So; are we counting Wolverine:Origin Of An X-Man (FCBD) as canon then?
Does this clash with any of the Byrne origin of Madison?
So; are we counting Wolverine:Origin Of An X-Man (FCBD) as canon then?
Does this clash with any of the Byrne origin of Madison?
I am, but it's never occurred to me not to.Originally Posted by Phil
Do we have any particular reason?
Byrne never gave much of an origin for him to clash with. (Or first name, for that matter.) Just that he'd been digging ditches for a living and everybody thought he was dead - and that happened after he joined the 'Flight. (Also, I think Byrne implied he'd been a soldier, which Mantlo later spoke about definitively.)
This is, AFAIK, the first attempt to address it.
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No clash with the Byrne origin, no. The clash is Mantlo's with Byrne. I mentioned this on my site, where I posted about this issue:
There is also a minor clash with the Alpha Flight Special - at the end of the FCBD, the military brass makes a decision about funding:Not much had been known about his recruitment until now, except for the known continuity errors on Mantlo’s part in Alpha Flight #46, when Jeffries mentions to Kara, “Bochssie an’ I go ‘way ‘way back, before we was Betans, even”, contradicting what we know of their first meeting in Alpha Flight #16 and the fact that Jeffries was never in Beta Flight.
But nothing in conflict with Byrne. I'd consider it canon.Interestingly, Wolverine's success in this mission results in "the brass" authorizing the first round of funding for Alpha Flight, a name which is misplaced by Mac's enthusiasm, as the first team formed was just "The Flight", and the teams divided into lettered tiers later on.
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rplass
The recent issue of Wolverine, Punisher & Ghost Rider: Official Index to the Marvel Universe #8 confirms it is canon and it is placed earlier than indicated in this post, except for the last pages which are nearer to Hulk #180 of course.
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