Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 1)

 ACK1   (Image, 1995-1996, 2015)

™ and ©1995 Juke Box Productions

Kurt Busiek rocketed to fame for his writing on the critically acclaimed Marvels limited series. In 1995, Busiek set up camp at Image Comics and released the six-issue Astro City, a unique comic book that was about an entire city, rather than just one hero.

The genius of the series is that the characters seem real. Through their eyes we can see what it would really be like to live in a city alongside superhumans with miraculous powers. In addition, it lets us see the real, human conflicts that the heroes face. For example, the Samaritan, Astro City’s answer to Superman, leads a joyless life where he actually times how long he gets to enjoy flying between rescues. For him, the only moral way to live is to save as many people as possible with his powers. This, of course, leaves him no time at all for his own life. And even then, he can’t save everyone.

		Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Date:  8/1/1995 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide:  $7.00 7 copies available from $5.25	1st Appearance of Doctor Saturday; 1st appearance of The Samaritan; 1st appearance of The Honor Guard; 1st appearance of The Menagerie Gang	Kurt Busiek	Brent Anderson
	#1 (2nd printing) Date:  8/1/2010 Cover Price:  $1.00 NM Guide:  $8.00 1 copy available for $7.99	2nd Printing; “What’s Next?" reprint	Kurt Busiek	Brent Anderson
	#2 Date:  9/1/1995 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide:  $11.50 12 copies available from $3.00		Kurt Busiek	Brent Anderson
	#3 Date:  10/1/1995 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide:  $6.50 7 copies available from $5.00		Kurt Busiek	Brent Anderson
	#4 Date:  11/1/1995 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide:  $6.00 3 copies available from $7.95	1st Appearance of The Hanged Man	Kurt Busiek	Brent Anderson
	#5 Date:  12/1/1995 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide:  $9.00 3 copies available from $8.95		Kurt Busiek	Brent Anderson
	#6 Date:  1/1/1996 Cover Price:  $2.25 NM Guide:  $7.50 4 copies available from $4.20	Origin of The Samaritan	Kurt Busiek	Brent Anderson
	Book #1 Date:  7/1/1996 Cover Price:  $19.99 NM Guide:  $89.00 1 copy available for $87.00	Collects Astro City (Vol. 1) #1-6; Life in the Big City	Kurt Busiek	Brent Anderson, Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson, George Tuska, Joe Sinnott, Jim Mooney, John Romita
	Book #1 (2nd printing) Date:  2/1/1996 Cover Price:  $19.99 NM Guide:  $17.00 No copies available	2nd Printing. Collects Astro City (Vol. 1) #1-6	Kurt Busiek	Brent Anderson, Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson, George Tuska, Joe Sinnott, Jim Mooney
	Book #1 (3rd printing) Date:  Cover Price:  $17.99 NM Guide:  $16.00 1 copy available for $16.00	3rd Printing; Collects Astro City (Vol. 1) #1-6; Life in the Big City	Kurt Busiek	Brent Anderson, Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson, George Tuska, Joe Sinnott, Jim Mooney
	Book #1 (4th printing) Date:  7/1/1996 Cover Price:  $19.95 NM Guide:  $19.00 No copies available	4th Printing; Collects Astro City (Vol. 1) #1-6; Life in the Big City	Kurt Busiek	Brent Anderson, Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson, George Tuska, Joe Sinnott, Jim Mooney, John Romita
	Book #1 (7th printing) Date:  Cover Price:  $19.99 NM Guide:  $19.99 No copies available		Kurt Busiek	Brent Anderson
	Book #1 (8th printing) Date:  Cover Price:  $17.99 NM Guide:  $17.99 No copies available	Collects Astro City (Kurt Busiek’s…, Vol. 1) #1-6	Kurt Busiek	Brent Eric Anderson
	Book #1 Hardcover Date:  Cover Price:  $49.95 NM Guide:  $125.00 1 copy available for $125.00	Limited edition hardcover; Collects Astro City (Vol. 1) #1-6	Kurt Busiek	Brent Anderson, Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson, George Tuska, Joe Sinnott, Jim Mooney, John Romita