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Astro City, Shining Stars / Kurt Busiek, writer ; Brent Eric Anderson, artist ; Alex Sinclair & Wendy Broome, colors ; Alex Ross, covers.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Comics Collection Comics 190
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Busiek, Kurt, author.
- Series:
- Vertigo comics.
- Vertigo comics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Superheroes--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Superheroes.
- Comic books, strips, etc--United States.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Superhero comic books, strips, etc.
- Fantastic fiction.
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Graphic novels.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Penn Provenance:
- Rothman, Steven D. (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 208 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Other Title:
- Shining Stars
- Place of Publication:
- New York : DC Comics/Vertigo, [2014]
- Summary:
- "Starring the adventures of Astro City's most popular heroes, collecting ASTRO CITY: SAMARITAN #1, ASTRO CITY: ASTRA #1-2, ASTRO CITY: SILVER AGENT #1-2 and ASTRO CITY: BEAUTIE #1. Astra Furst, a third-generation super hero of Astro City, is graduating from college. It's a time of friends and family, new opportunities, changing relationships - and danger! Featuring the First Family, the creatures of Monstro City, a new hero team and more on a graduation night nobody's ever going to forget! Also in this volume: at last, the full story of the Silver Agent's fateful journey through time is revealed - including his origin, his greatest battles and his ultimate fate. Plus, Samaritan has his annual dinner with the Infidel, and Beautie, the life-size super-powered fashion-doll member of Honor Guard, doesn't know who she is. Now, she's determined to get answers"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Samaritan
- Beautie
- Astra
- The Silver Agent
- Sketchbook
- About the creators.
- Local Notes:
- Comics 190 : presented to the Penn Libraries by Steven Rothman, 2018.
- ISBN:
- 9781401229917
- 1401229913
- OCLC:
- 865711217
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