Astro City: Local Heroes No.2

© Juke Box Productions Previous Issue: Astro City: Local Heroes No.1 Next Issue: Astro City: Local Heroes No.3 Full Title: Astro City: Local Heroes No.2 Story Title: Shining Armor Cover Date: June 2003 Cover Price: $2.95 Credits: Kurt Busiek (Writer), Brent Anderson (Art), Alex Ross (Cover and Story Idea), Alex Sinclair (Colors), Comicraft's John Roshell (Lettering and Design), Kristy Quinn (Assistant Editor) & Ben Abernathy (Editor), Ann Huntington Busiek (Managing Editor) Publisher: Homage Comics (Wildstorm and DC Comics Imprint) Appearances: Irene Merryweather-Cronin*, Atomicus*, The Balloon Bandits*, The Computermen*, The Living Nightmare, The Dimension Hounds*, Dr. Cyclotron*, The Flying Fox (Samantha Cronin) * denotes first appearance Mentions: The Bonebreakers, Leopardman, Supersonic, The Bouncing Beatnik, The Imperial, Gnomicron, The Conquistador, Honor Guard, Dr. Deezer, The Scarlet Snake, Augustus Furst Narrative Voice: Irene Merryweather-Cronin Date of Story: April 8th and 9th of 2003. Flashbacks from the early 1960s. Headlines: Atomicus Saves Missile Scientists Flying Fox Rescues Schoolchildren Wildenberg Renovation Plans Hit Second Snag Collected Edition: Local Heroes Events: This issue's Events & Annotations list.