The Complete Love & Rockets #2 - Chelo's Burden [4th Edition]

(November 2001)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 5 pages (report information)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez

Letters

Typeset

Characters

Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Chelo

Indexer Notes

Title and publisher page; Publishing and reprint credits; table of Contents page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Preface (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gary Groth

Pencils

Mario Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Mario Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez

Letters

Typeset

Indexer Notes

Introduction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

blank page(s) / 2 pages (report information)

Chelo's Burden (Table of Contents: 5)

Palomar / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

Genre

drama

Characters

Chelo; Vicente; Jesus Angel; Aurora; Israel; Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Pipo; Emil; Irma; Hans; Manuel; Soledad

Synopsis

The narrator gives a rundown on various residents of Palomar.

Reprints

• in Heartbreak Soup and Other Stories (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) (August 1987)
• in Love and Rockets Bonanza! (Fantagraphics, 1989 series) #1 (March 1989)
• in Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories (A Love and Rockets Book) (Fantagraphics, 2003 series) (August 2003)
• in Palomar (Ediciones La Cúpula, 2005 series) #1 (Agosto 2005)
• in Love and Rockets Library (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[2] - Heartbreak Soup (January 2007)
• in Love and Rockets (Titan, 2007 series) #2 - Heartbreak Soup (May 2007)

Keywords

adult

Indexer Notes

The title is only given in the table of contents. Not to be confused with the twenty-four page story with the same name from Love & Rockets #50.

Heartbreak Soup (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

Synopsis

Illustration of a deserted street scene in Palomar

Reprints

• in Heartbreak Soup and Other Stories (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) (August 1987)
• in Palomar (Ediciones La Cúpula, 2005 series) #1 (Agosto 2005)
• in Love and Rockets Library (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[2] - Heartbreak Soup (January 2007)
• in Love and Rockets (Titan, 2007 series) #2 - Heartbreak Soup (May 2007)

Sopa de Gran Pena, part one (Table of Contents: 7)

Palomar / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

Genre

drama

Characters

Tipin' Tipin'; Zomba; Gato; Carmen; Augustin; Lucia; Pipo Jimenez; Chelo; Gordo; Toco; Heraclio; Vicente; Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Jesus Angel; Israel Diaz; Manuel; Arturo; Soledad Marquez; Guero; Pintor; Luba; Ofelia; Maricela; Sheriff Borro

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #3 (Summer 1983)

Sopa de Gran Pena, part two (Table of Contents: 8)

Palomar / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

Characters

Luba; Chelo; Gato; Heraclio; Vicente; Jesus; Israel Diaz; Satch; Toco; Sheriff Borro; Tipin' Tipin'; Carmen; Augustine; Lucia; Pipo Jimenez; Manuel (dies); Soledad Marquez; Ofelia; Maricela; Juan Cobos; Tonantzin Carolongas; Pintor

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #4 (Fall 1983)

Love and Rockets (Table of Contents: 9)

Love and Rockets / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Jaime Hernandez

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

Characters

Penny Century; "Atoma"; Suicidal Woman (dream sequence only)

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #3 (Summer 1983)

Indexer Notes

Gilbert and Jaime each used "Love & Rockets" as a story title exactly once. Gilbert's turn was with the graphic novel-length "Love & Rockets X."

Maggie vs. Maniakk (Table of Contents: 10)

Locas / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez; Mario Hernandez (Maniakk's dialogue)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Jaime Hernandez

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

Characters

Maniakus Rex (Maniakk); Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Giggles Galore; Venetia Vendetta; Penny Century; Ultimax; unnamed Satellite City mayor

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #3 (Summer 1983)

More Music for Monsters III (Table of Contents: 11)

Bang & Inez / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

Characters

Monster; Inez; Bang Bang

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #4 (Fall 1983)

Indexer Notes

Titled "More Music for Monsters" on the first page and "Music for Monsters III" in the table of contents.

Hey Hopey (Table of Contents: 12)

Locas / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Jaime Hernandez

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

Characters

Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Joey Glass

Synopsis

Siblings Hopey and Joey talk about their mother and Maggie.

Reprints

• from Mechanics (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #1 (October 1985)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

First Line of Dialogue or Text

So ya wanna?

