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Cover: Carl Potts & Jim Lee & Terry Austin

Alpha Flight #53

Dec 1987 · Marvel · 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP

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“A Blast from the Past!”

In "A Blast from the Past!", Wolverine joins forces with Alpha Flight to confront Bedlam, a long-buried experiment from Department H, as the villain unleashes a dangerous new breed of super-powered beings in a brutal test of strength and survival. Written by Bill Mantlo and brought to life with dynamic art by Jim Lee and Whilce Portacio, this 1987 Marvel classic features a striking cover by Carl Potts and Terry Austin, with Jim Lee contributing to the cover pencils.

writer Bill Mantlo · artist Jim Lee · inker Whilce Portacio · colorist Bob Sharen · letterer Janice Chiang · cover Carl Potts, Jim Lee, Terry Austin

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Cast · 24 characters

Full credits

writer Bill Mantlo

artist Jim Lee

inker Whilce Portacio

colorist Bob Sharen

letterer Janice Chiang

cover pencils Carl Potts

cover pencils Jim Lee

cover inks Terry Austin

Reprints

Reprinted in Strange #234 (1989), X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus #1 (2012), Alpha Flight by Mantlo & Lee Omnibus #[nn] (2025), Marvel Two-In-One Alpha Flight & La Masa #46

Key issues in Alpha Flight

#1 1st appearance — Eugene Judd

#5 1st appearance — Elizabeth Twoyoungmen

#41

#41 1st appearance — Kara Killgrave

#2 1st appearance — Douglas Thompson

#24

#24 1st appearance — Somon

#30

#30 1st appearance — Lionel Jeffries

#22

#22 1st appearance — Pink Pearl

#32

#32 1st appearance — Black Raazer

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