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41April 2017
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Astro City #41

DC · April 2017 · on sale 2017-02-22

First appearance: Roy VirgilFirst appearance: The Astro-NautFirst appearance: XalzanaOrigin: Joe Greenwald1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Astro City (DC, 2013 series)
Issue
#41
Publication date
April 2017
Key date
2017-04-00
On-sale date
2017-02-22
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$4.99
Pages
52
Barcode
76194128968704111
Rating
Rated T Teen

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Joe Greenwald, The Astro-Naut.

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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Meet the Astro-Nautcover1pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex RossThe Astro-Naut First, Roy Virgil First, Xalzana First
1The Sky's the Limitcomic story40script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Brent E. Anderson; inks: Brent E. Anderson; colors: Peter Pantazis, Alex Sinclair; letters: John Roshell, Jimmy Betancourt, ComicraftAll-American, Johnny Appleton, Tillie Armstrong, The Astro-Naut First, Atomicus, Black Badge, The Black Rapier, The Bouncing Beatnik, The Broken Man, Jake Buller, K.O. Carson, Cleopatra, The Convincer, Alan Craig
2Gonna Have a Good Time...foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Kurt Busiek
3Savage Thingspromo (ad from the publisher)2script: Ibrahim Moustafa; pencils: Ibrahim Moustafa; inks: Ibrahim Moustafa
4Nurturing a Savage Naturein-house column1script: Justin Jordan; pencils: Ibrahim Moustafa, John Paul Leon; inks: Ibrahim Moustafa, John Paul Leon

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Alex Ross Samaritan Coverbarcode 76194128968704121

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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