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Issue Details

Issue #17
Published December 1984
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.60 USD; 0.75 CAD (see notes)
Pages 36
Editing Linda Grant (Assistant Editor); Denny O'Neil (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
Notes There is a cover price variant that only has the US price (60c).

Cover Details

Characters Wolverine; Vindicator; Storm; Banshee; Colossus
Genre superhero
Pencils John Byrne (signed)
Inks John Byrne (signed)
Notes Cover is a Tribute to Dave Cockrum's X-Men #109.

22 page Alpha Flight story "Dreams Die Hard..."

Characters Alpha Flight [Weapon Alpha (flashback) [James MacDonald Hudson, also as Vindicator and Guardian]; Aurora; Sasquatch; Heather McNeil Hudson (joins)]; Moira MacTaggert; X-Men [Wolverine; Storm; Colossus; Banshee (all but Wolverine in flashback only)]; Gary Cody; Major Chasen; Minister; Krakoa (Cameo flashback); Magneto (Cameo flashback); Sentinels (Cameo flashback)
Synopsis After reflecting with Wolvie on Mac's origins and his first encounter with the X-Men, Heather decides to lead Alpha Flight. Aurora alters her powers and changes her look.
Genre superhero
Script John Byrne; Chris Claremont (reprint pages)
Pencils John Byrne
Inks John Byrne; Terry Austin (reprint pages)
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Joe Rosen
Reprinted from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #109 [8 pp.]

1 page letters page "Alpha Waves"

Letters Typeset
Notes Letters of comment from readers Reed Cockrell, Amy Sacks, Robert B. Clark, Kevin Frazer, Angelia Pitman and Evelyn Arroyo.