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #3 (Summer 1983)

100 Rooms (Table of Contents: 14)

Locas Tambien / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Jaime Hernandez

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

Characters

Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]; Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Vicki Glori; Speedy [Eulalio Ortiz]; Penny Century; H. R. Costigan [Herv R. Costigan]; Webster; Ethel; Baron Casey Giffs; Vicente (Beto's character); Chelo (Beto's character); Rand Race; Demoña; Comrade 7

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #4 (Fall 1983)
• in Love & Rockets: Short Stories (Fantagraphics, 1987 series) (August 1987)
• in Locas (Fantagraphics, 2004 series) #[nn] (September 2004)
• in Locas (Ediciones La Cúpula, 2006 series) #1 (Mayo 2006)
• in Love and Rockets Library (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[1] - Maggie the Mechanic (January 2007)
which is reprinted
• in Love and Rockets (Komics Initiative, 2022 series) #1 - Maggie la Mécano (2022)
• in Love and Rockets (Titan, 2007 series) #1 - Maggie the Mechanic (May 2007)

Indexer Notes

Previously unpublished material has been added to this story, making it five pages longer than the original version.

Twitch City (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

Characters

Emico; Frida Kahlo; Senor Ito

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #4 (Fall 1983)

Toyo's Request (Table of Contents: 16)

Mechanics / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Jaime Hernandez

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

Characters

Bernie Carbo; Rena Titañon; Duke Morales; Toyo; Zono Hibonales; Bull Marie

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #3 (Summer 1983)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Locas Tambien / comic story / 1.9 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Jaime Hernandez

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey! Here comes Maggie! Man, I'd sure like her to give me head scissors.

Genre

humor

Characters

Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Penny Century; Daffy [Daphne Matsumoto]; Terry [Theresa Leeanne Downe]; Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]; Joey Glass; Tony

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #3 (Summer 1983)

La Chota vs. Roy Cowboy (Table of Contents: 18)

La Chota / comic story / 0.1 page (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Jaime Hernandez

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

Characters

La Chota; Roy Cowboy

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #3 (Summer 1983)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Somewhere in California / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Mario Hernandez

Pencils

Mario Hernandez

Inks

Mario Hernandez

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez (pages 7 and 13 only)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, Brian. You were right. The place still looks like a slum. Keen house, though

Characters

Brian Vinton; Joleen; Tony; Omor; Nefar; Sedrik; Kled; Afa Riengold; Dalvor Amorte; Aunt Verlika; Jan; Jelik; Fred

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #3 (Summer 1983)

Out O' Space (Table of Contents: 20)

Rocky and Fumble / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Jaime Hernandez

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

Characters

Rocky; Fumble; Mad Patrick

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #4 (Fall 1983)

Locker Room Interviews By and By (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

Characters

Dr. Smith; Mother of Two Children

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #3 (Summer 1983)

Cover Gallery (Table of Contents: 22)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Jaime Hernandez

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

A blown-up panel taken from page two of Love & Rockets #3.

[Love & Rockets #3] (Table of Contents: 23)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

?

Characters

Atoma

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #3 (Summer 1983)

[Love & Rockets #3 back cover] (Table of Contents: 24)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mario Hernandez

Inks

Mario Hernandez

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #3 (Summer 1983)

[Love & Rockets #4] (Table of Contents: 25)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez; Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Jaime Hernandez; Gilbert Hernandez

Characters

Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]; Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Penny Century; Bang; Inez; Luba; Rocky; Fumble

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #4 (Fall 1983)

[Love & Rockets #4 back cover] (Table of Contents: 26)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mario Hernandez

Inks

Mario Hernandez

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #4 (Fall 1983)

[Complete Love & Rockets #2- Chelo's Burden (first printing)] (Table of Contents: 27)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

?

Characters

Luba

Reprints

• from The Complete Love & Rockets #2 - Chelo's Burden (June 1986) (1st printing)

[Complete Love & Rockets #2 (second & third printings)] (Table of Contents: 28)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

?

Characters

Chelo

Reprints

• from The Complete Love & Rockets #2 - Chelo's Burden (May 1989) (2nd printing)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)