Love and Rockets #11 (1985) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue: #11
Publication date: April 1985
Key date: April 1985
On-sale date: February 28, 1985
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $1.95; 2.50 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Recommended for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Dr. Beaky.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Gilbert Hernandez, Mark Thompson	Errata Stigmata
1	Letters	letters page	2	script: Gary Groth; letters: Linda Gorell
2	Mechanics / Las Mujeres Perdidas Part Six	comic story	12	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Penny Century, Maggie Chascarillo, Chiness, H. R. Costigan, Dr. Beaky Death, Terry Downe, Hopey Glass, Vicki Glori, Zero Gravity, Jaime Hernandez, Machi, Daffy Matsumoto, Rand Race, Izzy Ortiz
3	Tears From Heaven: The Life and Times of Errata Stigmata	comic story	15	script: Gilbert Hernandez, Mario Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Errata Stigmata
4	Where Are We?	comic story	3	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Fumble, John Rhodes, Rocket Rhodes
5	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	3	letters: Linda "Inez" Gorell

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Second Printing	price 2.50 USD; 2.95 CAD

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Complete Love & Rockets #3 ISBN 0930193318	1987	On eBay ›
Tears from Heaven ISBN 0-930193-44-X	1988	On eBay ›
Amor y Cohetes ISBN 978-1-56097-926-5	2008	On eBay ›
Locas #[nn] ISBN 1-56097-611-X; 978-1-56097-611-0	2004	On eBay ›
Maggie the Mechanic ISBN 978-1-56097-784-1	2007	On eBay ›
The Reticent Heart and Other Stories #[nn] ISBN 0-930193-65-2	1988	On eBay ›
The Lost Women and Other Stories #[nn] ISBN 9780930193669; 0930193660	1988	On eBay ›
Love and Rockets: The Covers #[nn] ISBN 9781606995983	2013	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Confirm the UPC box: a publisher mark instead of a barcode means direct edition, a barcode means newsstand.
Glossy covers of this era show edge chipping easily. Check black edges closely in the photos.
Check the staples and centerfold; heavily read anniversary and key issues loosen there first.

Series context

‹ #1012 of 53#12 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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