Love and Rockets #20 - First Appearance of Ray Dominguez, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue: #20
Publication date: April 1987
Key date: April 1987
On-sale date: 1987
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $2.25; 3.40 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Recommended for mature readers

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ray Dominguez - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Esther Hernandez - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Elias Lincoln - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Quina Chascarillo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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	2	pencils: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Jaime, Gilbert Hernandez	Jesús Ángel, Tony Belle, Ofelia Beltran, Doyle Blackburn, Carmen, Heraclio Calderon, Bernie Carbo, Casimira de los Santos, Penny Century, Maggie Chascarillo, Chelo, Correo, Israel Díaz, Doralis de los Santos
1	-	table of contents	0.125	letters: typeset
2	-	credits, title page	0.125	letters: typeset
3	Letters	letters page	1.42	script: Gary Groth
4	The Return of Ray D.	comic story	20	script: Jaime; pencils: Jaime; inks: Jaime; letters: Jaime	Doyle Blackburn, Esther Hernandez First, Maggie Chascarillo, Quina Chascarillo First, Ray Dominguez First, Hopey Glass, Vicki Glori, Danita Lincoln, Elias Lincoln First, Daffy Matsumoto, Izzy Ortiz, Speedy Ortiz, Rand Race, Tipin' Tipin'
5	For The Love Of Carmen	comic story	12	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Jesús Ángel, Heraclio Calderon, Carmen, Casimira de los Santos, Chelo, Israel Díaz, Doralis de los Santos, Laura Gomez, Guadalupe, Augustín Jiménez, Pipo Jimenez, Luba, Lucia Jimenez, Manuel
6	Love and Rockets	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Heartbreak Soup ISBN 1-56097-783-3	2007	On eBay ›
The Best Comics of the Decade #2 ISBN 0560970374; 9780560970371	1990	On eBay ›
Duck Feet ISBN 0930193822	1989	On eBay ›
The Death of Speedy ISBN 1-56097-003-0	1989	On eBay ›
Locas #[nn] ISBN 1-56097-611-X; 978-1-56097-611-0	2004	On eBay ›
The Reticent Heart and Other Stories #[nn] ISBN 0-930193-65-2	1988	On eBay ›
Duck Feet ISBN 0-930193-82-2	1989	On eBay ›
The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S. ISBN 1-56097-851-1	2007	On eBay ›
Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories (A Love and Rockets Book) #[nn] ISBN 1-56097-539-3; 978-1-56097-539-7	2003	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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

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