Publishers / DC / Kurt Busiek's Astro City (1999) / #17
17May 1999
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Kurt Busiek's Astro City #17

DC · May 1999 · on sale April 28, 1999

First appearance (cover): Martin ChefwickFirst appearance (cover): The Mock TurtleFirst appearance: LuciaOrigin: Red Queen
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Identification plate

Series
Kurt Busiek's Astro City (DC, 1999 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
May 1999
Key date
May 1999
On-sale date
April 28, 1999
Indicia publisher
Homage Comics
Price
$2.50; 3.95 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
76194121838001711

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Martin Chefwick - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of The Mock Turtle - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

Origin story on record for: Red Queen, The Mock Turtle.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex RossMartin Chefwick First, The Mock Turtle First
1The Voice of the Turtlecomic story24script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Brent E. Anderson; inks: Will Blyberg; colors: Alex Sinclair; letters: Comicraft's John RoshellAunt Acid, Martin Chefwick First, Clever Dick, Yolanda Costello, Carl Donewicz, Donnelly Ferguson, Goldenglove, The Headmaster of Crime, The Lion, Lucia First, The Mock Turtle First, Red Queen Origin, Steeljack, The Toff

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Kurt Busiek's Astro City: The Tarnished Angel #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-653-2		2000On eBay ›
Kurt Busiek's Astro City: The Tarnished Angel #[nn]
ISBN 1-56389-663-X		2001On eBay ›
Astro City Metrobook #2
ISBN 978-1-5343-2317-9; 1534323171		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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