Love and Rockets #11 - First Appearance of Mila Castellon, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 2001 series)
Issue: #11
Publication date: Summer 2004
Key date: July 2004
On-sale date: August 25, 2004
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $4.50; 7.20 CAD
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Krista St. John - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Sid Doan.

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: Carrie Whitney	Julio Reyes, Uncle Juan
1	Dumb Solitaire	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Mila Castellon First, Jenna Chong First, Lavalda Dane, Mark Herrera, Rita Mankovich First, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Krista St. John First
2	Stars Sweet Home	comic story	1	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Moovaks
3	Life Through Whispers	comic story	6	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Reno Banks, Doyle Blackburn, Borneo, Maggie Chascarillo, Sid Doan Death, Ray Dominguez, Milena Loznika, Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis
4	The Kid Stuff Kids Return in Intellectual Pursuit	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Jimmy Reyna, Dora "Killer" Rivera
5	Shindleria Praematurus	comic story	6	script: Mario Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	The Rheeg
6	Who is Rena Titañon?	comic story	3.65	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Rena Titañon
7	The Legend of Queen Rena Titañon- ??? Fact or Fiction ???	comic story	0.35	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Rena Titañon
8	Julio's Day [Part 11]	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Tommy Doakes, Benjamin Reyes, Julio Reyes, Sofia, Uncle Juan
9	Love and Rockets Issue Number 11 Summer, 2004	letters page	2	script: Jaime
10	-	illustration	1	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; colors: Carrie Whitney; letters: Jaime Hernandez

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Maggie, Hopey & Ray ISBN 1606991566; 978-1606991565	2009	On eBay ›
Luba #[nn] ISBN 978-1-56097-960-9	2009	On eBay ›
The Education of Hopey Glass ISBN 978-1-56097-939-5	2008	On eBay ›
High Soft Lisp ISBN 978-1-60699-318-7	2010	On eBay ›
Luba: Three Daughters ISBN 978-1-56097-769-8; 1-56097-769-8	2006	On eBay ›
Esperanza ISBN 978-1-60699-449-8	2011	On eBay ›
Julio's Day #[nn] ISBN 978-1-60699-606-5	2013	On eBay ›
Comics Dementia ISBN 978160699907-3	2016	On eBay ›
Three Sisters ISBN 978-1-68396-114-7	2018	On eBay ›
The Year's Best Graphic Novels, Comics, and Manga #[nn] ISBN 0-312-34326-4	2005	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, Q105589579 (Mila Castellon), first-appearance property (CC0)

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