Tundra!

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Alpha Flight [Vindicator [James MacDonald Hudson]; Shaman; Snowbird; Aurora; Northstar; Puck (introduction); Marrina (introduction); Sasquatch]; Heather Hudson; Tundra (introduction); Wolverine (flashback); Nightcrawler (flashback); Beta Flight [Box [Roger Bochs]; flashback] (cameo); Gamma Flight [Madison Jeffries; Smart Alec; Diamond Lil; Wildchild] (cameo); Prime Minister Trudeau (flashback); Gary Cody; Sister Anne; Dan Smallwood; Francois; Georges

"Tundra!" Canada's elite government superhero team is reunited to fight an ancient demigod that draws its power from the land itself.

Shadows of the Past

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Alpha Flight [Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson; also as Vindicator]; Shaman; Snowbird; Aurora; Northstar; Puck; Marrina (Partial Origin); Sasquatch]; Chief Inspector Hamilton; Thompson; Cody; Angus (flashback); Tom Smallwood (flashback); Glad Smallwood (flashback); Dan Smallwood (flashback); Master of the World (Cameo)

"Shadows of the Past" Vindicator decides to rename himself Guardian. During a training session, Marrina goes feral and eviscerates Puck.

In The Beginning...

John Byrne

John Byrne

Distraught with his technology being sold to the US Army, James decides to use the suit and take back the helmet, which was developed before joining Am-Can.

Yesterday Man

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Alpha Flight [Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson]; Shaman; Snowbird; Aurora; Northstar; Marrina (partial origin); Sasquatch]; Master of the World (origin); Namor the Sub-Mariner (cameo); Invisible Girl

"Yesterday Man" The Master of the World has captured Marrina and Alpha Flight invades his fortress to mount a rescue, without much success, since the Master's base seems alive. Master relates Marrina his origin. Invisible Woman and Namor join the party.

Purpose

John Byrne

John Byrne

James, encouraged by Heather, takes his discovery to the Canadian government where he is asked to help create Department H.

Resolutions!

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Alpha Flight [Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson]; Shaman; Snowbird; Aurora; Northstar; Marrina (partial origin); Sasquatch]; Invisible Girl; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Master of the World; Gladys Smallwood (flashback); Dan Smallwood

"Resolutions!" The Master of the World explains Marrina's alien origins to her. Alpha Flight rescues her and destroys the Master's base. Marrina meets Namor and decides to live with the Atlanteans for a while.

What Fools These Mortals Be...

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Shaman [Michael Towyoungmen]; Puck; Nurse Margaret Cambridge; Doctor Craigborne; Sergeant McNamara

"What Fools These Mortals Be..." Puck is recovering in the hospital from his injury delivered by Marrina when he finds himself involved in a mystery.

Deathwatch

John Byrne

John Byrne

Talented doctor Michael Twoyoungmen turns away from the ways of his people, despite the requests from his shaman grandfather. Then he learns that his wife is dying. He devotes all his time to finding a cure, to no avail.

Snowblind

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Alpha Flight [Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson]; Snowbird]; VILLAIN: Kolomaq

"Snowblind" Snowbird battles the great beast Kolomaq in a snowstorm.

The Old Ways

John Byrne

John Byrne

The Importance of Being Deadly

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Alpha Flight [Aurora; Northstar]; Dr. Bosson; Raymonde Belmonde (Death); Danielle Belmonde; Deadly Ernest [Ernest St. Ives] (Introduction); Alex Thorne; Delphine Courtney (Introduction)

"The Importance of Being Deadly" Northstar takes Aurora to a psychologist to see what can be done about her having two separate personas. He then takes her to see a good friend of his, Raymonde Belmonde, a restaurant owner. (It is hinted at that Belmonde is more than a friend to Northstar.) There they find out that the restaurant is being blackmailed by local crime lord Deadly Ernest. When Ernest's thugs barge in, Ernest kills Belmonde with a touch and kidnaps Aurora. Northstar does not dare reveal his powers before Belmonde's daughter Danielle, but swears revenge. Meanwhile, Delphine Courtney invites Alec Thorne to join her and her employer in a new project.

