Alpha Flight Special Vol 2 1

Alpha Flight Special (Vol. 2) #1
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Art by: Pat Broderick
Release Date	April 28, 1992
Cover Date	June, 1992
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Tom DeFalco

1. "First Flight"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Scott Lobdell Simon Furman
Penciler(s)	Pat Broderick
Inker(s)	Bruce Patterson
Colorist(s)	Bob Sharen
Letterer(s)	Janice Chiang
Editor(s)	Rob Tokar

 If you want someone to wear that suit so badly, have the courage of your convictions - And wear it YOURSELF! 

—Sean Benard

Appearing in "First Flight"

Featured Characters:

• The Flight:
  • Groundhog (Sean Benard) (First appearance)
  • Saint Elmo (First appearance) (Death)
  • Smart Alec (Alec Thorne) ⏵ (First appearance chronologically)
  • Snowbird (Narya)
  • Stitch (Jodi) (First appearance)
  • Wolverine (Logan)

Supporting Characters:

• James MacDonald Hudson
• Dr. Walter Langkowski
• Dr. Michael Twoyoungmen

Antagonists:

• Emissaries of Evil
  • ⏴ Egghead ⏵
  • ⏴ Eel ⏵
  • ⏴ Porcupine ⏵
  • ⏴ Power Man ⏵
  • ⏴ Rhino ⏵
  • Solarr ⏵ (First appearance chronologically)
  • ⏴ Swordsman ⏵
• Arnold
• Deighton
• Frazer

Other Characters:

• Prime Minister of Canada
• Fantastic Four (Mentioned)
• In Illustrative Images:
  • Aurora (Jeanne-Marie)
  • Box (Roger Bochs)
  • Diamond Lil
  • Goblyn
  • Guardian (James Hudson)
  • Guardian (Heather McNeil)
  • Madison Jeffries
  • Manikin (Whitman Knapp)
  • Marrina
  • Northstar (Jean-Paul)
  • Pathway (Laura Dean)
  • Persuasion (Kara Killgrave)
  • Puck (Eugene Judd)
  • Saint Elmo
  • Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski)
  • Shaman (Michael Twoyoungmen)
  • Smart Alec (Alec Thorne)
  • Snowbird (Narya)
  • Stitch (Jodi)
  • Weapon Omega (Kyle Gibney)
  • Windshear (Colin Hume)
  • Witchfire (Ananym)
  • Wolverine (Logan)

Locations:

• Canada
  • British Columbia
    • Vancouver
      • Gastown
  • Ontario
    • Ottawa
      • Parliament Hill
    • Thunder Bay
      • Flight Ranch (First appearance)

Items:

• Groundhog Armor

Vehicles:

• Helicopter

Synopsis for "First Flight"

Detective Benard is cornered by corrupt cops and kills two. Logan arrives and fells the last one, then gets the Prime Minister to clear Benard and transfer him to Dept. H. Egghead comes to Canada and assembles a team of super-villains. Benard is given Hudson's first exoskeleton, and the team has its first training session. It doesn't go well, and Hudson tells Logan, "Second chances are what the Flight is all about." He wants to use Jodi, a girl with the ability to mentally manipulate metal, who is so afraid of her own mutant power that she has become a basket case. Egghead announces his intention to launch a nuclear missile at New York City unless the US turns over its armed forces to him. He knows it will never happen, but wants an excuse to bomb New York so his next threat will be taken seriously. The Flight attacks, and with some difficulty overcomes the villains. But Egghead has had time to start the detonation sequence. Elmo transmutes the missile into light and absorbs the energy, exploding himself into auroral light.

Michael pulls Snowbird from the team, Benard quits, and Mac decides to split the rest into senior and junior teams.

Solicit Synopsis

In this flashback special edition, Alpha Flight is a new organization in the Canadian government, and Wolverine leads the young team on their first mission against Egghead and the Emissaries of Evil. Any first mission is particularly dangers; for one member, this first excustion will be the last! This special reveals the beginnings of Alpha Flight, from the recruitment of members, to the evolution of today's team.

Trivia

This is the first time, chronologically, Wolverine is seen wearing his classic uniform.

See Also

• 15 image(s) from Alpha Flight Special Vol 2 1