Love and Rockets #37 - First Appearance of Socorro, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue: #37
Publication date: February 1992
Key date: February 1992
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $2.75; 3.25 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Pito Cienfuego.

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, Jamison Color	David, Lalo, Laura, Danita Lincoln, Elias Lincoln, Ojos
1	-	credits, title page	1	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez	Maggie Chascarillo
2	Wig Wam Bam, part five	comic story	16	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Doyle Blackburn, Penny Century, Maggie Chascarillo, David, Ray Dominguez, Frances, Hopey Glass, Lalo, Laura, Lester, Danita Lincoln, Elias Lincoln, Lu, Nami Matsumoto
3	Poison River -- Part: Nine	comic story	10	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Alicia, Arjelia, Hilda Beltran, Blas, Ricky Boy, Cilingis, Docho, Flaco, Garza, Gorgo Cienfuego, María Inclán, Isobel, Luba, Moises Moraga
4	Love and Rockets X - Part Seven	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Ofelia Beltran, Heraclio Calderon, Carmen, Casimira de los Santos, Chelo, Carl Davis, Bambi Dibble, Doralis de los Santos, El Fontanel, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Gerry, Guadalupe, Pipo Jimenez, Sergio Jimenez Reyna
5	The L&R Boutique	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
6	-	illustration	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Gilbert Hernandez, Jamison Color; letters: Gilbert Hernandez

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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