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1July 2009
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Astro City: Dark Age / Book Three #1

DC · July 2009 · on sale 2009-05-06

First appearance: The Point ManFirst appearance: ButterflyFirst appearance: HellsignorOrigin: CleopatraDeath of Lloyd Williams
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Identification plate

Series
Astro City: Dark Age / Book Three (DC, 2009 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
July 2009
Key date
2009-07-00
On-sale date
2009-05-06
Indicia publisher
WildStorm Productions
Price
$3.99
Pages
36
Barcode
76194127201600111

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Point Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Cleopatra.

Death on record for: Lloyd Williams, Willa Williams.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex RossSarah Brandeis, Cleopatra
1A Cold, Gray Morning in Americacomic story24script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Brent E. Anderson; inks: Brent E. Anderson; colors: Alex Sinclair; letters: John Roshell of ComicraftSarah Brandeis, Butterfly First, Robin Carruthers, The Chain First, Harvard Amos Chester, Cleopatra Origin, Commander One, Alan Craig, Encephalon, Augustus Furst, Julius Furst, Natalie Furst, Natalie Furst, Nick Furst
2Greetings from Astro City U.S.A.letters page2script: Kurt Busiek

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Brothers in Arms
ISBN 978-1-4012-2843-9		2010On eBay ›
Brothers in Arms
ISBN 978-1-4012-2844-6		2012On eBay ›
Astro City Metrobook #3
ISBN 978-1-5343-2462-6; 1534324623		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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