Love and Rockets #31 - First Appearance of Igor Valdez, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue: #31
Publication date: December 1989
Key date: December 1989
On-sale date: 1989
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $2.50; 3.25 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Recommended for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Erf'Quake - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Amber - 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: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; colors: Monster X, Roberta Gregory	Hopey Glass, Maggie Chascarillo
1	Love & Rockets Number 31, December 1989	credits, title page	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Steve Stranski
2	Las Monjas Asesinas	comic story	2	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Mary Christmas First, Hopey Glass, Maggie Chascarillo, Maya First, Tex, Lester First
3	Poison River Chapter 3	comic story	10	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Alicia First, Hilda Beltran, Luba, Peter Rio, Arjelia First, Blas First, Ricky Boy First, Docho First, Isobel First, Fabio Luna First
4	Spring 1982	comic story	12	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	'Litos Carranza, Doyle Blackburn, Lily Rivera
5	Love and Rockets X (part one)	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Amber First, Junior Brooks First, E. T. First, El Fontanel First, Erf'Quake First, Gerry, Maricela, Kristen Niznick First, Sean Ogata First, Riri, Scott the Hog First, Steve Stranski, Igor Valdez First, Rex Walker First
6	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
7	Letters	letters page	2	script: Jaime, Beto; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez
8	-	illustration	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Gilbert Hernandez	Alicia First, Hilda Beltran, Ofelia Beltran, Eduardo, Gina, Karlota, Luba, María Inclán, Peter Rio, Ruben

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Second Printing	See the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Flies On the Ceiling ISBN 1-56097-071-5	1991	On eBay ›
Love and Rockets X ISBN 1-56097-101-0	1993	On eBay ›
Poison River ISBN 1560971517	1994	On eBay ›
Locas #[nn] ISBN 1-56097-611-X; 978-1-56097-611-0	2004	On eBay ›
Ten Years of Love and Rockets #[nn]	1992	On eBay ›
Flies on the Ceiling ISBN 1-56097-072-3	1991	On eBay ›
Love and Rockets X ISBN 1560971029	1993	On eBay ›
Poison River ISBN 1560971525	1994	On eBay ›
The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S. ISBN 1-56097-851-1	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, Q60629803 (E. T.), first-appearance property (CC0)

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