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Issue Details

Issue	#17
Published	December 1984
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	0.60 USD; 0.75 CAD (see notes)
Pages	36
Editing	Linda Grant (Assistant Editor); Denny O'Neil (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
Notes	There is a cover price variant that only has the US price (60c).

Cover Details

Characters	Wolverine; Vindicator; Storm; Banshee; Colossus
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Byrne (signed)
Inks	John Byrne (signed)
Notes	Cover is a Tribute to Dave Cockrum's X-Men #109.

22 page Alpha Flight story "Dreams Die Hard..."

Characters	Alpha Flight [Weapon Alpha (flashback) [James MacDonald Hudson, also as Vindicator and Guardian]; Aurora; Sasquatch; Heather McNeil Hudson (joins)]; Moira MacTaggert; X-Men [Wolverine; Storm; Colossus; Banshee (all but Wolverine in flashback only)]; Gary Cody; Major Chasen; Minister; Krakoa (Cameo flashback); Magneto (Cameo flashback); Sentinels (Cameo flashback)
Synopsis	After reflecting with Wolvie 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.
Genre	superhero
Script	John Byrne; Chris Claremont (reprint pages)
Pencils	John Byrne
Inks	John Byrne; Terry Austin (reprint pages)
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Joe Rosen
Reprinted	from X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #109 [8 pp.]

1 page letters page "Alpha Waves"

Letters	Typeset
Notes	Letters of comment from readers Reed Cockrell, Amy Sacks, Robert B. Clark, Kevin Frazer, Angelia Pitman and Evelyn Arroyo.