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Issue: Alpha Flight 24
Date: Jul-85
Story: Final Conflict (37 pages)
Feature Characters: Snowbird, Judd, Heather, Jeanne-Marie, Jean-Paul, Walter,
Elizabeth, Michael, Roger Bochs (Box)
Regular Characters: Sgt. Douglas Thompson
Guest Stars:
Villains: The Great Beasts: Somon the artificer, Tundra of the land, Kariooq
the corrupter, Tolamaq the fire beast (the rest of the 7 were already destroyed
by Alpha Flight: Kolomaq of the snow in
iss. 6, Ranaq the devourer in
iss. 18,
and Tanaraq the Sasquatch in
iss. 23).
Other Characters:
Synopsis: Michael opens a portal so Alpha Flight can enter the realm of the
beasts. They were from another universe, and were trapped there by the Indian
gods.
       Heather remains with Walter's body, crystallized for preservation. Bochs
arrives and notices Walter is crumbling.
       Somon summons the beasts to attack Alpha Flight, but when Snowbird attacks
him, he loses control, and the beasts fight each other. Michael pulls her off
before she kills Somon and forces him to help them find Walter. They need to have
one who loves him (Aurora), one who hates him (Northstar) and one who wields
great power (Elizabeth) to retrieve him from the Well of Ultimate Sadness. But
Somon betrays them and kills all three in the well, so Snowbird kills Somon.
       Walter's soul, in the sphere above the well, rekindles the three slain, and
Michael transports all back to earth, only to find that Walter's body has
disintegrated. So, Bochs removes himself from Box, so the robot can house
Walter's spirit. Snowbird leaves, her purpose on earth done. She secretly goes to
Yellowknife to be with Thompson.
      
NOTE:NOTE: a pin-up of Shaman follows.