| Issue | #1 |
| Published | August 1995 |
| Cover Price | 2.25 USD; 3.20 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Characters | Samaritan |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Alex Ross (painted) |
| Inks | Alex Ross (painted) |
| Colors | Alex Ross (painted) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Reprinted | in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City (DC, 1999 series) #nn |
| Characters | Samaritan [Asa Martin]; Rich; Karen; Shakira; Dr. Saturday; Honor Guard [MPH; The Black Rapier; Cleopatra; Quarrel [Jessica Darlene Taggart]; N-Forcer; Beautie]; The Menagerie Gang [Foxy Loxy]; Ms. Cavendish; The Living Nightmare |
| Synopsis | Though Samaritan devotes every moment of his waking day to using his great powers to aid humanity, it is only in dreams that he can enjoy them. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Kurt Busiek |
| Pencils | Brent Anderson |
| Inks | Brent Anderson |
| Colors | Steve Buccellato; Electric Crayon |
| Letters | Richard Starkings; Comicraft |
| Notes | The Biro Island in the story is most likely an homage to comics creator Charles Biro. Jack-in-the-Box's name appears in a newspaper's headline. The Irregulars appear in a page pinned on Asa Martin's office wall. Asa Martin is assigned an article on the First Family to proof-check. Gnomes, The Deacon, and Pyramid are discussed at an Honor Guard meeting. |
| Reprinted | in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Life in the Big City (DC, 1999 series) #nn |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Alex Ross (painted) |
| Inks | Alex Ross (painted) |
| Colors | Alex Ross (painted) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Reproduction of cover, printed sideways across the centerpread, with the text elements of the cover removed, except for the logo, which is reduced and moved to the bottom-right of the image. Printed between pages 14 and 15 of the story sequence. |
| Characters | The Silver Agent; Eliot Mills |
| Script | Kurt Busiek |
| Pencils | Art Nichols (background art); Alex Ross (painted, cover illo) |
| Inks | Art Nichols (background art); Alex Ross (painted, cover illo) |
| Colors | ?; Alex Ross (painted, cover illo) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Kurt Busiek discusses the genesis of his writing Astro City, and a preview of the next issue with a small reproduction of its cover. |
| Characters | Samaritan |
| 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 |