Kurt Busiek's Astro City #12
In "Father's Day," Kurt Busiek crafts a poignant moment in Astro City’s world as the Box and Jackson vanish, leaving Jack-in-the-Box to confront a mysterious visitor claiming to be his future son. With art by Brent E. Anderson, inks by Will Blyberg and Gary Martin, and colors by Alex Sinclair, the story explores the weight of legacy and the possibility of change—especially when a future son shows up unbroken by the past. Alex Ross’s striking cover captures the emotional core of the issue, a 2.50 USD comic from 1997 that lingers in memory long after the final page.
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The Box and Jackson disappear, but Jack-in-the-Box meets yet another person claiming to be his son come back from the future. Because this son has not become twisted due to being his son, Jack-in-the-Box decides that the future is as yet unwritten, and takes steps to ensure he will be able to be a good father to his son.
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