Love and Rockets #7 - First Appearance of Stefanino, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 2016 series)
Issue: #7
Publication date: July 2019
Key date: July 24, 2019
On-sale date: July 24, 2019
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Price: $4.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 60922436879000711

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Why this issue matters

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

Death on record for: Scott the Hog.

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	Judy Fair, Gomez, Jennilee, Kim, Gwen Stefanski, Tonta
1	-	credits, title page	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez
2	99°	comic story	1	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Maggie Chascarillo, Ray Dominguez
3	Tonta	comic story	11	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Jolena Castor, Judy Fair, Gomez, Jennilee, Kim, Muñeca, Gwen Stefanski, Tonta, Stefanino First
4	And Another Punk Rock Reunion	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	El Fontanel, Gerry, Pipo Jimenez, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Sean Ogata, Dora "Killer" Rivera, Rosario, Scott the Hog, Steve Stranski, Igor Valdez, Rex Walker, Guadalupe
5	Diva	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Chino, Guadalupe, Amy Jones, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Blackie Okamoto, Dora "Killer" Rivera, Hector Rivera, Steve Stranski, Rosario, Jason Sterling
6	In no Particular Order	comic story	2	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Blackie Okamoto, Dora "Killer" Rivera, Hector Rivera, Jason Sterling
7	Fast Bath	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Danny Chulo, Corazon, El Fontanel, Pipo Jimenez, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Sean Ogata, Dora "Killer" Rivera, Scott the Hog Death, Tikitik, Ulu, Wilfer, Eloy
8	Animus!	comic story	4	script: Jaime; pencils: Jaime; inks: Jaime; letters: Jaime	Princess Anima, Lumina
9	The Complete Love and Rockets Library	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez
10	-	illustration	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	El Fontanel, Gerry, Guadalupe, Pipo Jimenez, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Sean Ogata, Sean Ogata, Scott the Hog, Steve Stranski, Igor Valdez

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Fantagraphics Exclusive	barcode 60922436879000721

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets Collection #[nn] ISBN 9798875000492	2025	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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