List of Astro City Characters - Civilians

Civilians

• Maria Luisa Alvarado - Charity director based in Los Angeles in the 1960s and former girlfriend of Esteban Hidalgo (El Hombre). Later married to Ramon Vega, and later still, divorced, the chief executive of Alvarado Funds, an investment house based in Astro City's Astrobank Tower.
• Bob – A friend of Michael Tenicek.
• Busboys at Butler's – There were five in addition to Brian Kinney at the time he worked there; the most senior, unnamed, had been there two years. The others were Benny, who had been there eighteen months, Sandy, Jim, and Rachel.
• Cammie – A teenage girl from Astro City who spends a summer with relatives in Caplinville and discovers that there may be more to country life than she expected.
• Chet – Roommate of Brian Kinney at Robinson Prep. A different Chet was a friend of Michael Tenicek.
• Darcy Conroy (featured) - A former district attorney, now a partner in one of Astro City's law firms; known for a tough attitude. The wife of Nick Furst and mother of Karl and Sasha Furst.
• Danielle (viewpoint) – A tourist on Astro City Extreme Tours. Picked up a gem which transformed her into Omnius Rex. Restored by Honor Guard.
• Irene Costello - Widow of Goldenglove (I); mother of Yolanda Costello (Goldenglove II) and at least two sons.
• Johnny Crash – A person whose memoirs were considered by Brian Kinney as an authority on Astro City, and which mentioned Bruiser's.
• Barry Daniels – Deputy Mayor of Astro City under Mayor Stevenson.
• Tamra Dixon (viewpoint) - Anchorwoman of Channel 3's Morning News, married to toymaker and entrepreneur Zachary Johnson aka Jack-in-the-Box.
• Marcy Doerr - A roving reporter with the KAST-TV Roving Report.
• Pete Donacek (viewpoint) - Bell captain at the Astro City Classic, the premier hotel in the town. Directs visitors to the best locations to see the heroes "at work", but reminds them that what occurs is real and dangerous, and that the heroes "don't come out and do shows, you know."
• Rosa Vlacek Donewicz (1927–1973) - Mother of Carl Donewicz (Steeljack).
• Caroleen Enright - wife of Dale Enright (aka Supersonic) deceased.
• Eric - Actor colleague of Mitch Goodman on soap opera "Tomorrow's Dawn".
• Sara-Lynne Felton – A girl murdered by the Shadow Hill Killer; as the first white victim, her death brought public attention to the killings.
• Elaine Girbachs - Daughter of Dr. Gearbox and creator of the android Beautie
• Jedson Godfrey - Former butler for Anders van Rupert (rumored to have been Leopardman); upon Van Rupert's death, Godfrey inherited the mansion that eventually became Butler's, of which he is the owner and proprietor.
• Cherry Goldstein - An early girlfriend of Carl Donewicz; later married the Mockery.
• Mitch Goodman (viewpoint) - A former stuntman and actor on popular soap opera "Tomorrow's Dawn" who attained notoriety by performing actual heroic acts.
• Cardinal Enzio Grandenetti – A nineteenth century cardinal of what became Astro City who began the construction of Grandenetti Cathedral in 1869. Died in 1908.
• Mayor Gerald "Jerry" Greenwald – Mayor of Astro City since 2004.
• Peter Hanlan - An acquaintance of Carl Donewicz, a harmless rummie and "known felon."
• Gretchen Hastings - A brilliant scientist deciphering notes left by Infidel.
• Roscoe James - Leader of the Trouble Boys street gang, later recruited by Jack-in-the-Box II to become Jack-in-the-Box III.
• Jerome Johnson - Future son of Jack-in-the-Box II, an alternate version of the Box and the Jackson. A college professor in his home time period.
• Mick Keneally - A childhood acquaintance of Carl Donewicz; the Wolfhound's older brother. Turned out bad.
• Kenneally, Miss – Employee of Butler's who handles business issues.
• Margaret Isles Kinney (1954–1982) – Mother of Brian Kinney. Deceased.
• Thomas William Kinney (1931–1989) – Father of Brian Kinney, a physician in Buchanan Corners. Deceased.
• Steve McAnn – A student who once spent a night in Shadow Hill on a dare.
• Dirk McCallum - The man the Mock Turtle's employers intended to be the person to test and wear his environment suit.
• Jose Manziano (1952–1966) - A street gang member shot and killed by the young Carl Donewicz.
• Marta (viewpoint) - A resident of Shadow Hill who works in the City Center.
• Corliss McBride - A young prostitute who died of a drug overdose in Loony Leo's Hollywood bungalow in 1957.
• Gordon Meadows - Television reporter, evening co-anchor of KBAC3 News with Tamra Dixon.
