Astro City: Astra Special No.1

© Juke Box Productions Previous Issue: Astro City: The Dark Age Book Three No.4 Next Issue: Astro City: Astra Special No.2 Full Title: Astro City: Astra Special No.1 Story Title: Graduation Day It's a big turning point for Astra Furst, the third-generation Super Hero of Astro City! Last we saw her, she was a 10-year-old girl playing hopscotch. Today she's graduating from college. It's a time of friends and family, new opportunities, new dangers, and changing relationships. Featuring the First Family, the creatures of Monstro City, a new hero team and more in a graduation night nobody's ever going to forget! Notes: The cover dress of this issue mimics that of celebrity gossip magazines similar to People or US Weekly. Cover Date: Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Cover Price: $3.99 Credits: Kurt Busiek (Writer), Brent Anderson (Art), Alex Ross (Cover), John Roshell and ComicCraft's Jimmy Betancourt (Lettering & Design), Wendy Broome (Colors), Scott Peterson (Editor), Kristy Quinn (Associate Editor), Ann Huntington-Busiek (Managing Editor) Publisher: Wildstorm (DC Comics Imprint) Appearances: Astra Furst, Matt Zimmer*, Bertos Grimlar Seneschal*, Skysweeper*, Tearaway*, Medulla*, The First Family (Augustus Furst, Julius Furst, Karl Furst*, Natalie Furst, Nick Furst, Sasha Furst*, Rex), Darcy Conroy-Furst * denotes first appearance Mentions: Lord Volcanus, Madame Majestrix, Beast-Men, Kaspian, Reflex 6, Jimmy Shade, The Gorgon Date of Story: A single evening in Mid-to-Late May 2009. Collected Edition: Shining Stars Events: This issue's Events & Annotations list.