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Cover: Duncan Rouleau

Alpha Flight #17

Dec 1998 · Marvel · 1.99 USD; 2.80 CAD
“Tokyo Takedown”

In "Tokyo Takedown," Sunfire returns to Department H seeking answers about his mysterious radiation poisoning, only to find the facility on edge. When Big Hero 6 calls for help after X the Unknowable attacks a Japanese amusement park, Sunfire departs to assist—prompting Alpha Flight to follow. Meanwhile, Northstar confronts Sasquatch and Shaman outside Department H, who caution him against entering, while Dr. Huxley, unsettled by the new director’s treatment, ventures into the basement toward his secret Weapon X project—just as it escapes. Written by Steve Seagle and Duncan Rouleau, with art by Rouleau and Gus Vazquez, and a cover by Duncan Rouleau, this 1998 issue blends personal stakes with escalating danger.

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writer Steve Seagle · writer, artist Duncan Rouleau · artist Gus Vazquez · inker Rob Hunter · inker Joe Rubinstein · colorist Lee Ann Denham · letterer Richard Starkings · letterer Comicraft · cover Duncan Rouleau

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writer, artist Duncan Rouleau
letterer Comicraft
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Sunfire returns to Department H for answers about his "radiation poisoning" and is not happy. Big Hero 6 calls for help when X the Unknowable attacks an amusement park in Japan. Sunfire leaves to help and Alpha follows. Meanwhile, Northstar meets Sasquatch and Shaman outside the Dapartment H headquarters looking for his sister, but they warn him about going inside. Dr Huxley, having been treated unkindly by the new director, heads to the basement and his super secret creation, the new Weapon X. Unfortunately, Weapon X has escaped.

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