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1March 2010
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Astro City: The Dark Age Book Four #1

DC · March 2010 · on sale 2010-01-27

First appearance: GlooFirst appearance: Dr. Norton GanssFirst appearance: The Green ManDeath of Lloyd Williams
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Identification plate

Series
Astro City: The Dark Age Book Four (DC, 2010 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
March 2010
Key date
2010-03-00
On-sale date
2010-01-27
Indicia publisher
WildStorm Productions
Price
$3.99
Pages
36
Barcode
76194128969400111

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Dr. Norton Ganss - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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 Ross; letters: John Roshell, ComicraftThe Green Man First, Simon Magus
1The Cold Roadcomic story24script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Brent E. Anderson; inks: Brent E. Anderson; colors: Alex Sinclair; letters: John Roshell of ComicraftAaron Barzun, Harvard Amos Chester, Alan Craig, Dr. Norton Ganss First, Gloo First, The Green Man First, Hellhound, Aubrey Kendall Jason, Simon Magus, Mirage, Nostradamien First, The Point Man, Charlie Provost First, Quark First
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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