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Publishers / Fantagraphics / Love and Rockets (1982) / #1
1October 1987
$3.50; 5.25 CAD

Love and Rockets #1

Fantagraphics · October 1987 · on sale 1987

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Identification plate

Series
Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 1987
Key date
October 1987
On-sale date
1987
Indicia publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price
$3.50; 5.25 CAD
Pages
68
Rating
Recommended For Mature Readers

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; colors: Jaime Hernandez, Peppy White; letters: Todd Klein
1O, what a wonderful book it is!credits, title page1script: Gary Groth
2BEM: Chapter 1comic story8script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezBabe, BEM, Leonore, Luba, Paulo P. Piñata, Castle Radium, Peter Rio
3Mechan-X Starring Maggie, Race, Hopeycomic story7.85script: Jaime; pencils: Jaime; inks: Jaime; letters: JaimePenny Century, Yax Haxley, Hopey Glass, Maggie Chascarillo, Duke Morales, Rand Race
4La Chotacomic story0.15script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime HernandezLa Chota
5BEM: Chapter 2comic story8script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezBabe, Leonore, Castle Radium
6Barrio Huerta (Hoppers 13)comic story1script: Jaime; pencils: Jaime; inks: Jaime; letters: JaimeYax Haxley, Duke Morales, Rand Race
7Penny Century, You're Fired!!comic story1script: Jaime; pencils: Jaime; inks: Jaime; letters: JaimePenny Century, H. R. Costigan
8BEM: Chapter 3comic story8script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezBabe, BEM, Luba, Paulo P. Piñata
9How To Kill A... (By Isabel Ruebens)comic story4script: Jaime; pencils: Jaime; inks: Jaime; letters: JaimeIzzy Ortiz
10Music for Monsters Icomic story6script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezBang, Inez
11BEM: Chapter 4comic story8script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezBEM, Leonore, Luba, Castle Radium, Tipin' Tipin'
12Locas Tambiencomic story4script: Jaime; pencils: Jaime; inks: Jaime; letters: Jaime'Litos Carranza, Joey Glass, Hopey Glass, Izzy Ortiz, Maggie Chascarillo, Speedy Ortiz
13BEM: Chapter 5comic story8script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezBabe, BEM, Leonore, Luba, Castle Radium
14Love and Rockets #1 (self-published)cover reprint (on interior page)0.5pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez
15Love and Rockets #1 (self-published) - back coverillustration0.5pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime HernandezPenny Century, Hopey Glass, Maggie Chascarillo
16Love 'y' Rocketsillustration1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Peppy White, Gilbert HernandezErrata Stigmata

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Fifth Printingprice 4.95 USD; 6.50 CAD
Third Printingprice 3.95 USD; 4.75 CAD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
From Rockets to Love 1981 - 1996
ISBN 9781683965541
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