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Issue: Astro City: Local Heroes #5
Publication Date: December 2005
 
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Issues: #5 of 1 Issue
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: WildStorm Productions
On Sale Date: 10/12/2005
Volume: 5
Pages: 260
ISBN: 1401202845
UPC/EAN: 978140120284251799
Price: $23.99 CAD
$17.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 34 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ben Abernathy (collection editor); John Layman (original editor); Kristy Quinn (original assistant editor)
Disclose Notes: first printing labeled Vol 5 on the spine
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding: softcover
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Inker(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Colorist(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Supersonic
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Title Page & Credits

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Scott Kurtz; Kurt Busiek; Brent Anderson; Alex Ross
Penciller(s): Scott Kurtz; Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Scott Kurtz; Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): Scott Kurtz; John Roshell
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Pages: 5
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Astro Mart Shopping List

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): John Roshell
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Astro City
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Around Town

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): James Robinson
Letterer(s): typeset
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One Newcomers

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Cover Sketches

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Ross
Inker(s): Alex Ross
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Samaritan
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Disclose Notes: Ross' sketches for the cover of Local Heroes #1.
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Newcomers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent E. Anderson
Inker(s): Brent E. Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): John Roshell; Comicraft
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Samaritan; Confessor; Ragged Tom; Crackerjack; Quarrel; Cleopatra; Slamburger; Demolitia; Jack-in-the-Box; Destructoids
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Two Where the Action Is

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Astro City
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Sketches

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Ross
Inker(s): Alex Ross
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Where the Action Is

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Will Blyberg
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): Comicraft; John Roshell; Wes Abbott
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Jack-in-the-Box; Glowworm; Crackerjack; Nightingale; Sunbird
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Three Great Expectations

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Crimson Cougar Sketches

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Ross
Inker(s): Alex Ross
Letterer(s): Alex Ross
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Crimson Cougar
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Great Expectations

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent E. Anderson
Inker(s): Will Blyberg
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): John Roshell; Comicraft; Wes Abbott
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Crimson Cougar; Samaritan; White Lightning; Glowworm; Demolitia; Slamburger; Quarrel; Cleopatra; N-Forcer; MPH; Flamethrower
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Four Shining Armor

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): typeset; John Roshell
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Flying Fox Sketches

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Letterer(s): Brent Anderson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Flying Fox
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Shining Armor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): John Roshell; Comicraft
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Atomicus; Irene Merryweather; Flying Fox
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Five Pastoral

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): typeset; John Roshell
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Character Sketches

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Letterer(s): Brent Anderson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Roustabout
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Pastoral

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): John Roshell; Comicraft
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Roustabout
Synopsis: Cammie, an Astro City girl, isn't happy about being stuck in smalltown Caplinville for the summer, but discovers something about small towns and heroes.
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Six Knock Wood

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): typeset; John Roshell
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Character Sketches

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Letterer(s): Brent Anderson
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Andrones
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Knock Wood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): John Roshell; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Seven Justice Systems

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): typeset; John Roshell
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Blue Knight Sketches

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Ross
Inker(s): Alex Ross
Colorist(s): Alex Ross (photo)
Letterer(s): Alex Ross
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Blue Knight
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Justice Systems

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): John Roshell; Comicraft; Rob Steen
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Pages: 24
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Eight Old Times

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): typeset; John Roshell
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Supersonic Sketches

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Ross
Inker(s): Alex Ross
Letterer(s): Alex Ross
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Supersonic
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Old Times

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): John Roshell; Rob Steen; Comicraft
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
Character(s): Supersonic; Retri-B.U.T.I.O.N.; Red Dahlia; Kirlian Man
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Nine After the Fire

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): typeset; John Roshell
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Since the Fire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Brent Anderson
Inker(s): Brent Anderson
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair
Letterer(s): Richard Starkings
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Pages: 6
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Home Grown Heroes

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek
Penciller(s): Alex Ross
Inker(s): Alex Ross
Letterer(s): Alex Ross
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Character design sketches showing development of Atomicus and Street Angel.
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Cover Gallery

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Inker(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Colorist(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: Covers faced by sketches and photo references.
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Thank You Page

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kurt Busiek; Brent Anderson [as Brent Eric Anderson]; Alex Ross
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): John Roshell
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Astro City: Local Heroes Tells Heroic Tales of Different Eras

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Inker(s): Alex Ross (painted)
Colorist(s): Alex Sinclair (borders)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Astro City
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Disclose Notes: Ross painting is black & white, other parts of back cover by Sinclair.

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