Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.1 No.2

© Juke Box Productions Previous Issue: Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.1 No.1 Next Issue: Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.1 No.3 Story Title: "The Scoop" Cover Date: September 1995 Cover Price: $2.25 Credits: Kurt Busiek (Writer), Brent Anderson (Art), Alex Ross (Cover & Back Cover Character Sketch), Richard Starkings and Comicraft (Lettering and Design), Steve Buccellato and Electric Crayon (Coloring and Production), Ann Huntington Busiek (Managing Editor), Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson (Samaritan Figure Drawing), Art Nichols (Letter Column Background Art) Publisher: Image Comics Appearances: Elliot Mills*, The Silver Agent*, Karnus*, Shirak*, Ravagers*, Honor Guard (Cleopatra I*, Kitkat*, Leopardman*, Max O'Millions*, The N-Forcer, The Silver Agent, Starwoman*), The Bouncing Beatnik*, The Old Soldier* * denotes first appearance Mentions: Samaritan, The Living Nightmare, The Experimentals, The First Family, The All-American, The Lamplighter, The Frontiersman, The Astro-Naut, Commando K, The Legions of Midnight Narrative Voice: Elliot Mills - telling a tale of his past to a young reporter. Date of Story: Wrapper events happen on or about August 9th, 1995. The flashback portions center on a few dates over the late summer of 1959. Headlines: Japan Surrenders Trolley Delayed By Shark First Family To City: Good-Bye! Caped "Samaritan" Saves Challenger Rex & Natalie It's A Girl! Aliens Routed By Honor Guard Who Are The Experimentals Final Frontier Samaritan Checks Nightmare Rampage Astro-Naut Exposes Fifth Columnists Unmasked! Commando K Lost Near Pyongyang Collected Edition: Life in the Big City Events: This issue's Events & Annotations list.