Alpha Flight Classic #3

In "Gold and Love Affairs!", Elizabeth grapples with the weight of her mystic coronet, realizing she may be bound to her role as Talisman forever. Meanwhile, Aurora and Walter explore one of Walter’s old haunts as a potential base for Alpha Flight—only to uncover the enigmatic Gilded Lily, whose presence turns any man she touches to gold.

In "Rub-Out," Jo finds herself haunted by a fleeting glimpse of her late husband Mac in a crowded street, sparking a fragile hope that pulls her into a deeper mystery. With her Jeanne-Marie persona in control, Aurora tracks down her brother Northstar, leading them to a once-familiar circus now ruled by a domineering "fat lady" and her enforcers. Meanwhile, Jeffries and Bochs push forward on a bold upgrade to the Box suit, hinting at a shift in the team’s approach.

In "Night of the Beast," Snowbird is haunted by ancient forces after failing to contain a monstrous entity, leading to a shocking confrontation with Sasquatch during a battle with Caliber. As the line between hero and beast blurs, Snowbird assumes the form of the Great Beast and turns on her teammate in a moment of terrifying revelation.

In "Final Conflict," Alpha Flight ventures into the realm of the Great Beasts to reclaim Walter Langkowski’s soul after it’s stolen, facing off against the tyrant Somon and his forces. Though they succeed in their mission, the journey ends in bittersweet sacrifice when Walter’s body is found to have disintegrated, leaving his spirit bound to the Box robot. As the team returns to Earth, unseen by them, Snowbird chooses to stay behind—her true fate quietly revealed in her decision to remain with Doug Thompson.

In "... And Graves Give Up Their Dead...", Alpha Flight is reeling from a shocking revelation when news breaks that their late leader, Guardian, is alive and fighting Caliber. As Talisman aids Guardian in battle, Mac recounts how he survived the explosion that killed him—discovered by aliens who fused him with his own suit, granting him a new, otherworldly form.

In "If at First You Don't Succeed...", Guardian returns to Alpha Flight, his resurrection met with cautious trust from his former teammates. When Omega Flight hijacks a mall, the team rushes in—only to be overwhelmed, leading to a shocking confrontation where Heather faces a twisted echo of her lost husband, revealed not as Mac, but as the sinister robot Delphine Courtney.

In "Betrayal," the fate of Alpha Flight hangs in the balance as Omega Flight ambushes them at the Edmonton Mall, forcing Shaman, Aurora, and Box to mount a desperate rescue. With Snowbird abandoning Doug to aid her teammates and the truth about Guardian’s deception unfolding too late, the team faces a crisis when the villain’s theft of Shaman’s medicine pouch unleashes a surge of unstable magic—threatening to unravel reality itself. Talisman struggles to contain the chaos, but even her powers may not be enough to save Shaman from the growing darkness.

In "Cross-Over," Omega Flight’s desperate escape takes an unexpected turn when they collide with Madison Jeffries in a mall parking lot—only to be effortlessly felled by him. Meanwhile, Talisman, rescued by the Beyonder from Shaman’s medicine pouch, storms off in fury at her father Elizabeth, magically vanishing from the scene. Back at the base, Roger Bochs attempts to transfer Walter’s consciousness into a new body, only to discover it’s already occupied—by the Hulk.

In "Cut Bait & Run!", Alpha Flight faces their greatest challenge yet when their attempt to replace Walter with a new host goes disastrously wrong, accidentally unleashing the Hulk on Canadian soil. Now, as the jade giant rampages through the wilderness, the team must confront their own flaws and fears to stop the destruction—before Canada's newest heroes are overwhelmed by the very force they helped summon.

In "Hook, Line, and Sinker," the Hulk, stranded in a liminal dimension, is suddenly pulled back into a fight for survival when a mysterious force seizes him. As Walter Langkowski’s spirit takes hold, the two must navigate a fragile alliance built on desperation and unexpected empathy—before one of them is lost for good.

In "Love Is the Answer!", the Beyonder, intrigued by the complexity of human desire, sets his sights on Dazzler—whom he calls the most powerful mutant on Earth—launching a bizarre courtship that blends grand gestures, emotional manipulation, and displays of cosmic power. As his efforts spiral from charm to control, he discovers that forcing affection leaves him empty, leading to a quiet, unexpected retreat from the experiment.