Kurt Busiek's Astro City Vol.1 No.5

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Full Title: Kurt Busiek's Astro City #5

Story Title: Reconnaissance

Cover Date: December 1995

Cover Price: $2.25

Credits: Kurt Busiek (Story), Brent Anderson (Art), Alex Ross (Cover), Richard Starkings and Comicraft (Lettering and Design), Steve Buccellato and Electric Crayon (Coloring and Production), Ann Huntington Busiek (Managing Editor)

Publisher: Image Comics

Appearances: Mr. Bridwell (First), Astro City Irregulars (First),- (Stray (First), Ruby (First), Juice (First), El Robo (First), Homegirl (First), Palmetto (First)), Crackerjack (First), Samaritan, Starwoman (First), Gnomicron (First), Quarrel II, Steel Devil (First), Jack-in-the-Box, Nightingale (First), Sunbird (First), Techsperts (First)

Mentions: Cleopatra II, Honor Guard, Street Angel, Confessor, First Family, Flamethrower, Destructoids, N-Forcer, Experimentals

Narrative Voice: Mr. Bridwell

Issue Summary: A disguised alien performing reconnaissance on Earth must decide whether or not the planet is to be invaded.

Date of Story: December 12th-13th, 1995

Rocket Headlines: Cleopatra Vs. Gnomicron, N-Forcer Saves Senate, Monsters!, Experimentals Save

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