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From Herocopia

Full Title: Kurt Busiek's Astro City #2

Story Title: The Scoop

Cover Date: September 1995

Cover Price: $2.25

Credits: Kurt Busiek (Story), Brent Anderson (Art), Alex Ross (Cover), Richard Starkings and Comicraft (Lettering and Design), Steve Buccellato and Electric Crayon (Coloring and Production), Ann Huntington Busiek (Managing Editor)

Publisher: Image Comics

Appearances: Elliot Mills (First), Silver Agent (First), Karnus (First), Shirak the Devourer (First), Honor Guard,- (Max O'Millions (First), Cleopatra I (First), Leopardman (First), Kitkat (First), Starwoman (First), N-Forcer, Silver Agent ), Bouncing Beatnik (First), Old Soldier (First)

Mentions: Samaritan, Living Nightmare, Experimentals, First Family, All-American, Lamplighter, Frontiersman, Astro-Naut, Commando K

Narrative Voice: Elliot Mills, speaking to an employee

Issue Summary: Reporter Elliot Mills witnesses a fantastic battle between Shirak the Devourer and his shark-like minions, fighting against Honor Guard and the Old Soldier. Told by his editor they cannot publish such a fantastic story without being able to prove the facts, he is tasked to strip the story down to just the hard, provable facts.

Date of Story: August 9th, 1995 in present; flashback portion to a few dates over late summer/early Fall of 1959. Likely in the last couple of weeks of August or first week of September.

Rocket Headlines: Samaritan Checks Nightmare Rampage, Caped "Samaritan" Saves Challenger, Final Frontier, Who Are The Experimentals?, Unmasked!, Rex & Natalie It's A Girl!, First Family To City: Good-Bye!, Aliens Routed By Honor Guard, Japan Surrenders, Astro-Naut Exposes Fifth Columnists, Commando K Lost Near Pyongyang