Love and Rockets #9 - First Appearance of Manuel Chascarillo, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 2001 series)
Issue: #9
Publication date: Fall 2003
Key date: October 2003
On-sale date: November 26, 2003
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $3.95; 5.95 CAD
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Dario.

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: Carrie Whitney	Izzy Ortiz
1	Maggie [Part 9]	comic story	13	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Angel Chascarillo First, Manuel Chascarillo First, Quina Chascarillo, Ruben Chascarillo First, Alvaro Hernandez First, Esther Hernandez, Maggie Chascarillo
2	The High Soft Lisp [Part 6]	comic story	10	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	El Fontanel, Enrique Escobar, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Mark Herrera, Petra Martinez, Sean Ogata, Scott the Hog, David Vasquez, Venus
3	Julio's Day [Part 9]	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Julio's Mom
4	Me for the Unknown [Part 8]	comic story	6	script: Mario Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Captain M'Vina, Dario Death, Lola Falana Junior, Genius Junior, Debra Lillard, Lily Lillard, Taggert Lillard, Taggy Lillard, Oliver Turnbull, Henry Tweeder
5	Love and Rockets Issue Number 9, Fall 2003	letters page	1	script: Jaime
6	-	illustration	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Carrie Whitney

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Maggie, Hopey & Ray ISBN 1606991566; 978-1606991565	2009	On eBay ›
Ghost of Hoppers ISBN 1560977000; 9781560977001	2005	On eBay ›
High Soft Lisp ISBN 978-1-60699-318-7	2010	On eBay ›
McSweeney's Quarterly Concern #13 ISBN 978-1932416084; 1932416080	2004	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 ›
Children of Palomar and Other Tales ISBN 9781683966999	2023	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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