Love and Rockets #33 - First Appearance of Moises Moraga, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue: #33
Publication date: August 1990
Key date: August 1990
On-sale date: 1990
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $2.50; 3.25 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Matilda - 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: Jaime Hernandez, Roberta Gregory	Hopey Glass, Maggie Chascarillo
1	Love & Rockets number 33	credits, title page	1	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez
2	Wig Wam Bam (Part One)	comic story	14	script: Jaime; pencils: Jaime; inks: Jaime; letters: Jaime	Doyle Blackburn, Penny Century, Mary Christmas, Hopey Glass, Ivat First, Leland First, Lois, Maggie Chascarillo, Maya, Merced First, Boxhead Neslo, Pat First, Rosa First, Terry Downe
3	Poison River - Part V	comic story	10	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Alicia, Arjelia, Hilda Beltran, Blas, Captain Ortiz First, Garza First, Isobel, Luba, Moises Moraga First, Ofelia Beltran, Fermin Rio, Peter Rio, Señor Salas, Flaco
4	Love and Rockets X- Part III	comic story	7	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Bambi Dibble, El Fontanel, Maricela, Mr. Pekarman, Kristen Niznick, Mike Niznick, Sean Ogata, Riri, Scott the Hog, Steve Stranski, Igor Valdez, Cynthia Walker, Rex Walker, Wanda
5	Letters	letters page	1	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez
6	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
7	?? !!!!!	illustration	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Monster Y, Roberta Gregory

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Love and Rockets X ISBN 1-56097-101-0	1993	On eBay ›
Wigwam Bam ISBN 1560971207	1994	On eBay ›
Poison River ISBN 1560971517	1994	On eBay ›
Locas #[nn] ISBN 1-56097-611-X; 978-1-56097-611-0	2004	On eBay ›
Love and Rockets X ISBN 1560971029	1993	On eBay ›
Wigwam Bam ISBN 1560971215	1994	On eBay ›
Poison River ISBN 1560971525	1994	On eBay ›
Perla la Loca ISBN 978-1-56097-883-1	2007	On eBay ›
Love and Rockets: The Covers #[nn] ISBN 9781606995983	2013	On eBay ›

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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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