In 1986, New York City's annual Wild Card Day festival celebration is threatened by a twisted genius known as the Astronomer, whose only goal is ultimate destruction, in a superhero adventure series featuring contributions by Edward Bryant, George R. R. Martin, Melinda M. Sndograss, Leanne C. Harper, John J. Miller, Lewis Shiner, and Walton Simons. Reprint.
This book is part of the Wild Cards Books series and is book #3 in the series.