Astro City: The Dark Age Book Two No.2

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Full Title: Astro City: The Dark Age Book Two #2

Story Title: The Out-Of-Towners

Cover Date: April 2007

Cover Price: $2.99

Credits: Kurt Busiek (Story), Brent Anderson (Art), Alex Ross (Cover), Comicraft's John Roshell (Lettering and Design), Alex Sinclair (Colors), Ben Abernathy (Editor), Kristy Quinn (Assistant Editor), Ann Huntington Busiek (Managing Editor)

Publisher: Wildstorm (DC Comics Imprint)

Appearances: Royal Williams, Gunbirds, The Incarnate (First), E.A.G.L.E., Charles Williams, Hellhound, The Dominos (First), Black Velvet, Jade Dragons, Energy Brown, Bamboo (First), Braintrust, Joey Platypus, Tommy Gunn (First), The Deacon, Pyramid, Jitterjack (First), Aubrey Jason, Apollo Eleven- , (Commander One, Aquarina, Arthro, Encephalon, Gas Giant, Ichthyos, Kahoutek, L.G.M., Nihil, Shrff, Strangeling), Simon Magus

Mentions: First Family, The Deuce, The Ace, Mister Badd, Dr. Lewis Oscar Craft, Damon Black, Oswald "Massacre" Morton, Lord Talon

Narrative Voice: Alternating between Charles and Royal Williams

Issue Summary: Who is The Emissary? What is his message for the world, and how is this cosmic being linked to the Apollo Eleven? Even as cosmic concerns rock the world, more private ones rock the city. Astro City's biggest, most dramatic epic continues as the gangwar erupts and Charles and Royal are both caught up in it. As one brother's life begins to fall apart, the other finds success, bringing him deeper and deeper into danger. And the arrival of Jitterjack, the Divided Man, brings a face from the past into the brothers' lives -- which will spin them further and further into the Dark Age!

Date of Story: Starting January 19, 1977 and over the next week or so after that