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Astro City
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Astro City
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cover /
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- Genre:superhero
Characters:
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in Astro City (Tilsner, 1999 series) #2 -
in Astro City (Norma Editorial, 2009 series) #1 -
in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City (DC, 1999 series) (1996 [May 1999]) - in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City (Image, 1996 series) (1996)
- in Astro City: Life in the Big City (DC, 2011 series) ([November] 2011)
- in Astro City: Life in the Big City (DC, 2011 series) ([November] 2011)
- in Astro City Metrobook (Image, 2022 series) #1 (March 2022)
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Reprints (7)
Issue Data
- Publisher's Brand:
Image
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Image Comics Inc.
- Printer: ?
Awards:
Safeguards
Safeguards
Astro City
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comic story /
24
pages
Astro City
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comic story /
24
pages
- Genre:superhero
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:Morning in Shadow Hill, below the looming bulk of Mount Kirby's eastern face--Shadow Hill, where night falls first in Astro City.
Characters:
First Family
- Synopsis:
- Each morning Marta commutes from Shadow Hill to downtown Astro City. But when a co-worker offers her a place in her apartment in town, Marta has to choose between her traditional life at home and life in the city.
- in Astro City (Norma Editorial, 2009 series) #1
- in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City (DC, 1999 series) (1996 [May 1999])
- in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City (Image, 1996 series) (1996)
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in Astro City (Semic S.A., 1997 series) (décembre 1997) - in Astro City: Life in the Big City (DC, 2011 series) ([November] 2011)
- in Astro City: Life in the Big City (DC, 2011 series) ([November] 2011)
- in Astro City Metrobook (Image, 2022 series) #1 (March 2022)
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Reprints (7)
Indexer Notes
Homages in this story include Mount Kirby, Grandenetti Ave., Kiefer St., Szenic's Market, Fass Gardens, Rensie Avenue, Derbyfield, Binderbeck Plaza, and the Grant, Miller, Conroy, McConnell & Ingersoll law firm. Honor Guard and Samaritan are mentioned in the story.
Greetings from Astro City
Greetings from Astro City
letters page /
4
pages
letters page /
4
pages
Indexer Notes
Letters with responses from Kurt Busiek, an illustration of The Silver Agent, and a preview of the next issue with a small reproduction of its cover.
Astro City Character Gallery
Astro City Character Gallery
Astro City
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illustration /
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Astro City
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illustration /
1
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Indexer Notes
Pencil design sketch
Table of Contents
Related Links
Issue was modified by, among others
- Del Gruber
- Ralf Haring
- Katy Hayhurst
- Pat Lang
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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