Astro City Vol 2 9

Astro City (Vol. 2) #9
Previous Issue	Astro City (Vol. 2) #8
Next Issue	Astro City (Vol. 2) #10
Art by: Alex Ross
Cover Date	May, 1997

1st story
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Kurt Busiek
Penciler(s)	Brent Anderson
Inker(s)	Will Blyberg
Letterer(s)	John Roshell Comicraft

 The world was at war. 

—Altar Boy

Appearing in 1st story

Featured Characters:

• Altar Boy/Confessor

Supporting Characters:

• Crossbreed
  • Noah
  • Daniel
  • David
  • Joshua
  • Peter
  • Mary

Villains:

• Enelsians
• Shadow Hill Killer (First Appearance)

Other Characters:

• Colonial (First Appearance)
• Bullroarer (First Appearance)
• Kookaburra (First Appearance)
• Barrier (First Appearance)
• Silversmith (First Appearance)
• Skyscraper (First Appearance)
• The Real Thing (First Appearance)
• The Untouchable (First Appearance)
• Birds of Paradise (First Appearance)
• Anansi (First Appearance)
• Iron Cross (First Appearance)
• Mountain Gnomes (First Appearance)
• Glittertinden Trolls (First Appearance)
• Honor Guard
  • Quarrel
  • Beautie
  • N-Forcer
  • M.P.H.
  • Cleopatra
  • Samaritan
• Gentleman
• Winged Victory
• Hanged Man
• The Confessor (corpse)
• First Family
  • Augustus Furst
  • Julius Furst
  • Natalie Furst
  • Nick Furst
• Tamra Dixon

Locations:

• Astro City
  • Grandenetti Cathedral
  • Canberra
  • Guanabara Bay
• Stuttgart
• Hortensfjord
• Earth
  • Australia
    • Sydney
  • United States of America
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston
    • New York
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta
    • Illinois
      • Chicago
  • Brazil
    • Rio de Janeiro
  • Kenya

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for 1st story

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• A few heroes are mentioned defending Astro City from the invasion of Enelsians but are never seen. They are Crackerjack, the Irregulars, Nightingale, and Sunbird.