Alpha Flight #75 - First Appearance of Witchfire, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue: #75
Publication date: October 1989
Key date: October 1989
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $1.95; 2.50 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages: 52
Barcode: 02488521085910
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (promotional) of Witchfire - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Ananym - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Jimon Tang - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Silver - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Jane Thorne - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Nemesis - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Zhao Tang - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Auric - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

Death on record for: Captain America, Colossus, Cyclops, Human Torch, Iron Man.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	All-Out War in the Marvel Universe!	cover	2	pencils: Jim Lee; inks: Jim Lee	Bruce Banner, Box, Captain America, Lillian Crawley, Diamond Lil, Heather Hudson, Hulk, Human Torch, Iron Man, Madison Jeffries, Walter Langkowski, Logan, Mister Fantastic, Peter Parker
1	-	credits, title page	1	pencils: John Calimee; inks: John Calimee	Alpha Flight [Vindicator [Heather Hudson]; Box [Madison Jeffries]; Sasquatch [Wanda Langkowski]; Shaman [Michael Twoyoungmen]; Tailsman [Elizabeth Twoyoungmen]]
2	Tigers in the Rain	comic story	38	script: James D. Hudnall; pencils: John Calimee; inks: Mike Manley; colors: Greg Wright; letters: Janice Chiang	Anna Marie, Bruce Banner, Box, Captain America Death, Colossus Death, Lillian Crawley, Cyclops Death, Diamond Lil, Ben Grimm, Heather Hudson, Hulk, Human Torch Death, Iron Man Death, Madison Jeffries
3	-	letters page	1	script: James D. Hudnall
4	Next Issue	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: John Calimee; inks: Mike Manley	Ananym First, Auric First, Box, Kyle Gibney, Heather Hudson, Madison Jeffries, Walter Langkowski, Nemesis First, Sasquatch, Silver First, Talisman, Jimon Tang First, Zhao Tang First, Jane Thorne First

Where to read it

Collection	Year
X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-0-7851-5822-6	2012	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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