• Irene Merriwether (viewpoint) - A mayoral aide to Astro City Mayor Norton during the 1960s, she helped Atomicus solve several cases.
• Elliot Mills (viewpoint) - The editor of the Astro City Rocket.
• Manny Monkton (featured) - The editor of an Astro City-based comics company, he is responsible for the comics based on real-life superheroes. Manny is a long-time veteran of the comic-book industry shown at one convention answering questions with Stan Lee. A smooth-talking, shrewd and deceitful little man, he ostensibly publishes comics based on actual adventures the heroes have, but always changes the stories around to make them more marketable. He has a deal with Crackerjack, allowing him to legally exploit his fame through excessive merchandise, but always withholds Crackerjack's share on the (false) grounds that it is not selling. He has come under considerable attack from numerous heroes and villains (including Nightingale, whom he implies to be a lesbian), but stubbornly refuses to change his stories. He gets his comeuppance when he publishes a comic featured Jack-in-the-Box and Glowworm, based on a real fight they had but changing details to make Glowworm seem more villainous; among the things he adds is the implication that Glowworm is a racist. Sometime later, the real Glowworm bursts in on him, and, furious to be called a racist, beats Monkton severely. Soon after, Monkton decides to instead start writing about cosmically powered villains and heroes instead, deciding that they would not be concerned enough to harass him. However, he misjudges, and, one day, he is yanked out of existence along with the building he is in, and never seen again.
• Aggie Morisi - Widow of Handgun and one of Carl Donewicz's employers in the Black Mask Killer mystery. Used her husband's weaponry to help defeat the Chessmen.
• Nadia - A young Yugoslavian woman rescued from a pocket of alien energy by Augustus Furst. She became his third wife then left him for Kaspian. Later disappeared leaving Augustus Furst to adopt her twin children Nick and Natalie Furst.
• Mayor Norton - Mayor of Astro City in the 1960s.
• Vincent Oleck (viewpoint) - A lawyer who invented the so-called "superhero defense" in 1974.
• Dr. Prochnow - Scientist who Samaritan considers consulting about the current incarnation of the Living Nightmare, possibly the psychologist who accidentally created it.
• Ben Pullam (viewpoint) - A new resident of Astro City. His daughter Faith lives in California
• Sharon - A former girlfriend of Carl Donewicz.
• Sherrie – A student at Robinson Prep.
• The Sitterud Girl – An ill child in Buchanan Corners treated by Thomas Kinney.
• Steeljack (Carl "Carlie" Donewicz) (viewpoint) - A former supervillain with steel skin and superstrength, originally dubbed the Steeljacketed Man, and resident in Kiefer Square who attempts to reform after serving his time. He was active as a villain from about 1970 to 1978, with interruptions due to incarceration. Was a member of the villain group the Terrifying Three. He was in jail when his mother died in 1973. Served 20 years in Biro Island from 1978 to 1998. Later tapped by former associates as a private investigator to solve the mystery of the Black Mask Killer's string of murders in the supervillain community. Consciously modeled after Robert Mitchum.
• Mayor Stevenson – Mayor of Astro City, whose place was taken for a time by an alien in 1997.
• Martha "Sully" Sullivan – Dreamed of becoming a superhero when her telekinesis powers first manifested, but became a SFX specialist for television such as soap opera "Tomorrow's Dawn".
• Michael Tenicek (viewpoint) - An ordinary man whose wife was wiped from reality (but not his dreams) by a timestorm.
• Miranda Tenicek – Wife of Michael Tenicek, wiped from reality (but not his dreams) by a timestorm.
• Mrs. Tenicek – Mother of Michael Tenicek.
• Trench – A homeless Vietnam veteran who supplied information that helped lead to the apprehension of the Gunslinger.
• Stanley Tripp - Host of the television program Astro Kidz 2-Day on Channel 2.
• Anders Van Rupert – A third generation copper millionaire resident in Astro City, rumored to have been Leopardman. Now deceased. His former butler Jedson Godfrey is the proprietor of Butler's.
• Ramon Vega - Los Angeles-based activist in the late 1960s and early 1970s who married Maria Alvarado; they were later divorced.
• Mr. Vlacek – A prominent figure in Shadow Hill. Possibly related to Rosa Vlacek Donewicz.
• Charles Raymond Williams (viewpoint) - Police officer who sees superheroes as instigating chaos in the world. Born October 19, 1946 and active as a policeman in the early 1970s. Brother of Royal Williams.
• Royal James Williams (viewpoint) - Petty crook who sees superheroes as instigating chaos in the world. Born June 5, 1950 and active as a criminal in the early 1970s. Brother of Charles Williams.