Publishers / Marvel / Alpha Flight (1983) / #81
81February 1990
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Alpha Flight #81

Marvel · February 1990

First appearance: Persuasion
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue
#81
Publication date
February 1990
Key date
1990-02-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Barcode
02488521085902
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0By the Time Alpha Finds Him...It'll Be Too Late!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneJean-Paul Beaubier, Northstar
1[The Quest for Northstar Part I]: Prisonerscomic story22script: James D. Hudnall; pencils: John Calimee; inks: Mike Manley; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Janice ChiangAnanym, Asp, Auric, Aurora, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Box, Lillian Crawley, Goblyn Dean, Laura Dean, Diamond Lil, Eshu, Mac Gargan, Kyle Gibney
2Alpha Wavesletters page1letters: typeset

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CollectionYear
Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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