Comics:Alpha Flight Vol 1 18

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January, 1985

"How Long Will a Man Lie in the Earth `Ere He Rot?"
Writers John Byrne Pencilers John Byrne Inkers Bob Wiacek

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Synopsis for "How Long Will a Man Lie in the Earth `Ere He Rot?"

After being reunited with his estranged daughter, Shaman examines the skull she found. While they discuss their current situation, a young woman called Emily Stang tries to convince her great-grandfather not to end his life and to build up a relationship with her. Despite the old mans best efforts, he eventually agrees. Emily proceeds to make scrambled eggs, which quickly increase in mass and take over the kitchen. Elizabeth tells Shaman that she is going to accompany him to the Stang’s house after the police are informed of the situation, despite his wishes. Upon arriving at the Stang household, Shaman quickly battles the killer scrambled eggs, before severing the ectoplasmic boundaries. However they realize this is a diversion, and upon finding Lucas Stang, Shaman learns he has a deadly secret. Suddenly, Emily is possessed by Ranaq, one of the Great Beasts, and with Shaman momentarily incapacitated, Emily attacks Elizabeth – until using latent powers, Elizabeth manages to fight back, and with Shamans’ help, Ranaq is purged from the young woman. The Stangs are returned to normal and all seems to be over, however as Shaman informs Elizabeth, the “adventure” is not over as they have to go into the past to find out why Ranaq was here in the first place. Heather Hudson decides that as leader of Alpha Flight she is going to have to get the team a more stable footing, and that they need a headquarters. She starts to call up everyone to see who is still interested in being part of the team and when she calls Northstar, she gets rudely hung-up on. Trying to call Shaman, she learns from his receptionist that he had not been at his office for two days after leaving with a stroppy young woman. Meanwhile, Snowbird meets with Doug Thompson, and she admits that she loves him, but she cannot be with him, and she shows him her True Fires!

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