Publishers / Fantagraphics / Love and Rockets (1982) / #30
30July 1989
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Love and Rockets #30

Fantagraphics · July 1989 · on sale 1989

First appearance: Hilda BeltranFirst appearance: RicoFirst appearance: RubenDeath of Eduardo1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue
#30
Publication date
July 1989
Key date
July 1989
On-sale date
1989
Indicia publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price
$2.95; 3.75 CAD
Pages
52
Rating
Recommended for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Eduardo, Gina, Ruben.

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
0Nature Boycover2pencils: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Doug Erb, Visual Concepts; letters: Jaime HernandezMaggie Chascarillo, Hopey Glass
1Love & Rockets no. 30 July 1989credits, title page1pencils: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert HernandezMaggie Chascarillo, Eduardo, Luba
2Ninety-Three Million Miles from the Sun ... and Countingcomic story24script: Jaime; pencils: Jaime; inks: Jaime; letters: JaimeCasey, Penny Century, Maggie Chascarillo, H. R. Costigan, Demoña, Ray Dominguez, Elias Lincoln, Hopey Glass, Daffy Matsumoto, Tex, Webster, Itsuki Yeto, Maya, Nami Matsumoto
3Poison River Chapter 2comic story23script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezHilda Beltran First, Ofelia Beltran, Eduardo Death, Gina First, Luba, Rico First, Ruben First, María Inclán
4Love and Rocketspromo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second PrintingSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Flies On the Ceiling
ISBN 1-56097-071-5		1991On eBay ›
Poison River
ISBN 1560971517		1994On eBay ›
Locas #[nn]
ISBN 1-56097-611-X; 978-1-56097-611-0		2004On eBay ›
Flies on the Ceiling
ISBN 1-56097-072-3		1991On eBay ›
Poison River
ISBN 1560971525		1994On eBay ›
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 ›
no. 29 - no. 35
ISBN 9781683965541		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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