Astro City #6 for Sale - First Appearance of The Ore-Master - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Astro City (DC, 2013 series)
Issue: #6
Publication date: January 2014
Key date: 2014-01-00
On-sale date: 2013-11-13
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $3.99
Pages: 44
Barcode: 76194128968700611
Rating: Rated T Teen

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Ore-Master - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: The Ore-Master.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross	Sarah Brandeis, Cleopatra, Thatcher Jerome First, The Ore-Master First, Andy Wilson First
1	Through Open Doors Part Two	comic story	24	script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Brent Eric Anderson; inks: Brent Eric Anderson; colors: Alex Sinclair; letters: John G. Roshell, Jimmy Betancourt, Comicraft	Sarah Brandeis, Cleopatra, Rachel Jerome First, Thatcher Jerome First, N-Forcer, The Ore-Master First, Ben Pullam, Telseth, Andy Wilson First
2	-	letters page	1	script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross	Confessor [Brian Kinney]; Samaritan [Asa Martin]; Winged Victory [Lauren Freed]

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Through Open Doors ISBN 978-1-4012-4752-2	2014	On eBay ›
Through Open Doors ISBN 978-1-4012-4996-0	2014	On eBay ›
Astro City Metrobook #4 ISBN 978-1-5343-9971-6; 1534399712	2023	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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