Samantha Cronin

Samantha Cronin made her entrance in the pages of Kurt Busiek and Brent E. Anderson's beloved Astro City in 2000, stepping into one of the Modern Age's most celebrated and humanistic superhero universes. Over the span of more than two decades, she's found her place in the rich tapestry of Astro City's world, sharing those storied pages with colorful figures like Jack-in-the-Box, Crackerjack, and Cleopatra. Her appearances across Astro City: Local Heroes and the Astro City Metrobook collections speak to the grounded, character-driven storytelling that has made this corner of DC's library so cherished by discerning readers. For fans who love comics that treat every inhabitant of a superhero city — not just the capes — as worth knowing, Samantha Cronin is exactly the kind of discovery that makes Astro City so rewarding to explore.