Alpha Flight (1983) #19

Marvel 1983–1994 series Cover date Feb 1985

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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 #19 (1983) is issue #19 of Marvel's Alpha Flight (1983–1994), with a cover date of February 1985. Written by John Byrne and drawn by John Byrne. It has the first appearance of Talisman.

Creators

Writer: John Byrne
Penciller: John Byrne
Inkers: John Byrne, Keith Williams
Colorist: Andy Yanchus
Letterer: Rick Parker
Cover artist: John Byrne

Characters

First appearance Talisman (Elizabeth Twoyoungmen)

The story

“Turn Again, Turn Again, Time in Thy Flight...”

Recognized as the promised one by Snowbird, Elizabeth is compelled to reach into her father's medicine bag and removes a coronet which transforms her into Talisman when she places it on her head. Alpha Flight then travels 100 years into the past to confront the great beast Ranaq.

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