Kurt Busiek's Astro City V2 1/2 (Jan 1998) NM- (9.2)

The Nearness of You

Script: Kurt Busiek; Len Kaminski (special thanks, story suggestion)

Pencils: Brent Anderson

Inks: Will Blyberg

Colors: Alex Sinclair; Wildstorm FX

Letters: John Roshell; Comicraft

Characters: First Family [Augustus Furst (flashback); Julius Furst (flashback); Natalie Furst (flashback); Nick Furst (flashback)]; All-American [Johnny Appleton] (flashback); Beautie (flashback); Eterneon (flashback); The Halcyon Hippie (flashback); The Hanged Man; Jack-in-the-Box [Zachary Johnson]; The Lamplighter (flashback); MPH [Michael Hendrie] (flashback); N-Forcer (flashback); The Old Soldier (flashback); Samaritan [Asa Martin] (flashback); The Silver Agent [Alan Craig] (flashback); Slugger [Ken Davis] (flashback); Starwoman [Pr'slla of K'ntar] (flashback); Michael Tenicek; Miranda Tenicek; Time-Keeper (flashback); Winged Victory [Lauren Freed] (flashback); Tempus Fugitives (flashback)

Synopsis: Michael Tenicek cannot stop thinking of the woman who appears in his dreams, Miranda. The Hanged Man explains to Michael that he dreams of his wife from a reality that no longer exists and gives him the option of forgetting or remembering her.