? (letterhead); letters: typesetHeather Hudson, Vindicator
3-in-house column1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602967010

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CollectionYear
Alpha Flight by Mantlo & Lee Omnibus #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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