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4June 2010
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Astro City: The Dark Age Book Four #4

DC · June 2010 · on sale 2010-05-05

First appearance: Lord SovereignFirst appearance: Mister ToadFirst appearance: OwlDeath of Aubrey Kendall Jason1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Astro City: The Dark Age Book Four (DC, 2010 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
June 2010
Key date
2010-06-00
On-sale date
2010-05-05
Indicia publisher
WildStorm Productions
Price
$4.99
Pages
52
Barcode
76194128969400411

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Aubrey Kendall Jason, Lord Sovereign, The Street Angel.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross; letters: John Roshell, ComicraftAsa Martin, Samaritan
1Storm's Endcomic story26script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Brent E. Anderson; inks: Brent E. Anderson; colors: Wendy Broome; letters: John Roshell of ComicraftBeautie, Black Badge, The Black Rapier, Broadsword First, K.O. Carson, Alan Craig, Gloo, Tabitha Grey, Greymalkin, Aubrey Kendall Jason Death, Duncan Keller, Lord Sovereign First, Mermaid, Otter
2A Place in the Suncomic story6script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Brent E. Anderson; inks: Brent E. Anderson; colors: Wendy Broome; letters: John Roshell of ComicraftAsa Martin, Elliot Mills, Samaritan, Charles Williams, Royal Williams
3Greetings from Astro City U.S.A.letters page2script: Kurt Busiek
4The Story Before the Story!text article6script: Kurt Busiek

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Alex Ross Williams Brothers CoverSee the GCD record for identification notes.

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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