Astro city : life in the big city / Kurt Busiek, writer ; Brent E. Anderson, artist ; Richard Starkings and Comicraft's John Gaushell, lettering & design ; Steve Buccelato and Electric Crayon, color art ; Alex Ross, covers ; Busiek, Anderson & Ross, architects & city planners.

Collects the first six volumes of the comic-book series "Astro City," which chronicles the hopes, dreams, and trials of ordinary people and superheroes in a city with a long history of protection from such powerful figures as Samaritan and Winged Victory.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Busiek, Kurt
Other Authors: Anderson, Brent Eric, Starkings, Richard, Gaushell, John, Buccellato, Steve, Ross, Alex, 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: La Jolla, CA : Homage Comics, 1996, ©1995.
Series:Busiek, Kurt. Astro City.
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Holy Cross Note:"Fifth printing."

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505 0 |a Introduction / Kurt Busiek -- In dreams -- The scoop -- A little knowledge -- Safeguards -- Reconnaissance -- Dinner at eight -- Infrastructure -- Cover gallery. 
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