Love and Rockets #6 - First Appearance of Dora "Killer" Rivera, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 2001 series)
Issue: #6
Publication date: Winter 2002-2003
Key date: November 27, 2002
On-sale date: November 27, 2002
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $3.95; 5.95 USD
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dora "Killer" Rivera - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mrs. Kraktovilova - 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: Carrie Whitney	Roy
1	Toco	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Jesús Ángel, Pipo Jimenez, Toco, Vicente
2	Maggie [Part 6]	comic story	13	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Hopey Glass, Alarma Kraktovilova, Maggie Chascarillo, Mister Maynez, Mrs. Kraktovilova First, Rosie, Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis
3	Kid Stuff	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Jimmy Reyna, Dora "Killer" Rivera First, Guadalupe
4	Julio's Day [Part 6]	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Tommy Doakes, Julio Reyes
5	30,000 Hours To Kill	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Judith, Roy
6	Peterson	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Peterson; Dr. Dalby
7	Me for the Unknown [Part 6]	comic story	6	script: Mario Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Captain M'Vina, Dario, Genius Junior, Debra Lillard, Lily Lillard, Taggert Lillard, Taggy Lillard, Lunky, Magda Chac
8	-	letters page	1	script: Jaime
9	Vato's Gold	illustration	1	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; colors: Carrie Whitney	Maggie Chascarillo

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Funny Book #1	2005	On eBay ›
Heartbreak Soup ISBN 1-56097-783-3	2007	On eBay ›
Maggie, Hopey & Ray ISBN 1606991566; 978-1606991565	2009	On eBay ›
Luba #[nn] ISBN 978-1-56097-960-9	2009	On eBay ›
Ghost of Hoppers ISBN 1560977000; 9781560977001	2005	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 ›
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 ›

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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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