Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2)

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Kurt Busiek’s Astro City can almost be called an anthology title. Created by Kurt Busiek, (Marvels, Untold Tales of Spider-Man), Astro City features a day–in–the–life style of storytelling that discloses the exploits of the Samaritan, The Hanged Man, The Old Soldier, Jack–in–the–Box, First Family, and Winged Victory, as well as the hopes and dreams of the average citizen.

Although Astro City is home to an assortment of new and fascinating individuals, those characters are simply a tapestry on which Busiek shows the reader that life in a place as wondrous as this has much in common with ours. The title has a rich backstory of the Astro City universe already established, and the course of each story reveals intriguing clues about its history. Kurt Busiek’s Astro City evokes a time when super–heroes were idealistic and approachable, instead of cynical and grim.

— George Haberberger
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Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #0.5

January, 1998
Cover Price: $2.50
9 copies available from $2.99 		Regular Cover by Alex Ross; 1st appearance of Time-Keeper; Honor Guard versus Time-Keeper; Wizard promotional item Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #0.5 Variation A

January, 1998
Cover Price: $2.50
8 copies available from $4.71 		Cover A by Brent Adnerson; Reprints The Nearness of You and Clash of Titans; Includes bonus story; Wizard Certificate of Authenticity Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #0.5 Platinum Edition

January, 1998
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $24.95 		Platinum Edition Cover by Brent Anderson; Reprints The Nearness of You and Clash of Titans; Includes bonus story; Wizard Certificate of Authenticity Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #1

September, 1996
Cover Price: $2.50
12 copies available from $2.98 		Regular Cover by Alex Ross; Honor Guard versus weather god Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #1 - 2nd printing

September, 2000
Cover Price: $2.50
1 copy available for $1.10 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #1 3-D Edition

December, 1997
Cover Price: $4.95
3 copies available from $5.00 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #1 American Entertainment Edition

September, 2000
Cover Price: $2.50
2 copies available from $17.00 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #2

October, 1996
Cover Price: $2.50
8 copies available from $1.25 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #3

November, 1996
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6 copies available from $2.98 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #4

December, 1996
Cover Price: $2.50
8 copies available from $1.75 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #5

January, 1997
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Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #6

February, 1997
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11 copies available from $1.75 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #7

March, 1997
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17 copies available from $1.50 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #8

April, 1997
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10 copies available from $1.10 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #9

May, 1997
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18 copies available from $1.75 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #10

September, 1997
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8 copies available from $1.75 		Cover Says October 1997; 1st appearance of Junkman; Origin of The Junkman Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #11

November, 1997
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9 copies available from $0.99 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #12

December, 1997
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Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #13

February, 1998
Cover Price: $2.50
17 copies available from $0.99 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #14

April, 1998
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13 copies available from $1.45 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #15

December, 1998
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18 copies available from $1.65 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #16

March, 1999
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13 copies available from $1.99 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #17

May, 1999
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15 copies available from $1.90 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #18

August, 1999
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15 copies available from $1.67 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #19

November, 1999
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13 copies available from $1.99 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #20

January, 2000
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14 copies available from $2.25 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #21

March, 2000
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12 copies available from $0.90 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) #22

August, 2000
Cover Price: $2.50
8 copies available from $1.75 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) Book #1


Cover Price: $19.95
1 copy available for $19.95 		Kurt Busiek, Neil GaimanBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) Book #1 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $19.95
1 copy available for $19.99 		Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) Book #2

September, 1997
Cover Price: $19.95
2 copies available from $5.53 		Kurt Busiek, Harlan EllisonBrent Anderson, Will Blyberg
Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 2) Book #3 Hardcover


Cover Price: $29.95
1 copy available for $37.00 		Hardcover Edition by Alex Ross; Collects Astro City (Vol. 2) #14-20; The Tarnished Angel; ca. 2000 Kurt BusiekBrent Anderson