LH:1
From Herocopia
Full Title: Astro City: Local Heroes #1
Story Title: Newcomers
Cover Date: April 2003
Cover Price: $2.95
Credits: Kurt Busiek (Story), Brent Anderson (Art), Alez Ross (Cover), Comicraft's John Roshell (Lettering and Design), Alex Sinclair (Colors), Kristy Quinn & Ben Abernathy (Editors), Ann Huntington Busiek (Managing Editor)
Publisher: Homage Comics (Wildstorm and DC Comics Imprint)
Appearances: Pete Donacek, N-Forcer, Ragged Tom (First), Ragamuffins (First), Confessor, Samaritan, Tentacus (First), Crackerjack, Quarrel II, Sweet Adelines Gang (First), Demolitia, Slamburger, Cleopatra II, Jack-in-the-Box, Destructoids (First), Honor Guard,- (M.P.H., Beautie, Black Rapier, Samaritan, Quarrel II, N-Forcer )
Mentions: Silver Agent, Starfighter, Silversmith, Irregulars, Redline, Winged Victory, Crossbreed, Dr. Nautilus,
Narrative Voice: Pete Donacek
Issue Summary: A hotel doorman helps out visitors to Astro City, while recalling both his own first experiences of the strange city filled with superheroes and how he came to love living there.
Date of Story: over a day in April 2003; flashbacks happening from 1988 to 1991
