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

September, 1987
Cover Price: $1.50
6 copies available from $1.20 		Michael DimpseyKen Steacy, Rodney Dunn
#2

October, 1987
Cover Price: $1.50
6 copies available from $1.06 		Michael DimpseyKen Steacy
#3

November, 1987
Cover Price: $1.75
10 copies available from $0.48 		Michael DimpseyKen Steacy
#4

December, 1987
Cover Price: $1.75
8 copies available from $0.50 		Michael DimpseyKen Steacy
#5

January, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
7 copies available from $0.50 		Michael DimpseyKen Steacy
#6

February, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
7 copies available from $0.99 		Michael DimpseyKen Steacy
#7

March, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
5 copies available from $0.99 		Michael DimpseyKen Steacy
#8

April, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
5 copies available from $0.99 		Michael DimpseyKen Steacy
#9

May, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
5 copies available from $0.99 		Ken SteacyKen Steacy
#10

June, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
7 copies available from $0.99 		Ken SteacyKen Steacy
#11

August, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
5 copies available from $0.99 		Ken SteacyKen Steacy, Andrew Pratt
#12

September, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
2 copies available from $2.99 		Ken SteacyKen Steacy
#13

October, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
8 copies available from $0.99 		Ken SteacyKen Steacy, Andrew Pratt
#14

November, 1988
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $0.99 		Ken SteacyKen Steacy, Andrew Pratt
#15

January, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
3 copies available from $0.99 		Ken SteacyKen Steacy, Andrew Pratt
#16

February, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
6 copies available from $0.99 		Ken SteacyKen Steacy, Andrew Pratt
#17

March, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
6 copies available from $0.99 		Ken SteacyKen Steacy, Andrew Pratt
#18

April, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
2 copies available from $0.99 		Brian ThomasBrian Thomas
#19

May, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
2 copies available from $0.99 		Brian ThomasBrian Thomas
#20

June, 1989
Cover Price: $1.75
2 copies available from $3.96 		Stephen SullivanBrian Thomas