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Alan Zelenetz, Alien Legion, Amazing Heroes, Carl Potts, Fantagraphics, Frank Cirocco, Terry Austin
Issue #44 of Fantagraphics’ fanzine Amazing Heroes showcases one of our all-time favorite series: Alien Legion. We scored it at our top-secret 50-cent rack, but you can easily find a copy for a couple bucks. Its highlights of the creative team, along with some tasty pencils by Frank Cirocco, earn it a place in your Alien Legion collection.
The creative backgrounds of Carl Potts (creator, plotter) and Alan Zelenetz (writer) make interesting reading. And, you get a good look into how the main characters of the series started out. Alien Legion deals with the evolution of the main characters: how they change in response to their missions and war. In retrospect, this article underscores just how much the characters develop throughout the series.
Collector’s Guide: from Amazing Heroes #44; Fantagraphics, 1984.
Mars Will Send No More 
Thank you for sharing this! Do you know if there are copies of this available somewhere?
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MyComicShop currently has a copy graded Fine they are selling for $1.80. Here’s the URL, so you don’t need to find it in my original post: https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?q=amazing+heroes+44&pubid=&PubRng=&AffID=645897P01
You might also hunt around at local comic stores or used book stores. I got mine for 50 cents at a local used book store that has a comic book section.
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fantastic! thank you. I have my original Alien Legion #1 that i’ve had for 34 years…and just found #2 and #3 2 weeks ago at Books a Million of all places…lucky find!
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EBay might be your best bet. I’ve found the complete volumes 1 and 2 on there and bought them twice (since I had to sell off my first set several years ago). You have a good chance of finding the complete set without breaking the bank, though you’ll probably need to get the graphic novel and post-volume-two mini-series separately. Alien Legion remains one of my all-time favorites.
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thanks for the advice, i’ll look into it
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