Let A Child Be Born

John Byrne

John Byrne

At an archeological dig in the Arctic Circle, an ancient headband is discovered. At night, it beckons to its finder and puts him in contact with two gods, who ask him to give up his "seed of humanity". Accepting, the man finds himself returned to earth fifteen years later. A year later, Shaman feels himself summoned to the site, where the goddess Nelvanna reveals herself to him, pregnant. Shaman performs the role of midwife to the goddess and a young infant is entrusted to his care.

Cold Hands Cold Heart

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne

Alpha Flight [Aurora; Northstar]; Raymonde Belmonde (flashback); Nemesis [Danielle Belmonde] (Introduction); Deadly Ernest (Origin, Death)

"Cold Hands Cold Heart" Northstar tracks down Aurora and Deadly Ernest but is beaten to the punch in taking him down by the mysterious Nemesis.

Genesis

John Byrne

John Byrne

Shaman is contacted by James and Heather. They want him and Snowbird to come work for Department H.

Things Aren't Always What They Seem

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski]; Kortgaard (Death); Colonel McMurdo (Death); Megan Masterson (Death); Greene (Death); Doctor Duncan (Death); Super-Skrull [also as The Thing]

"Things Aren't Always What They Seem" In an isolated research station, Dr. Langkowski is invited to study an odd cosmic radioactivity phenomenon. When the scientist locks in, the Fantastic Four's the Thing is "beamed in", forcing Langkowski to reveal his secret identity to the others. Then the other scientists are killed off and the strange visitor turns out to be someone else altogether.

A Stranger In My Mirror

John Byrne

John Byrne

The young Jeanne-Marie Beaubier grows up in an orphanage and develops her powers and her dual personality. When she runs across some thugs, she deals with them easily, much to the amusement of the passing Wolverine, who suggests she contact James MacDonald Hudson.

Blood Battle!

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne

Alpha Flight [Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson]; Aurora; Sasquatch]; Steve Rogers [Captain America]; Bernie Rosenthal; Super Skrull; Colonel McMurdo (flashback); Megan Masterson (flashback); Doctor Duncan (flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (flashback); Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers] (flashback); Galactus (flashback)

"Blood Battle!" After nearly defeating him in hand-to-hand combat, Sasquatch manages to use his brains to defeat the Super Skrull. Meanwhile, Guardian has relocated to New York City.

Family Ties

John Byrne

John Byrne

Northstar and Aurora meet for the first time at Department H.

Set-Up

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne

Alpha Flight [Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson]; Heather Hudson]; Mr. LaPierre; Delphine Courtney; Jerome Jaxon (Introduction); Omega Flight [Box [Roger Bochs]; Diamond Lil; Flashback; Smart Alec; Wildchild] (Introduction)

"Set-Up" After moving to New York City and a new job, James finds out it was all a trap set out by his old enemy, Jerome Jaxon. Jaxon, through Delphine Courtney, has been recruiting mutants. They now form Omega Flight.

Unleash the Beast!

John Byrne

John Byrne

While performing gamma radiation experiments, Langkowski is turned into Sasquatch for the first time. Hudson wastes no time to recruit him for Department H.

...And One Shall Surely Die

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Alpha Flight [Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson] (Death); Shaman; Snowbird; Aurora; Northstar; Puck; Marrina; Sasquatch]; Heather Hudson; Delphine Courtney; Jerome Jaxon [also as Box] (Origin); Omega Flight [Diamond Lil; Smart Alec; Flashback; Wildchild]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Roxxon Oil (flashback); August D'Angelo (flashback); Box [Roger Bochs]

"...And One Shall Surely Die" Alpha Flight joins Guardian in battling Omega Flight. Mac's suit is damaged during the conflict and, with only seconds left to disable it, Heather accidentally distracts him and the Guardian suit blows up, reducing Mac to ashes.

Nightmare!

