Kurt Busiek's Astro City #8 was published by DC Comics on April 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 Samaritan, Nick Furst, Jack-in-the-Box, Winged Victory and Confessor, among 9 characters cataloged on VerseDB.