Y: The Last Man (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 2003. It was published on July 16, 2003.
Synopsis for "One Small Step, Chapter Three"
Yorick Brown, Ampersand, Agent 355, Allison Mann, and Natalya Zamyatin have been met by Heather Hartle and Heidi Hartle at a pathogen-proof bunker in Kansas.[1] They have arrived just in time for three astronauts (two of them men) to touch down from the International Space Station. Unbeknownst to them, Yedida Tse'Elon plots to abduct Yorick and take him to Israel.
Inside the safehouse, they hear a loud bang and Agent 355 and Natalya rush to investigate. They find an exploded tractor: it was a distraction to abduct Yorick. The Israelis capture him with no resistance, but as they are taking him in their helicopter, a firefight breaks out, injuring Natalya and killing two of Tse'Elon's colleagues. Agent 355 gets on a radio to tell her foe that she will trade Yorick for the two male astronauts.
Appearing in "One Small Step, Chapter Three"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Israeli Defense Forces brigade:
- Klarsfield (Final appearance; dies)
- Naim
- Sadie
- Seltzer (Final appearance; dies)
- Yedida Tse'Elon
Other Characters:
- Heather Hartle
- Heidi Hartle
- Joe
- Vladimir
- Ciba Weber
Locations:
- Earth
- Israel (Mentioned only)
- Palestine
- West Bank
- East Jerusalem
- Temple Mount (Mentioned only)
- East Jerusalem
- West Bank
- United States of America
- Kansas
- Pennsylvania (Mentioned only)
- Washington, D.C. (Mentioned only)
- International Space Station (Final appearance)
Vehicles:
- UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Y: The Last Man: One Small Step, Y: The Last Man: Book Two, Absolute Y: The Last Man Vol. 1, and Y: The Last Man Omnibus.
Trivia
- Cultural references include:
- Saint Nicholas
- Nicetas of Novgorod
- God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit
- Little Rascals
- Dobrahye ootrah
- JAMA
- Spetsnaz
- Goyim
- Seventy-two virgins
- Israeli Defense Forces
- Smallville, Kansas
- Fortress of Solitude
- MREs
- Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts (Brownies)
- United Nations Charter
- Cookie Monster
- Soyuz
- Scout's honor
- R.S.C.
- Shto eta
- John Deere