Data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license.

Issue Details

Issue #6
Published February 1997
Cover Price 2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Jonathan Peterson (editor in chief); Jim Lee (publisher); Ann Huntington Busiek (managing editor)

Cover Details

Characters Confessor; Altar Boy
Genre Superhero
Pencils Alex Ross (painted)
Inks Alex Ross (painted)
Colors Alex Ross (painted)
Reprinted in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Confession (DC, 1999 series) #nn

24 page Astro City story "The Gathering Dark"

Characters Sara-Lynne Felton; Gunslinger; Confessor; Altar Boy; Samaritan; Juice; Crackerjack; Quarrel; Hanged Man; Chet; Mayor Stevenson; Mordecai Chalk; E.A.G.L.E. [Extranormal Activities Garrison for Law Enforcement]; Winged Victory; Jack-in-the-Box; Frigians; Thermians; Cleopatra; Black Rapier; Beautie; N-Forcer; MPH; First Family [Astra Furst; Rex; Julius Furst; Augustus Furst; Nick Furst; Natalie Furst]; Crossbreed; Palmetto; Ruby
Synopsis Altar Boy continues his training, as the public becomes increasingly anxious about the Shadow Hill murders. The mayor of Astro City brings in monster-killer Mordecai Chalk and makes plans to register the superhumans. But Confessor concentrates on bringing in Gunslinger, as Altar Boy begins to suspect Confessor's true nature.
Genre Superhero
Script Kurt Busiek
Pencils Brent E. Anderson
Inks Will Blyberg
Colors Alex Sinclair
Letters John G. Roshell; Comicraft
Notes Homages in this story include Biro Island Ferry. Part 3 of 6.
Reprinted in Kurt Busiek's Astro City: Confession (DC, 1999 series) #nn