(September 1996)
- Volume:
- 2
- Price:
- 2.50 USD; 3.60 CAD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Homage Comics
- Brand:
- Homage Comics
- ISBN:
- ?
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Jonathan Peterson (editor in chief); Amy Zimand (assistant editor); Jim Lee (publisher); Ann Huntington Busiek (managing editor)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched; Ongoing
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Family Album (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([March] 1999), #[nn] ([March] 1999), #[nn] ([March] 1999), #[nn] ([March] 1999), #[nn] ([March] 1999), #[nn] ([March] 1999), #[nn] ([March] 1999) - in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Family Album (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([June] 1999), #[nn] ([June] 1999)
-
[no title indexed]
Astro City / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Alex Ross (painted)
- Inks:
- Alex Ross (painted)
- Colors:
- Alex Ross (painted)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Winged Victory; N-Forcer; Cleopatra; First Family [Rex; Julius Furst; Augustus Furst; Natalie Furst; Nick Furst; Astra Furst]; Juice; Gentleman; Jack-in-the-Box [Zachary Johnson]; Beautie; Samaritan
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Kurt Busiek's Astro City 3D Special (DC, 1997 series) #1 (December 1997), #1 (December 1997) [cover minus text, 3-D effects added], #1 (December 1997)
- in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Family Album (DC, 1999 series) #nn
-
Welcome to Astro City
Astro City / comic story / 24 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Kurt Busiek
- Pencils:
- Brent E. Anderson
- Inks:
- Will Blyberg
- Colors:
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters:
- John Roshell [as John Gaushell]; Comicraft
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Samaritan; Thunderhead; Helia; Winged Victory; Marcy Doerr; Ben Pullam; Faithie Pullam; Meg Pullam; Samaritan; Iron Legion; Air Ace (statue); Looney Leo (on sign on restaurant); Silver Agent (statue); Thunderhead; N-Forcer; Cleopatra; Beautie; Winged Victory; Gentleman; Juice; First Family [Astra Furst; Rex; Augustus Furst; Julius Furst; Nick Furst; Natalie Furst] Jack-in-the-Box [Zachary Johnson]; Crackerjack; Quarrel; Hanged Man; Otter; Nightingale; Sunbird; Mrs. Damiani; Helia
- Synopsis:
- Ben Pullam wonders if he made the right decision moving his daughters to Astro City, especially when the elemental god Thundercloud declares war on humanity.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Kurt Busiek's Astro City 3D Special (DC, 1997 series) #1 (December 1997) [3-D effects added]
- in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Family Album (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([March] 1999)
- in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Family Album (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([June] 1999)
- in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Family Album (DC, 1999 series) #nn
-
Indexer Notes
Homages in this story include the Fox-Broome University. Ben Pullam's narration mentions the Silversmith and the Brahmin.
Editing
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Gregory Fischer
- Ralf Haring
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Jon Ingersoll
- Ralf Haring
- R. J. Roper
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