The Astro-Naut

The Astro-Naut © Juke Box Productions AstroFacts Status: Presumed Deceased Earliest Appearance: mid to late 1930s Base of Operations: Romeyn Falls Personal Data InfoDump Headlines: 1943: Astro-Naut Captures Ersatz Ed Unknown: Astro-Naut Exposes Fifth Columnists 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 A hero active in the late 1930s into the early 1940s. 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.