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46October 2017
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Astro City #46

DC · October 2017 · on sale 2017-08-16

First appearance: ConfessorFirst appearance: ZootsuitOrigin: The Broken ManDeath of Glamorax
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Identification plate

Series
Astro City (DC, 2013 series)
Issue
#46
Publication date
October 2017
Key date
2017-10-00
On-sale date
2017-08-16
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$3.99
Pages
36
Barcode
76194128968704611
Rating
Rated T Teen

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Confessor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Zootsuit - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: The Broken Man, The Oubor.

Death on record for: Glamorax, Jazzbaby, Mister Cakewalk, The Bouncing Beatnik, The Halcyon Hippie.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex RossThe Assemblyman, Sarah Brandeis, The Broken Man, Cleopatra, Lauren Freed, Amanda Hammacher, Michael Hendrie, Hummingbird, Asa Martin, MPH, N-Forcer, The Oubor, Samaritan, Winged Victory
1The Day the Music Diedcomic story24script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Brent E. Anderson; inks: Brent E. Anderson; colors: Peter Pantazis; letters: John Roshell, Sarah Jacobs, ComicraftThe Black Rapier, The Bouncing Beatnik Death, The Broken Man Origin, Confessor First, The Gentleman Bandit, Glamorax Death, Fred Glosman, Gundog, The Halcyon Hippie Death, Barbara Hammacher, Helia, Hummingbird, Jack-in-the-Box, Jazzbaby Death
2The Hardest Part...letters page1script: Kurt Busiek

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Broken Melody
ISBN 978-1-401281496		2018On eBay ›
Astro City Metrobook #6
ISBN 9781534350380		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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