Welcome back to Flashback Fridays, an occasional column where we take a step back in time to Alpha's former selves and celebrate a panel or page from past Alpha-lore!
This edition we flash-back to 1998 where Volume 2 of Alpha Flight was in full swing with #10, however we got a double dose of Alpha Flight in this month to mark the team's 20th Anniversary with the fitting flash-back that was X-Men/Alpha Flight #1 by Ben Raab & John Cassaday!
Set after Alpha Flight (Volume 1) #6, the first issue focused primarily on the X-Men but we got to see a fair bit of Mac (in his Vindicator days) which resulted in this final page, a fitting tribute to Byrne's work (and throwback to the call in Volume 1 Issue 1), presented here in all it's Alpha-glory:
The issue sold 65,291 copies, beating comic mainstays such as The Incredible Hulk, Batman and Action Comics - a feat we haven't seen lately.
For those who haven't read the 2 issue series in question it was collected in June 2011 as part of the Marvel Premier Classics line.
If you did read the issue at the time, or have done since, what were your thoughts? Let us know below!
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