Marvel's Canadian Heroes - The Origins of Alpha Flight

History of the Marvel Universe No. 284
The Origin of Alpha Flight

Sources:
The Great Beasts
- Alpha Flight 024 (1985)
- Alpha Flight 038 (1986)
Puck
- Alpha Flight 032 (1986)
- Alpha Flight 038 (1986)
- Wolverine 035-037 (1991)
- Alpha Flight 122-123 (1993)
- Alpha Flight 004 (2004)
Captain Terror
- USA Comics 002 (1941)
Weapon Alpha / Vindicator / Guardian
- X-Men 109 (1978)
- Alpha Flight 001-003 (1983)
- Alpha Flight 033-034 (1986)
- Alpha Flight 047 (1987)
- Alpha Flight Minus 1 (1997)
- X-Men Unlimited 045 (2003)
The McNeil Family
- Alpha Flight 005 (1983)
- Alpha Flight 047 (1987)
- Alpha Flight 079 (1989)
- Alpha Flight Minus 1 (1997)
Weapon X / Wolverine
- Incredible Hulk 180-181 (1974)
- Giant-Size X-Men 001 (1975)
- X-Men 109 (1978)
- Marvel Comics Presents 072-084 (1991)
- Wolverine Minus 1 (1997)
- Wolverine Origins 028 (2008)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
- Free Comic Book Day: Wolverine (2009)
Sasquatch
- Alpha Flight 010-011 (1984)
- Alpha Flight 078 (1989)
- Alpha Flight 123 (1993)
- Immortal Hulk 004 (2018)
Shaman & Snowbird
- Alpha Flight 005-008 (1983-1984)
Saint Elmo, Smart Alec, Stitch, and Groundhog
- Alpha Flight Special 001 (1992)
Wild Child
- Alpha Flight 116-117 (1993)
- X-Factor 142 (1998)
Aurora and Northstar
- Alpha Flight 009-010 (1984)
- Marvel Fanfare 028 (1986)
- Alpha Flight 041 (1986)
- Alpha Flight 050 (1987)
- Marvel Comics Presents 092 (1991)
- Northstar 001-004 (1994)
Madison Jeffries
- Alpha Flight 030 (1986)
- Free Comic Book Day: Wolverine (2009)
Box
- Alpha Flight 011 (1984)
- Alpha Flight 016 (1984)
- Alpha Flight 046 (1987)
Marrina
- Alpha Flight 001-004 (1983)
Alpha Flight
- Uncanny X-Men 120-121 (1979)
- Uncanny X-Men 139-140 (1980)
- Machine Man 018 (1980)
Additional Artwork:
- Fantastic Four 003 (1962)
- Incredible Hulk 001 (1962)
- Incredible Hulk Annual 008 (1979)
- Saga of Crystar, Crystal Warrior 007 (1984)
- Alpha Flight 106 (1992)
- Wolverine 172 (2002)
- Alpha Flight 0.1 (2011)
- Invincible Iron Man 002 (2015)
- Alpha Flight: True North (2019)
- X-Factor 005 (2021)

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[mattmakescards]

Alpha Flight has had a place in my heart since the late 80s.

[Dunybrook]

Great video. This has got to be the most convoluted collection of origins ever. Can't even have two siblings with superpowers without making them jump through all those hoops just to be reunited.

[SpektakOne]

I always found it funny how geographically spread out the members of Alpha Flight were. It’s as if John Byrne opened up an atlas and said “hmm, what’s a prominent city in each part of Canada that I can say each member comes from?”

[jaysullivan]

80s comic collector here. Thank you to the great John Byrne for your beautiful talent & creative story lines.

[billygreen]

I made an educated wish, and now someone is covering Alpha Flight thank you

[dariandavis]

Another great video
Now I know so much more
About these underrated heroes
They deserve an animated series.
Thanks

[AshrafKhan-dlut]

This video was phenomenal! As a huge X-Men/Alpha Flight fan, seeing such a thorough deep dive that was not only super informative but also very respectful of the characters was so refreshing. Can’t wait to see a part 2 (or more) of this!

[DavidAmrod]

ALPHA FLIGHT! ALPHA FLIGHT! More please. Great Recap. It was so nice I listened to it twice!

[lawznwdsc]

Alpha Flight is such a cool and interesting team, i hope we see them in the MCU one day.

[FanboyimusPrime]

Yeah I'd love to see more on Alpha Flight.

[Shadowace]

I love Alpha Flight, they are a great time and I used to read the book back in the 80's. Great video!

[richards.monroe]

Great video on Alpha Flight!!! I got respect for Canada's superhero team alongside those around the world, including the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the X-Men, Excalibur (the heroes of the United Kingdom), the Defenders, the Young Avengers, the Midnight Sons, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the Guardians of the Galaxy (from both the Prime Marvel Universe, a.k.a., Earth-616, and the 31st century of Earth-691).

[HissoriRenda]

Merry I couldnt aleep and you couldnt have uploaded at a better time! Alpha Flight no less! Thank you kind sir!

[snoopy]

AF definitely deserve a part 2, these guys are my favourite superhero group

[deonsmith]

Would love to see more on Alpha Flight! Probably one of Marvel’s more underrated teams.

[DeadPool-XF]

Wolverine: You can send every mutant in Canada 🇨🇦 after me but i aint coming back.

[impureneighbour]

Although these are slow and involve too much information, they don't disappoint when it comes to surprises, like Shaman having a connection with Snowbird.

[phillipwalters]

Hello there Merry Marvelite and fellow Marvel fans. I just wanted to say that I am sorry for the tardiness of this comment. I have been a bit busy and just recently got the chance to check out the newest postings here on YouTube for the channel.
Anyways, I thought that this video dealing with Alpha Flight was absolutely incredible and I have to admit that I really enjoyed the information that came out of this video. The main reason why I enjoyed the information about Alpha Flight is because the team is one of those teams that don't get a lot of time to shine in the Marvel Universe, compared to some of teams. Which I think is a shame, due to the fact that there are a lot of cool characters that are a part of the team.
Anyways, thank you so much for this great and totally fantastic video. I do hope that you and everyone else in this community has a great day and a wonderful weekend. Can't wait to see the next exciting video. Until then, please stay safe, healthy and keep up the spectacular work that you do. Peace Out and Above All Excelsior.

[Gescelio]

Great vídeo. Lots of research, great script and amazing narrative. Well done work.

[ronin]

James Hudson’s story is actually pretty dope. Man I was so happy seeing Shaman and wild child. Wolverine is great to see as always