Script:	Kurt Busiek
Pencils:	Brent Anderson
Inks:	Brent Anderson
Colors:	Steve Buccellato
Letters:	Richard Starkings Comicraft

• Genre:superhero

• First Line of Dialogue or Text:The zyxometer, still working in my office gives me the news: there's a securities heist in progress at the Astro City Stock Exchange.

First Family

• Astra Furst
• Augustus Furst
• Julius Furst
• Natalie Furst
• Nick Furst
• Rex

Honor Guard

• Beautie
• The Black Rapier
• Cleopatra [Sarah Brandeis]
• MPH [Michael Hendrie]
• N-Forcer
• Quarrel [Jessica Darlene Taggart]
• Samaritan [Asa Martin]

  (origin)

• Crackerjack [Eugene Wallace]
• Goldenboy
• Winged Victory [Lauren Freed]

Synopsis:

Samaritan and Winged Victory go on a date, but end up discussing business. Samaritan tells how he came to the present from the future to prevent the space shuttle disaster in 1986, but when he returned to his time, it had changed and he no longer existed there. Winged Victory grows frustrated with the differences between her and Samaritan, but they come to an understanding and seal it with a kiss before heading back to work.

Reprints (7)

• 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 (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)

Also listed under Color Art & Separations are several other people as "& Pals." Samaritan refers to a battle with Eterneon. Homages in this story include Judge Marston, Senator Haney, Goscinny's Fine Dining, Stallman Street, Arriola's Taco Cafe, and Sekowsky Street.

Script:	Kurt Busiek
Pencils:	Art Nichols (background art) John Romita (illo)
Inks:	Art Nichols (background art) John Romita (illo)
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

• Winged Victory [Lauren Freed]

Reprints (1)

• in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City (DC, 1999 series) (1996 [May 1999]) [Winged Victory illustration only]

Letters with responses from Kurt Busiek and an illustration of Winged Victory.

Pencils:	Alex Ross
Letters:	typeset

• Genre:superhero

• Winged Victory [Lauren Freed]

Reprints (3)

• in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City (DC, 1999 series) (1996 [May 1999])
• 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)

Pencil design sketch