Alpha Flight #24

Name: Alpha Flight #24
Brand: Marvel
Availability: InStock

Jul 1985 · Marvel · 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.50 GBP

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“Final Conflict”

★ 1st appearance — Somon★ 1st appearance — Kariooq★ 1st appearance — Tolomaq

About this Issue

Alpha Flight #24 is the pivotal conclusion to John Byrne's two-part 'Final Conflict' arc and serves as the first full, collective appearance of the Great Beasts as a group — introducing three of those interdimensional antagonists (Kariooq the Corrupter, Somon the Artificer, and Tolomaq the Fire Beast) for the first time, while also debuting the Realm of the Beasts, the Well of Sorrows, and the Great Key. The issue permanently reshapes the team's membership: Walter Langkowski's soul is rescued from the Great Beasts' dimension and transferred into the Box armor, transforming him from Sasquatch into a new identity, while Snowbird announces she is stepping away from Alpha Flight, and Roger Bochs formally joins the team as Box's pilot. As a double-sized second-anniversary issue that closes out Byrne's most ambitious mythological storyline — one rooted in Inuit and northern Canadian cosmology — it stands as one of the most consequential single issues of Byrne's celebrated run, accelerating the title's reputation for bold, permanent change at a time when the mainstream superhero genre rarely followed through on such promises.

In "Final Conflict," Alpha Flight ventures into the realm of the Great Beasts to reclaim Walter Langkowski's soul, facing off against Somon and his allies in a battle that tests their resolve. After their victory, they return to Earth only to find Walter’s body gone, leading to the soul being sealed within the Box robot. The issue closes with Snowbird’s quiet departure—her true choice to stay with Doug Thompson left unspoken, her presence in the realm now a secret. Written and illustrated by John Byrne, with inks by Bob Wiacek, colors by Andy Yanchus, and letters by Rick Parker, the cover by Byrne captures the weight of the moment.

writer, artist John Byrne · inker Bob Wiacek · colorist Andy Yanchus · letterer Rick Parker · cover John Byrne

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History

The issue is written and pencilled by John Byrne, inked by Bob Wiacek, coloured by Andy Yanchus, and lettered by Rick Parker, under editor Dennis O'Neil and editor-in-chief Jim Shooter. It was published with a cover date of July 1985 and released in April 1985. Byrne — who had never originally intended Alpha Flight to be an ongoing series, having created the team 'merely to survive a fight with the X-Men' — produced this as a special double-sized format to accommodate the scope of his 'Final Conflict' conclusion, one of several such oversized milestone issues he deployed across his 28-issue run. The issue is included in the Alpha Flight Classic Vol. 3 trade paperback collection (collecting issues #20–29) and later in the Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus.

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First collective appearance of the Great Beasts as a group, per multiple wiki and reference sources (Alpha Flight Vol. 1 #24, July 1985).
First individual appearances of three Great Beasts: Kariooq the Corrupter, Somon the Artificer, and Tolomaq the Fire Beast.
First appearance of the Realm of the Beasts (also called the Shattered Lands or Kingdom of the Beasts), the Well of Sorrows, and the Great Key.
Walter Langkowski (Sasquatch) loses his physical body and has his soul transferred into the Box armor by Roger Bochs, fundamentally changing his status as a character.
Roger Bochs (Box) formally joins Alpha Flight as a full team member in this issue.
Snowbird announces she is departing Earth/Alpha Flight at the issue's conclusion, following the destruction of the Great Beasts she was sworn to oppose.
A double-sized second-anniversary issue, titeld 'Final Conflict,' structured in multiple named chapters ('The Gathering,' 'The Barrier,' 'The Shattered Lands,' 'The Outsider,' 'The Battle Begins,' 'The Well of Sorrows,' 'The Price,' and an Epilogue: 'The Human Factor').
Written, pencilled, and cover-drawn entirely by John Byrne, with inks by Bob Wiacek — one of the final major story milestones before Byrne departed the series with issue #28. Collected in Alpha Flight Classic Vol. 3 and the Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus.