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Alpha Flight#57
Cover: Jim Lee & Terry Austin

Alpha Flight #57

Apr 1988 · Marvel · 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.40 GBP
“Life”

Alpha Flight lands their Box spaceship on a dead planet so that Jeffries can add more mass to the ship in order to allow them to get home. Their arrival sparks a crystalline form of life to develop which tries to trap the ship but Purple Girl is able to get the new life form to let them go.

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writer Bill Mantlo · artist Jim Lee · inker Tony DeZuniga · colorist Bob Sharen · letterer Janice Chiang · cover Jim LeeTerry Austin

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Cast · 19 characters

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artist Jim Lee
colorist Bob Sharen
letterer Janice Chiang
cover pencils Jim Lee
cover inks Terry Austin

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Alpha Flight lands their Box spaceship on a dead planet so that Jeffries can add more mass to the ship in order to allow them to get home. Their arrival sparks a crystalline form of life to develop which tries to trap the ship but Purple Girl is able to get the new life form to let them go.

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