Alpha Flight Classic #3
"Gold and Love Affairs!" marks a pivotal moment in the Alpha Flight Classic series, with John Byrne both writing and illustrating this action-packed installment. When Omega Flight ambushes most of Alpha Flight at the Edmonton Mall, Shaman, Aurora, and Box spring into action to save their teammates—while Snowbird leaves Doug behind to aid her friends. As the team discovers Guardian’s true identity as an evil robot, a desperate struggle unfolds when he seizes Shaman’s medicine pouch, triggering a surge of wild magic that threatens to unravel reality. The cover, by John Byrne, captures the chaos in bold, dynamic lines.
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Most of Alpha Flight captured by Omega Flight at the Edmonton Mall, Shaman, Aurora & Box ride in to the rescue. Snowbird also leaves Doug to help her friends. The remainder of Alpha Flight learns too late that Guardian is really an evil robot as the villain snatches Shaman's medicine pouch & roots around inside for Smart Alec. Things get worse when Guardian turns the medicine pouch inside out which unleashes magical forces which threaten to destroy the world. Talisman is able to use her abilities to contain the madness but Shaman fails to rescue her & she is pulled into the pouch.
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