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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published October 1995
Cover Price 2.25 USD; 3.20 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Ann Huntington Busiek (Managing Editor)

Cover Details

Characters Jack-in-the-Box
Genre Superhero
Pencils Alex Ross (painted)
Inks Alex Ross (painted)
Colors Alex Ross (painted)
Reprinted in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City (DC, 1999 series) #nn

24 page Astro City story "A Little Knowledge"

Characters Jack-in-the-Box [Zachary Johnson]; Andrew Eisenstein; Tamra Dixon; The Deacon; Quarrel [Jessica Darlene Taggart]
Synopsis A small-time crook sees Jack-in-the-Box unmasked and has to decide what to do with that knowledge.
Genre Superhero
Script Kurt Busiek
Pencils Brent Anderson
Inks Brent Anderson
Colors Steve Buccellato; Electric Crayon
Letters Richard Starkings; Comicraft
Notes Homages in this story include the Chesler neighborhood, Biro Island, Craig Avenue Bar & Grill, Ingels Street, Davis Grocers, Kamen's Deli, and Elder's Gym. Winged Victory, The Confessor, Boilermaker, The Middleman, and Samaritan are mentioned in the story.
Reprinted in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City (DC, 1999 series) #nn

4 page letters page "Greetings from Astro City"

Characters Samaritan; Winged Victory; Marta
Script Kurt Busiek
Pencils Art Nichols (background art); Curt Swan (illo); Alex Ross (painted, cover illo)
Inks Art Nichols (background art); Murphy Anderson (illo); Alex Ross (painted, cover illo)
Colors ?; Alex Ross (painted, cover illo)
Letters Typeset
Notes Letters with responses from Kurt Busiek, an illustration of Samaritan, and a preview of the next issue with a small reproduction of its cover.

1 page Astro City (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Astro City Character Gallery"

Characters Jack-in-the-Box
Genre Superhero
Pencils Alex Ross
Letters Typeset
Notes Pencil design sketch
Reprinted in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City (DC, 1999 series) #nn