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Alpha Flight [Shaman; Snowbird; Aurora; Northstar; Puck; Sasquatch]; Wolverine (Dream); Heather Hudson; Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson] (flashback); Delphine Courtney (flashback); Jerome Jaxon (flashback); Omega Flight [Box [Roger Bochs]; Smart Alec [Alec Thorne]; Flashback; Diamond Lil; Wild Child] (flashback); Gary Cody

"Nightmare!" Heather has nightmares about Mac's death. The team tries to figure out how to move on with their leader dead.

Biology Class

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Alpha Flight [Shaman; Snowbird; Aurora; Puck; Marrina]; Heather McNeil Hudson; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Elizabeth Twoyoungmen; Ramin

"Biology Class" The members of Alpha Flight break up and do their own thing with no leader to guide them. Heather tries to rescue a woman who has fallen into Lake Ontario but is attacked by a tentacle. Puck meets up with Marrina and and informs her that he thinks the attacker was one of her alien race.

Blind Date

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Douglas Thompson; Alpha Flight [Shaman [Michael Twoyoungmen]; Snowbird [Anne McKenzie]; Puck; Marrina; Aurora]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Elizabeth Twoyoungmen; Paul; Master of the World

"Blind Date" Shaman has a rocky reunion with his daughter. Marrina swims into Lake Ontario to find the monster who attacked Heather. When she returns, she is crazy and violent and tries to kill Puck and Namor. When she brings down the Sub-Mariner, the Master of the World makes his appearance.

...And Foresaking All Others...

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne

Alpha Flight [Puck; Marrina (Origin)]; Heather McNeil Hudson; Wolverine [Logan]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Madison Jeffries (1st full); Roger Bochs; Master of the World; Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson] (Cameo flashback); Aurora (Cameo flashback); Northstar (Cameo flashback); Sasquatch (Cameo flashback); Snowbird (Cameo flashback); Gladys Smallwood (Flashback); Tom Smallwood (Flashback)

"...And Foresaking All Others..." Roger Bochs meets up with Madison Jeffries in hopes of recreating the Box armor. Wolvie visits Heather in the hospital. The Master of the World has captured Puck and Namor and explains Marrina's origins as he tries to have her mate with one of her alien people. The heroes escape and take the Master down but, disgusted by her own monstrous heritage, Marrina leaves.

Dreams Die Hard...

John Byrne; Chris Claremont (reprint pages)

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

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)

"Dreams Die Hard..." 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.

How Long Will A Man Lie In The Earth 'Ere He Rot?

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Alpha Flight [Heather Hudson; Puck; Northstar; Shaman; Snowbird [Narya, Anne McKenzie]]; Douglas Thompson; Elizabeth Twoyoungmen; Lucas Stang; Ranaq [Emily Stang]

"How Long Will A Man Lie In The Earth 'Ere He Rot?" Heather begins to try and get Alpha Flight back together. Shaman and Elizabeth face off against the great beast Ranaq and Shaman is impressed by his daughter's innate magical abilities that have come to the surface during the battle.

Turn Again, Turn Again, Time In Thy Flight...

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Alpha Flight [Heather McNeil Hudson; Puck; Shaman; Snowbird; Talisman [Elizabeth Twoyoungmen] (Introduction, Joins); Ranaq; Zebediah Chase; Lucas Stang

"Turn Again, Turn Again, Time In Thy Flight..." Recognized as the promised one by Snowbird, Elizabeth is compelled to reach into her father's medicine bag and removes a coronet which transforms her into Talisman when she places it on her head. Alpha Flight then travels 100 years into the past to confront the great beast Ranaq.

Gold And Love Affairs!

John Byrne

John Byrne

John Byrne (signed)

Alpha Flight [Heather Hudson; Puck; Shaman; Snowbird; Aurora; Sasquatch; Talisman]; Calvelli; Gilded Lily

"Gold And Love Affairs!" Elizabeth tries to take off her mystic coronet and discovers she is fated to be Talisman forever as she cannot remove it. Aurora and Walter head to one of his old haunts to discover if it will be a good home base for Alpha Flight only to find it is already inhabited by the mysterious Gilded Lily whose touch turns men to gold.