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