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5December 2011
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Alpha Flight #5

Marvel · December 2011 · on sale 2011-10-12

First appearance: Purple Woman1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Alpha Flight (Marvel, 2011 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
December 2011
Key date
2011-12-00
On-sale date
2011-10-12
Indicia publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price
$2.99
Pages
36
Barcode
75960607568300511
Rating
Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

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

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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Reloaded!cover1pencils: Carlo Pagulayan; inks: Jason Paz; colors: Chris SotomayorAurora, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Guardian, James MacDonald Hudson, Eugene Judd, Walter Langkowski, Marrina, Tony Masters, Narya, Northstar, Puck, Sasquatch, Shaman
1Walter Langkowski's Memory Notesrecap1script: Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente; letters: Simon Bowland
2The Last Refugecomic story20script: Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente; pencils: Dale Eaglesham; inks: Andrew Hennessy; colors: Sonia Oback; letters: Simon BowlandAurora, Jean-Paul Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Guardian, Heather Hudson, James MacDonald Hudson, Eugene Judd, Kara Killgrave, Walter Langkowski, Marrina, Tony Masters, Narya, Northstar, Puck

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Variant of #5price 3.99 USD; 3.99 CAD; barcode 00928101982422

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Alpha Flight: The Complete Series by Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6283-4		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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