Astro City: Local Heroes #1

(April 2003)

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Astro City / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Kurt Busiek

Pencils

Brent Anderson

Inks

Brent Anderson

Colors

Alex Sinclair

Letters

John Roshell; Comicraft

Genre

superhero

Characters

Honor Guard: Beautie (flashback); The Black Rapier (flashback); MPH [Michael Hendrie] (flashback); N-Forcer (flashback)
Cleopatra [Sarah Brandeis]; Confessor [Jeremiah Parrish] (flashback); Crackerjack [Eugene Wallace]; Demolitia; Pete Donacek; Jack-in-the-Box; Quarrel [Jessica Darlene Taggart]; Ragged Tom (flashback); Samaritan [Asa Martin]; Slamburger; Tentacus; Sweet Adelines; Destructoids (flashback)

Synopsis

Doorman Pete Donacek guides out-of-town visitors as they try to navigate the superpower-rich environment of Astro City. Flashbacks reveal to us that although without powers, he too is a hero, having at risk of his life saved a little girl during the Destructoid attack.

Reprints

• in Astro City: Local Heroes (DC, 2004 series) (2004 [February 2005])
• in Astro City: Local Heroes (DC, 2005 series) #5 ([December] 2005)
• in Astro City Metrobook (Image, 2022 series) #2 (August 2022)

Keywords

Hotel

Indexer Notes

The story makes several oblique references to several other comics or creators. These include: Classics Illustrated; Joe Maneely; Lev Gleason; M. C. Gaines; Joe Shuster; Dick Sprang (and giant advertising props).