(November 1985)

Fantagraphics, 1982 Series
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Volume
[1]
Price
2.25 USD; 3.15 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1985
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [serif, with border]
Editing
Gary Groth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

1st printing: October 1985. 2nd printing: February 1993

The second printing has a redrawn cover and a back cover illustration reprint rather than an ad therefore it's listed separately. Also includes a half-page explanation for that front cover change.

An American in Palomar (Table of Contents)

Palomar / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Colors
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto); Mark Thompson (credited as Wim. Jr.) (color separations)
Letters
?

Genre
drama
Characters
Chelo; Luba; Howard Miller; Tonantzín Villaseñor
Reprints

Letters (Table of Contents: 1)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Groth (credited) (reply)
Letters
Arlene Easter (credited) (typesetting)

Synopsis
Letters of comment from Linda Dunn, Carboro NC; Andrew Littlefield, Sidcup England; Charles Van Meter; Donald Odita, Columbus OH
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page 1 is inside front cover, page 2 is inside back cover

An American in Palomar, Part Two (Table of Contents: 2)

Palomar / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Gilberto "Bump City" Hernandez)
Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Gilberto "Bump City" Hernandez)
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Gilberto "Bump City" Hernandez)
Letters
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Gilberto "Bump City" Hernandez)

Genre
drama
Characters
Ofelia Beltran; Carmen Calderon; Heraclio Calderon (single-panel); Chelo; Casimira de los Santos; Doralis; Guadalupe; Augustín Jiménez; Pipo Jimenez (single-panel); Luba; Maricela; Howard Miller; Theo; Diana Villaseñor; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Beth
Synopsis
The citizens of Palomar find out that they are being used by Howard and deal with it accordingly, leading to his complete humiliation.
Reprints
Keywords
soap opera

Locas en la Cabeza (Table of Contents: 3)

Locas / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime)
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime)
Inks
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime)
Letters
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't wanna go to work!
Genre
drama
Characters
Tony Belle; 'Litos Carranza; Maggie Chascarillo; Terry Downe; Hopey Glass; Zero Gravity; Izzy Ortiz; Speedy Ortiz; Carlos ('Litos and Speedy's friend)
Synopsis
Izzy crashes her old car into Spookey the Smokey's wall after promising to give it to Maggie. Maggie then gets Speedy to take her to Maddog's, as Hopey's band La Llorona gets ready to play a gig there.
Reprints
Keywords
soap opera

Indexer Notes

Title from the table of contents. Second mention of Spooky the Smokey, the yet-to-be-seen eccentric who lives by himself on Cooper Road.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

The Little Monster (Table of Contents: 5)

Locas / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Jaime)
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Jaime)
Inks
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Jaime)
Letters
Jaime Hernandez (signed as Jaime)

Genre
drama
Characters
Bernie Carbo (flashback); Vicki Glori (flashback); Duke Morales (flashback); Rena Titañon; Tse Tse; Joe Van Nuys; Little Monster [India Chala]; Mad Mala; Dino; Crusher Gaines; Dick (TV interviewer)
Synopsis
Rena reminisces about India Chala, a former wrestling partner with a tragic back story, after hearing that she has passed.
Reprints

Llook our for...Lloyd Llewellyn (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. An American in Palomar
    Palomar
  2. 1. Letters
  3. 2. An American in Palomar, Part Two
    Palomar
  4. 3. Locas en la Cabeza
    Locas
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. The Little Monster
    Locas
  7. 6. Llook our for...Lloyd Llewellyn
    Lloyd Llewellyn
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