Love and Rockets #41 - First Appearance of Xochitl Nava, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue: #41
Publication date: May 1993
Key date: May 1993
On-sale date: 1993
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $2.95; 3.75 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Recommended for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Gina Bravo - 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: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Roberta Gregory	Errata Stigmata
1	-	credits, title page	1	pencils: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez
2	Death, God, and the Devil Are One	comic story	4	script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: Beto	Errata Stigmata
3	Camp Vicki	comic story	16	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Gina Bravo First, Maggie Chascarillo, Nacho Chascarillo, Chepa, Vicki Glori, Xochitl Nava First, Izzy Ortiz, Ruby, Rena Titañon
4	Another Mysterious Tree	comic story	3	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Chelo, Gorgo Cienfuego, Pito Cienfuego, Tipin' Tipin'
5	Mouth Trap	comic story	7	script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: Beto	María Inclán, Petra Martinez, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez
6	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	3	letters: typeset
7	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; colors: Roberta Gregory	Vicki Glori, Rena Titañon

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Chester Square ISBN 1-56097-255-6	1996	On eBay ›
Luba Conquers the World ISBN 1-56097-259-9	1996	On eBay ›
Hernandez Satyricon ISBN 1-56097-259-9	1997	On eBay ›
Amor y Cohetes ISBN 978-1-56097-926-5	2008	On eBay ›
Locas #[nn] ISBN 1-56097-611-X; 978-1-56097-611-0	2004	On eBay ›
Chester Square ISBN 1-56097-256-4	1996	On eBay ›
Luba Conquers the World ISBN 1-56097-260-2	1996	On eBay ›
Perla la Loca ISBN 978-1-56097-883-1	2007	On eBay ›
Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories (A Love and Rockets Book) #[nn] ISBN 1-56097-539-3; 978-1-56097-539-7	2003	On eBay ›
Human Diastrophism ISBN 156097-848-1	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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