Alpha Flight (1983) #8

Marvel 1983–1994 series Cover date Mar 1984

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Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Alpha Flight #8 (1983) is issue #8 of Marvel's Alpha Flight (1983–1994), with a cover date of March 1984. Written by John Byrne and drawn by John Byrne. It has the first appearance of Isabel St. Ives and Nemesis.

Creators

Writer: John Byrne
Penciller: John Byrne
Inker: John Byrne
Colorist: Andy Yanchus
Letterer: Michael Higgins
Cover artist: John Byrne

Characters

First appearance Isabel St. Ives (Nemesis)
First appearance Nemesis (Isabel St. Ives)

Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, Marvel)
Jean-Paul Beaubier (Northstar)
Jeanne-Marie Beaubier (Aurora)
Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier)
Deadly Ernest (Ernest St. Ives) villain origin death
Ernest St. Ives (Deadly Ernest) villain origin death
Heather Hudson
James MacDonald Hudson (Guardian)
Michael Twoyoungmen (Shaman) origin
Narya (Snowbird) origin
Raymond St Jacques Belmonde
Shaman (Michael Twoyoungmen) origin
Snowbird (Narya) origin

The stories

“Cold Hands Cold Heart”

Northstar tracks down Aurora and Deadly Ernest but is beaten to the punch in taking him down by the mysterious Nemesis.

“Genesis”

Shaman is contacted by James and Heather. They want him and Snowbird to come work for Department H.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.