• Summary - Alpha Flight v.1 #49

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    Issue: Alpha Flight 49
    Date: Aug-87
    Story: Flesh of My Flesh! (22 pages)

    Feature Characters: Jean-Paul, Jeanne-Marie, Heather, Madison Jeffries, Kara, Judd, Walter/Wanda, Dr. Whitman/William Knapp (Manikin: Highbrow/Hybrow, Prime Unit, Apeman, and Proto)

    Regular Characters:

    Guest Stars:

    Villains: Dr. Lionel Jeffries and Roger Bochs (Omega)

    Other Characters:

    Synopsis: Knapp splits into four beings, each at a different stage of evolution. Highbrow explains, while Apeman moves Madison close enough for him to phase into Box. Proto just gurgles.
    Madison and the Knapps attack Omega, who has captured most of Alpha Flight. Roger changes his mind about being a villain, and fights Omega from within, only to be lobotomized. Madison blasts him, and Kara takes control of his mind, forcing him to restore Madison's body, who decides the only way to make sure Omega never causes trouble again is to kill him.
    Northstar collapses, ill and dying. Aurora sits alone in the dark, singing to herself, in the room where Lionel's creatures have broken out of their jars (see last iss.).