{"product_id":"alpha-flight-1983-2-9600","title":"Alpha Flight 1983 #2 Direct ed. - back issue - $5.00","description":"\u003cp\u003eVindicator decides to rename himself Guardian. During a training session, Marrina goes feral and eviscerates Puck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistraught with his technology being sold to the US Army, James decides to use the suit and take back the helmet, which was developed before joining Am-Can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn-sale date from Amazing Heroes #26, with newsstand on-sale date of 1983-06-14.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShadows of the Past - Vindicator changes his name to ?Guardian.? It?s the third alias of the character within five years, since his first appearance in X-Men #109, Feb. 1978, under the pseudonym ?Weapon Alpha.' James Hudson was back in X-Men #120, April 1979, under the new alias of ?Vindicator.? At the end of Alpha Flight #1, in Alpha Waves John Byrne?s editorial, the subject of the evolution of the character?s aliases is evoked and suggests the third and last change to come. To note that on page 5 - panel 2 of this episode, Shaman draws from words used in Byrne?s editorial published in Alpha Flight #1 to express his feeling about how inappropriate ?Vindicator? is from now on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn The Beginning... - Beginning a series of back-up stories on the origins of Alpha Flight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Marvel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175545716989,"sku":"CSAS2737I37759B9600","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0791\/9930\/5981\/files\/37759_c0c0d8da-2c7e-44a6-a374-6865749f2947.jpg?v=1785761452","url":"https:\/\/blackbirdcomics.com\/products\/alpha-flight-1983-2-9600","provider":"Blackbird Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}