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Astro City#41
Cover: Alex Ross & Alex Ross
Astro City #41
“The Sky's the Limit”
The story of how brilliant inventor Roy Virgil became the space hero Astro-Naut, how he fell out of favor during World War II, and how he apparently sacrificed himself to save Romeyn Falls in 1946. As a reward, his friend and mayor Joe Greenwald renamed the city Astro City in 1947.
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writer Kurt Busiek · artist Brent E. Anderson · inker Brent E. Anderson · colorist Peter Pantazis · colorist Alex Sinclair · letterer John Roshell · letterer Jimmy Betancourt · letterer Comicraft · cover Alex RossAlex Ross
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Cast · 40 characters
Adam PetersonAlan CraigAll-AmericanAtomicusAugustus FurstBarbara HammacherBlack BadgeCleopatraEl HombreEner-JeannieErsatz EdEsteban Rodrigo Suarez HidalgoHummingbirdJack-in-the-BoxJack JohnsonJake BullerJoe GreenwaldJohnny AppletonJohnny HomicideJulius FurstKen DavisKitkatK.O. CarsonLiquidLittle Miss MuffetLoony LeoMax O'MillionsMichael HendrieMPHNatalie FurstN-ForcerNick FurstPr'slla of K'ntarRoy VirgilSluggerSolidStarwomanTabitha GreyThe Astro-NautThe Black Rapier
Full credits
writer Kurt Busiek
artist Brent E. Anderson
inker Brent E. Anderson
colorist Peter Pantazis
colorist Alex Sinclair
letterer John Roshell
letterer Jimmy Betancourt
letterer Comicraft
cover pencils Alex Ross
cover inks Alex Ross
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The story of how brilliant inventor Roy Virgil became the space hero Astro-Naut, how he fell out of favor during World War II, and how he apparently sacrificed himself to save Romeyn Falls in 1946. As a reward, his friend and mayor Joe Greenwald renamed the city Astro City in 1947.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).