Love and Rockets #21 - First Appearance of Khamo de los Santos, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue: #21
Publication date: July 1987
Key date: July 1987
On-sale date: 1987
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: 2.25 USD: 3.40 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Recommended for mature readers

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Khamo de los Santos - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Steve Stranski - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Tomaso Marín - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Chango Valdes - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Concha Piña - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Chancla Piña - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Alcalde Jesus "Chuy" Bernal - 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	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba
1	-	credits, title page	0.4	pencils: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez
2	Letters	letters page	1.27	script: Gary Groth
3	Bala	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez
4	Jerusalem Crickets	comic story	6	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Terry Downe, Hopey Glass, Zero Gravity, Monica Miranda Zandinski
5	Love and Rockets	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez
7	Human Diastrophism	illustration	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez
8	Human Diastrophism Part One	comic story	12	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Ofelia Beltran, Carmen, Heraclio Calderon, Casimira de los Santos, Chelo, Doralis de los Santos, Gerry First, Guadalupe, Humberto First, Augustín Jiménez, Pipo Jimenez, Luba, Maricela, Martín el Loco
9	Vida Loca: The Death of Speedy Ortiz (Part One)	comic story	11	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Doyle Blackburn, 'Litos Carranza, Esther Hernandez, Maggie Chascarillo, Ray Dominguez, Vicki Glori, Danita Lincoln, Izzy Ortiz, Speedy Ortiz, Blanca Rizo
10	The Comics Journal	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
11	Jerusalem Crickets / Vida Loca	illustration	1	pencils: Jaime; inks: Jaime; letters: Jaime	Esther Hernandez, Terry Downe, Hopey Glass, Zero Gravity, Speedy Ortiz, Monica Miranda Zandinski

Where to read it

Collection	Year
An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories #2 ISBN 9780300126716	2008	On eBay ›
The Death of Speedy ISBN 1-56097-003-0	1989	On eBay ›
Blood of Palomar ISBN 1-56097-005-7	1989	On eBay ›
Flies On the Ceiling ISBN 1-56097-071-5	1991	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 ›
Flies on the Ceiling ISBN 1-56097-072-3	1991	On eBay ›
The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S. ISBN 1-56097-851-1	2007	On eBay ›
Human Diastrophism ISBN 156097-848-1	2007	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)
Wikidata, Q118497610 (Riri), first-appearance property (CC0)

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