Love and Rockets: New Stories #4 - First Appearance of Ulu, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets: New Stories (Fantagraphics, 2008 series)
Issue: #4
Publication date: July 2011
Key date: July 2011
On-sale date: September 16, 2011
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Price: $14.99
Pages: 104
Barcode: 978160699490051499
ISBN: 978-1-60699-490-0

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

On the record: Ignatz Award - Outstanding Story (2012).

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	Dora "Killer" Rivera
1	Letters to L & R	letters page	2	script: Gary Groth
2	The Love Bunglers Part Three	comic story	16	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Rose "Angel" Rivera, Reno Banks, Ray Dominguez, Linda First, Maggie Chascarillo, Mikey Varan, Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis, Yax Haxley
3	King Vampire	comic story	35	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Dora "Killer" Rivera
4	The Love Bunglers Part Four	comic story	11	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Rose "Angel" Rivera, Reno Banks, Ray Dominguez, Maggie Chascarillo, Mike Varan, Mikey Varan, Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis, Ulu First
5	Return for Me	comic story	8	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Blanca Rizo, Quina Chascarillo, Letty Chavez, Ray Dominguez, Esther Hernandez, Vicki Glori, Maggie Chascarillo, Mando First, Nacho Chascarillo, Speedy Ortiz, Harvey, Louis
6	And Then Reality Kicks In	comic story	15	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez
7	The Love Bunglers Part Five	comic story	15	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Doyle Blackburn, Blandina Dominguez, Calvin Chascarillo, Letty Chavez, Ray Dominguez, Yax Haxley, Hopey Glass, Maggie Chascarillo, Mando First, Chivita Dominguez, Angel Rivera, Rose "Angel" Rivera, Sonny First, Mike Varan
8	-	table of contents	1	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez	Letty Chavez, Maggie Chascarillo

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Best American Comics #2012 ISBN 9780547691121	2012	On eBay ›
The Love Bunglers #[nn] ISBN 978-1-60699-729-1	2014	On eBay ›
Love and Rockets: Stories [Free Comic Book Day] #[nn]	2016	On eBay ›
Angels and Magpies ISBN 978-1-68396-090-4	2017	On eBay ›
Proof That the Devil Loves You #[nn] ISBN 9781683967699	2023	On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #34 of 8#5 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q126833099 (Linda), first-appearance property (CC0)

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