Alpha Flight 1983 #17 Direct ed. - back issue - $2.50

After reflecting with Wolverine on Mac's origins and his first encounter with the X-Men, Heather decides to lead Alpha Flight. Aurora alters her powers and changes her look.

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #53, with newsstand on-sale date of 1984-09-04.

• - Cover art is an homage to the cover of X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #109 (February 1978). The cover bears the signature: 'Byrne 1984 (after Cockrum 1977)', as John Byrne copied Cockrum?s cover. Note that there was a time lag between the drawing of the original Cockrum's cover as the corner box indicates '1977', and the publication of the comic, in February 1978.
• - Letters of comment from readers Reed Cockrell, Amy Sacks, Robert B. Clark, Kevin Frazer, Angelia Pitman and Evelyn Arroyo.