Kurt Busiek's Astro City #5 was published by DC Comics on January 1, 1997, as part of a series that began in 1996. Kurt Busiek writes, and art comes from Alex Ross, Alex Sinclair and Brent Eric Anderson. This 36-page issue features N-Forcer, Samaritan, Beautie, Quarrel and Crackerjack, among 7 characters cataloged on VerseDB.