The Astro-Naut

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The Astro-Naut © Juke Box Productions AstroFacts Status: unknown Real Name: Roy Virgil Earliest Appearance: 1930s Origin: Astro City No.41 Base of Operations: Orbital Air Strip Range of Operations: Galactic Personal Data Occupation: Advanced Avionics Engineer, Pilot, Businessman, Genius Height: 6' 4" or so Weight: 190ish Eyes: brown Hair: wavy black InfoDump Headlines: 1943: Astro-Naut Captures Ersatz Ed Unknown: Astro-Naut Exposes Fifth Columnists Appearances (in Publication Order): Astro City No.41 First Mentioned: Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.1 #2 Event Timeline 1936     Flashback Virgil Air Systems Test Flies an Early Model Air Turbine Glider Over Romeyn Falls. 1936     Flashback Joseph Greenwald Meets Roy Vigil(Astro-Naut). 1942     Flashback Mayor Greenwald Takes An Unexpected Journey Into Near-Space. 1943     Headline Astro-naut Captures Ersatz Ed. The Astro-Naut "Are you talking about Flash Gordan stuff, Mr. Virgil? Rocket ships and space pilots, rocket jockeys?" The word you are looking for, friends, is "Astronaut." History Wearing pilot goggles, leather jacket, and a long red scarf, The Astro-Naut made no pretense for a secret identity. He was testing rocket ship engines in flights over the city. Everyone know him by his name, Roy Virgil. They also knew he was a bit eccentric, very wealthy, a visionary. His passion for traveling to space gave him the nickname, The Astro-Naut. That become his calling card. Speculations, Theories While the narrative has yet to be shown on panel, it's generally believed that he sacrificed himself to save Romeyn Falls from imminent destruction. The town then renamed itself in honor of his bravery. The rocket beacon on AstroBank Tower was reconfigured, becoming a warning signal, alerting heroes of impending danger.