John Byrne - Alpha Flight Amazing Heroes #22 Cover (1983)

A fabulous (and historic) piece.  One could almost understand why the publisher/editor might want a more exciting action shot of the team for a first issue.  But as introductory shots go, this one is a pretty effective (not to mention impressive) group "photo."

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this is spectacular. that was such a great series when it came out this pin up  is some of John's work.

Awesome Byrne cover! Great presentation of the entire team. And for me, being used on an Amazing Heroes cover might be better than being on an AF cover. That magazine was so needed back in the day.

Congrats!

That is a beauty! Many congrats!

You know I love this! Huge congrats buddy!

That's a great one, congrats!

Magnificent cover! Huge congrats!

wow duke! love this one, i didnt start reading AH till 1984, but the shop had back issues, and i would read though those,and recall being excited for the team getting a comic series, beautiful piece buddy

Oh...that's KILLER! Congratulations Duke!

Bad @$$!

Canadian Byrne fans rejoice! Or steaming with bitter jealousy! Either/Or. "Amazing AF" Byrne AF! Congrats dude. 

That's one awesome looking cover. Major congrats!

First you posted a better Finch after I posted one and now you are posting a better Byrne after I posted one! Do you have an Ivan Reis piece to post soon :P

Big congrats!!!

Oh... wow! I'm jelly Dukie!

Woah!

Mic drop!!!! Fantastic!!!!

Team shots for ANY character group are hard to come by.  Being a Byrne cover makes this way more special!  Awesome add!!!

Holy shit this is amazing!

WOW, instant CAF win (I’m gonna go cry a lil’ bit), have loved this one for-evers, great team shot, great cover, deserves a SASQUATCH BIG CONGRATS!!

Wonderful body language and micro-interactions in a Group Pin-Up Shot Cover!

Congrats D,

Great team rendition. Oddly enough, Byrne didn't do a lot of full team group shots in early AF issues. Great get.

"Amazing!" Byrne killed it with this one...

Amazing Heroes was a wonderful news magazine that offered news about what projects creators would be working on next, and on top of that included some really good creator interviews. To have a John Byrne Alpha Flight cover from this magazine is truly quite a special honor for those of us who were around back then. Many congrats!

Duke says our love
Is like Alpha Flight
Open your eyes
It's like fire and ice
Well, Byrne's killing me
Your love's a kurd poutine
Why don't you just get me Fleed?

Duke's sure to fall in love
I'm too young
Too young to fall in love
I'm too young
Duke's struck to fall in love (Too young to fall in love)

Alpha Flight was such a cool concept and had visuals to rival any team out there. Great (and historical) piece!

Exceptional. I too love AH (both the magazine and the artist ^^) and AF (I mean, I loved X-Men like crazy but AF was my first experiencing Byrne in real publication time).

Interestingly enough, I find that Byrne's take on Aurora, Northstar, Snowbird and maybe Shaman is slightly different (cartoonier?) than they would look later in publication ?

Now this is not only (for me) a blast from the past but is also an amazing (no pun intended) piece of artwork from an amazing (yes, that again) artist. Many congrats on an outstanding and historical cover!

Classic!

Amazing cover of the iconic Canadian team  created by the creator himself! Congrats!

Iconic. 

Fantastic piece of Alpha Flight history!

Oooh that's a nice one Dan. 

Outstanding Byrne Alpha Flight example - congrats!!

That's the stuff!  What a great image from a memorable comics era.  Byrne's AF was terrific

Congratulations on a wonderful "feel-good" piece of vintage John Byrne magic!  

A John Byrne "Alpha Flight: First Class" cover?!?  Eeshk - nothing less than a  -triumphant- add here, Duke!!  Wow!  Yup - like many others, Amazing Heroes was my jam back in the day; for a kid in a small town (in the pre-internet era) AH couldn't be beat for the hot goss a rabid comics fan needed to get through the day.  I had a subscription, and each new issue was worth its weight in gold for the sweet, sweet exclusive info it contained.  And the Byrne-covered ones were easily four times as exciting, of course, because that meant his latest project was the focus...!  And remember: for the first year of his AF run, John focused on solo stories, making this a rare published "class photo" from that time...  This is PHENOMENAL, Duke - MEGA-congrats!!

Whoa, that's an EPIC get Dan! Wow, for an Alpha Flight Fan up north??!?! This might be the unltimate addition. Major congrats!!!

A very memorable cover for the series!

I love the old Amazing Heroes covers and this was one of my favorite ones! Congrats on this vintage classic!

What's the current cost price of "1 million beaver pelts and a Hudson's bay blanket"? You know someone with a warehouse full will ask. You surely also know this should really reside in a Canadian collection, which rules me out entirely as only they would have that many pelts and blankets. Wait a second...Are you Canadian? You buy artwork with pelts and blankets! You learn something new every day. I thought you were non specific. At least that is what the country tag on your section says, or words to that effect. I really should stop making dry comments on nice artwork but just cannot resist when I see something like your ridiculous for sale status.

Oh wow, missed the posting of this wonderful piece!  Congrats, Sir!

A classic cover - I remember it well, wondering who all of those characters were! It must be wonderful to have not just the team, not just a full roll call of characters, but a piece of comic book history too. Congrats!

Such a cool piece of comic history, nice find!   Truly fantastic set of characters for the start of an amazing series.   Love all the extra history bits you have with it.  Cheers!

Wowzers!  Not only is this another grail piece for your already crazy good collection, but also a historical one.  Nice to see this one stay in Canada.  And of course, the icing on the cake is one upping Malvin. ;) 

As we say in the Great White North, beauty eh?

Fantastic Alpha Flight piece featuring the whole team. Congrats on picking this up

This is truly outstanding, a perfect full-team Alpha Flight cover by the master! 

Congratulations on adding this bucket list Byrne to your collection! Seeing the published fanzine cover adds to the appreciation and context of the piece! 

It's hard to beat this PIECE! Many adjectives have been said.... HUGE CONGRATS

Wow, what an absolute heavyweight of a piece.

Owning a John Byrne Alpha Flight cover from this era is a massive achievement, but the Amazing Heroes #22 cover is on another level. It isn’t just a phenomenal piece of art; it’s a historic document marking the literal launch of the team's historic run in 1983.

 Nice to get the whole team on a cover.

Pretty much perfect. Congrats Dan!

How did I miss this beauty.  Love Alpha flight,  and can't get better than Byrnes rendition 

Some of the best art of the era came from the comics mags. Case in point. Congrats Duke!