The Original Astro Boy

    (Now, 1987-1989)
™ and ©1987 Suzuki Associates International, Inc.

Astro-Boy, the robot kid with the heart of gold, was one of the first generation of Japanese anime characters to gain popularity in the United States, debuting (along with Speed Racer) in 1964. It is no exaggeration to say that Astro-Boy enjoys superstar status in the Japanese comic world, and was a natural to help lead the first wave of manga titles to see print in the U.S. in the late 1980s. Now Comics gives Astro-Boy a well-packaged showcase, with colorful, open, kid-friendly art and storytelling from writer Michael Dimpsey, and illustrators Ken Steacy and Rodney Dunn.

Astro-Boy inhabits a future world where robots are common, but treated as second-class citizens. Created as a child-surrogate by a slightly megalomaniacal mad scientist, Astro-Boy has the innocence of a little boy but the powers of a fighting machine.
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  • 1
    #1
    Sep 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Michael Dimpsey  ·  A: Ken Steacy, Rodney Dunn
    Origin of Astro Boy; 42000 copies printed
    5 copies from $2.99
  • 2
    #2
    Oct 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Michael Dimpsey  ·  A: Ken Steacy
    7 copies from $1.06
  • 3
    #3
    Nov 1987
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Michael Dimpsey  ·  A: Ken Steacy
    10 copies from $0.67
  • 4
    #4
    Dec 1987
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Michael Dimpsey  ·  A: Ken Steacy
    8 copies from $0.50
  • 5
    #5
    Jan 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Michael Dimpsey  ·  A: Ken Steacy
    7 copies from $0.50
  • 6
    #6
    Feb 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Michael Dimpsey  ·  A: Ken Steacy
    8 copies from $0.99
  • 7
    #7
    Mar 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Michael Dimpsey  ·  A: Ken Steacy
    6 copies from $0.99
  • 8
    #8
    Apr 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Michael Dimpsey  ·  A: Ken Steacy
    6 copies from $0.99
  • 9
    #9
    May 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Ken Steacy  ·  A: Ken Steacy
    7 copies from $0.99
  • 10
    #10
    Jun 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Ken Steacy  ·  A: Ken Steacy
    8 copies from $0.99
  • 11
    #11
    Aug 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Ken Steacy  ·  A: Ken Steacy, Andrew Pratt
    6 copies from $0.99
  • 12
    #12
    Sep 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Ken Steacy  ·  A: Ken Steacy
    2 copies from $2.99
  • 13
    #13
    Oct 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Ken Steacy  ·  A: Ken Steacy, Andrew Pratt
    9 copies from $0.99
  • 14
    #14
    Nov 1988
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Ken Steacy  ·  A: Ken Steacy, Andrew Pratt
    4 copies from $0.99
  • 15
    #15
    Jan 1989
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Ken Steacy  ·  A: Ken Steacy, Andrew Pratt
    Indica has date of Dec 1988 (misprint)
    4 copies from $0.99
  • 16
    #16
    Feb 1989
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Ken Steacy  ·  A: Ken Steacy, Andrew Pratt
    6 copies from $0.99
  • 17
    #17
    Mar 1989
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Ken Steacy  ·  A: Ken Steacy, Andrew Pratt
    6 copies from $0.99
  • 18
    #18
    Apr 1989
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Brian Thomas  ·  A: Brian Thomas
    2 copies from $0.99
  • 19
    #19
    May 1989
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Brian Thomas  ·  A: Brian Thomas
    2 copies from $0.99
  • 20
    #20
    Jun 1989
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Stephen Sullivan  ·  A: Brian Thomas
    Final Issue
    2 copies from $3.90