• Summary - Alpha Flight v.1 #97

    The following issue summary was written by Robert Diehl as a part of Chronology.Net. This information is not to be reproduced without permission of the author.

    Issue: Alpha Flight 97
    Date: Jun-91
    Story: The Final Option Part 1: Decisions of Faith (23 pages)

    Feature Characters: Heather, Mac, Lil, Michael, Knapp (not seen since iss. 66), Madison Jeffries, Kara, Laura, Jean-Paul.

    Regular Characters: Kerry Patrick, Gen. Jeremy Clarke

    Guest Stars: Her (J'Ridia/Starduster)

    Villains: The Consortium including Trynx, Nova

    Other Characters: Quwrlln (aliens from Quwrll), Darby and Susan Dean

    Synopsis: The new HQ is ready, 85 floors in total. Knapp (not seen since iss. 66), Michael, and Jeffries are unable to biopsy Lil's lump. The Quwrlln mark the approach of Galactus's herald. Laura wakes from her coma (caused by Wild Child in iss. 87).
    Her is chased by the Consortium, because she helped a polluted, industrialized world return to agriculture and hurt their financial interests. She tries to get to Ben Grimm on earth, but mistakenly crash lands in Toronto instead. Alpha Flight investigates and is attacked by the Consortium. They try to limit damage to the city. Then the mother ship arrives.
    Comments 4 Comments
    1. DelBubs's Avatar
      DelBubs -
      Some clarification please. I would be right in saying that this story arc was also released at the same time as an 'Alpha Flight' limited series?
    1. Ben's Avatar
      Ben -
      same thing. The limited was just a reprint of that story arc.
    1. DelBubs's Avatar
      DelBubs -
      Could never figure why they would do that.
    1. Ben's Avatar
      Ben -
      Sales. Issue #1 sells better than #97. Makes for a possible jump on point for new readers in a story arc with lots of familiar characters.