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Issue: Kurt Busiek's Astro City #5
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Publisher: FlagImage
Indicia Publisher: Homage Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 36
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Price: $3.45 CAD
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Content Items: 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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FlagAstro City #4 published ?
FlagKurt Busiek's Astro City: Confession #[nn] published January 1997
as Learning the Game [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagKurt Busiek's Astro City: Confession #[nn] [2nd Printing] published March 1997
as Learning the Game [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Learning the Game

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superhero
Mr. Tugliewski; Chet
My dad used to say apprenticeships were a good idea.
Brian Kinney begins his training as the Confessor's sidekick Altar Boy, but is frustrated by all the mysteries surrounding the Confessor. Though Brian wants to solve the Shadow Hill murders, Altar Boy's first big solo case involves uncovering the truth behind a seemingly rogue Crackerjack.
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FlagKurt Busiek's Astro City: Confession #[nn] published January 1997
as Learning the Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagKurt Busiek's Astro City: Confession #[nn] [2nd Printing] published March 1997
as Learning the Game [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Homages in this story include Gibson, Fass Gardens, Grandenetti Cathedral, Robinson Prep, Sprang House, and Mooney's. Winged Victory's controversial schools are mentioned on a TV news report. The Chessmen, including Sean Hanrahan, the original Queen's Bishop, are mentioned in Brian's training. At the Astro Mart there are Zot!, Little Lulu, Groo, Air Ace, and First Family comics on the rack. Part 2 of 6.

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