Comics:Alpha Flight Vol 1 38

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Alpha Flight Vol 1 #38

September, 1986

Editor-in-Chief

James Shooter

Cover Artists

David Ross

"Pestilence!"
Writers Bill Mantlo Pencilers David Ross Inkers Gerry Talaoc Colourists Bob Sharen Letterers Jim Novak Editors Carl Potts

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Appearing in "Pestilence!"

Featured Characters:

• Alpha Flight
  • Marrina
  • Talisman
  • Shaman
  • Snowbird
  • Box (Roger Bochs)
  • Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier)
  • Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier)
  • Vindicator (Heather Hudson)
  • Puck (Eugene Judd)

Supporting Characters:

• Doug Thompson

Villains:

• Atlanteans
• Attuma
• Pestilence (F.R. Crozier)
• Kariooq
• Tundra
• Ranaq
• Tolamaq
• Kolomaq
• Somon

Other Characters:

• Namor
• Byrrah

Locations:

• Atlantis
• Beechy Island
• Mansion Alpha, Tamarind Island

Items:

• Talisman of Power
• Box Armor

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Pestilence!"

Vindicator manages to free herself from the swarm of flies that Pestilence has set upon her and attacks him, firstly so she can free a now powerless Talisman form his grasp, but secondly so she can aid the other Alphans, all struggling with their own forces of death and decay he set upon them. However when her best shot does not stop him, Heather runs out of ideas until Puck pulls Pestilence into the icy waters where some time ago he had fallen into. All of the Alphans are freed and restored to normal when Elizabeth is about to re-don the Talisman and hopefully make amends for her mistakes. However her father snatches it off her, believing it should be he who dons it. Snowbird then sees her baby, only for Pestilence to appear in its place. Snowbird transforms into her Sasquatch form, which Pestilence manages to take control over and also summon the other six Great Beasts, as they are agents of death and decay. Shaman has no choice now, as Alpha Flight battle the Great Beasts he dons the Talisman and banishes the Great Beasts, before commanding Snowbird to attack Pestilence. She does so, until Pestilence tricks her by transforming into her baby, stopping her for a moment, but he knows she could kill him and therefore he retreats hundreds of feet into the ice below him. Thompson swears that he will find his baby and Shaman sets spirit agents to find Pestilence, professing he do whatever is required to stop his evil. In Atlantis, Namor is convinced by Byrrah to go and get help, as he cannot stop al of Attuma’s barbarians on his own. Namor agrees to do so, but reveals that he is only going to save Marrina and no longer cares for Atlantis as the Atlanteans will not stand up to Attuma and help him. As Alpha Flight return to Tamarind Island, Byrrah arrives, with another “adventure” for them to go.

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Recommended Reading

• Avengers #272
• Alpha Flight #39

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