ROSTER INFORMATION
RISE OF THE ALPHA FLIGHT
FROM SPACE TO CANADA TO HELL (AND BACK)
First Appearance: Avengers (6th series) #0
Membership:
- Captain Marvel VI, Aurora, Sasquatch, Puck
- Cadets: Dante Cruz, Glory, A'di, Itz
- AFSS Personnel: Lt Cmdr Abigail Brand, Lt Wendy Kawasaki, Dr Tempest Bell, Terry Friffton, Ensign Jane Garcia, unnamed Cat Doctor
- AFSS Board of Governors: Black Panther, Henry Peter Gyrich, “Philippe Beaulieu,” Mentor II, Captain Bar-Konn and others
- Allies: Guardian, Snowbird, Shaman, Talisman II, Blue Marvel, Ms America, Spectrum, Hopper, Bean, Jackie McGee, Chewie
ROSTER INFORMATION
Captain Marvel VI (Commander Carol Danvers)
First Appearance: Marvel Super-Heroes (1st series) #13
Powers: Superhuman strength, speed, agility, endurance, reflexes, durability, healing powers, harness anti-gravitons for flight, photonic blasts that can be tailored for light, heat, or explosive release, energy absorption abilities that can augment her existing power levels, able to summon her costume at will
Notes: While serving as the commander of the Alpha Flight Space Station, Carol also maintained membership with the Avengers.
Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier)
First Appearance: X-Men (1st series) #120
Powers: Harness random atomic motion in her body to create uni-directional thrust, allowing her to fly at supersonic speeds, increased durability, reflexes, and perceptional acuity to utilize her speed effectively, occasionally capable of generating blinding light alone or with her brother
Notes: Aurora's skills aboard the AFSS included a good understanding of linguistics. Aurora departed the AFSS, presumably due to the mistrust of Carol Danvers during the superhuman civil war, and transferred to NASA, although she would assist the AFSS crew on occasion.
Sasquatch (Dr. Walter Langkowski)
First Appearance: X-Men (1st series) #120
Powers: Gamma mutate able to assume the form of Tanaraq, the Great Beast, gaining superhuman strength, agility, stamina, resistance to physical injury, animalistic senses, and razor sharp claws
Notes: Despite Walter being a brilliant scientist, he never appeared in his human form during his time aboard the AFSS until he was killed on Earth. Upon his resurrection, Walter had his Sasquatch abilities drained from him and was appointed by Captain Marvel to a Gamma Flight division of the AFSS, tasked with locating the Hulk.
Puck (Eugene Milton Judd)
First Appearance: Alpha Flight (1st series) #1
Powers: Genetic mass compression gives him incredible molecular density and superhuman strength, endurance, and durability
Lt. Cmdr Abigail Brand
First Appearance: Astonishing X-Men (3rd series) #3
Powers: Mutant - alien hybrid with thermal powers, able to generate intense heat from her hands hot enough to melt metal
Notes: Brand served as Captain Marvel's second-in-command aboard the AFSS, which often put the two women at odds with each other. This was particularly because Alpha Flight had risen to replace SWORD, the previous space agency Brand had run.
Lt. Gwendolyn “Wendy” Kawasaki
First Appearance: Captain Marvel (7th series) #9
Powers: None, human
Notes: Wendy's role aboard the AFSS was as a science officer
Dr. Tempest Bell
First Appearance: Avengers (6th series) #0
Powers: None, human
Notes: Speciality is astrobiology. Wore a unique yellow AFSS uniform
Ensign Jane Garcia
First Appearance: Captain Marvel (9th series) #1
Powers: None, human
Notes: At some point, Garcia was replaced by a shapeshifting member of the alien race known as Eridani called Lira, but the real Garcia later returned
unnamed Cat Doctor
First Appearance: Captain Marvel (9th series) #3
Powers: None, cat
Notes: The unique cat doctor is unfortunately never named during their appearances
Dante Cruz
First Appearance: Mighty Captain Marvel #5
Powers: None, human
Notes: Technically, Dante's first appearance was in the prose novel “Black Widow: Forever Red.” Dante is a skilled swordsman
Glory
First appearance: Mighty Captain Marvel #5
Powers: None, human
Notes: Glory uses a pair of bionic legs
A'di
First Appearance: Mighty Captain Marvel #5
Powers: None, human
Notes: A'di is the niece of the Black Panther. A'di is accompanied by a drone called Itz
Terry Friffton
First Appearance: Rocket Raccoon and Groot #10
Powers: None, human
Notes: Terry is a failed fashion designer. Terry is not terribly suited for his role as a receptionist