Marvel Released December 1985

X-Men and Alpha Flight #1 (1985) First Print

X-Men and Alpha Flight #1 is the premiere issue of the X-Men and Alpha Flight series from Marvel, released December 1, 1985. Written by Chris Claremont with artwork by Paul Smith. Notable appearances include Those Who Sit Above In Shadow, Goblin Queen. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 2 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant covers.

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Published December 1985
Pages 48

"The Gift: Part 1" Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor are transporting a group of Canadian scientists to the Arctic, when their plane is attacked by a mysterious force. Rachel Summers proposes an X-Men/Alpha Flight team-up, to save Cyclops, Madelyne, and the missing Canadians. The X-Men zip up their parkas as they head to the Canadian wilderness!

Key Facts

  • 1st team appearance of Those Who Sit Above In Shadow, a pantheon of shadow gods
  • Madelyne Pryor becomes Anodyne
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