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Publishers / Fantagraphics / Love and Rockets (1982) / #24
24December 1987
$2.25; 3.40 CAD

Love and Rockets #24

Fantagraphics · December 1987 · on sale 1987

First appearance: TexFirst appearance: Lily RiveraFirst appearance: Boxhead Neslo
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Identification plate

Series
Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue
#24
Publication date
December 1987
Key date
December 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 Tex - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Miguel Ramos - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; colors: Jaime Hernandez, Coco ShinomiyaTerry Downe, Hopey Glass
1-credits, title page1letters: typeset
2The Night Ape Sex Came Home to Playcomic story4script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime HernandezTony Belle, Maggie Chascarillo, Ray Dominguez, Joey Glass, Kiko, Daffy Matsumoto
3Jerry Slum and the Crickettes (Vida Loca)comic story4script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime HernandezTerry Downe, Hopey Glass, Zero Gravity, Tex First, Monica Miranda Zandinski
4Human Diastrophism, Part Fourcomic story18script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezOfelia Beltran, Borro, Carmen, Heraclio Calderon, Chelo, Casimira de los Santos, Doralis de los Santos, Gerry, Guadalupe, Humberto, Pipo Jimenez, Luba, Maricela, Martín el Loco
5A Mess of Skin...comic story6script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime HernandezDoyle Blackburn, Maggie Chascarillo, Ray Dominguez, Joey Glass, Kiko, Daffy Matsumoto, Boxhead Neslo First, Lily Rivera First
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
7-illustration1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Coco Shinomiya

Where to read it

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Blood of Palomar
ISBN 1-56097-005-7		1989On eBay ›
Locas #[nn]
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The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S.
ISBN 1-56097-851-1		2007On eBay ›
Love and Rockets: The Covers #[nn]
ISBN 9781606995983		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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