This issue has four separate printings. All printings subsequent to the first one list "Fall 1982" rather than "September 1982" in the indicia, which is another way to verify that an issue isn't a first print, for those who aren't sure what the various cover prices for the various printings were. The second printing, dated October 1987, has a cover price of $3.50 and is the only one that marks itself boldly as a second printing in traditional comic book indicia style and does so immediately after the Fall '82 cover date. The third and fourth printings, dated February 1992 and May 1995 respectively, both have cover prices of $3.95; the information regarding the exact printing and release date is found towards the end of the indicia in these subsequent printings.
- Script:
- Gary Groth
- Letters:
- Typeset
- Reprinted:
- Half-page introduction by Groth. Publishing credits and table of contents, plus indicia make up the remainder of it.
The fifth printing (May 1995) was used to index this page. Earlier editions may have different content.
- Script:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Pencils:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Inks:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Letters:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Genre:
- Drama; Action; Science Fiction
- Characters:
- Leonore; Leonore's Friend; Bem; Harold Penis; Bob Zitz; Bobo; Peter; Luba; Mr. Radium; Echo; Roxanne; Paulo
- Reprinted:
- in Complete Love & Rockets, The (Fantagraphics, 1985 Series) #1 [Music for Mechanics]
- in Amor y Cohetes (Fantagraphics, 2008 Series) #[nn]
This chapter of the story "BEM" is immediately followed by Jaime's story "Mechan-X". It starts on page 3 and ends on page 10. The second chapter resumes on page 19.
Luba's appearance in this story is largely considered out-of-continuity with her later appearances.
- Script:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Pencils:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Inks:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Letters:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Characters:
- Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Rand Race; Duke; Tall Tracker; Penny Century
- Synopsis:
- Maggie is hired to work with the pro-solar mechanic Rand Race. Tall Tracker attacks Race to get him to rebuild a robot army but Maggie saves the day.
- Reprinted:
- in Complete Love & Rockets, The (Fantagraphics, 1985 Series) #1 [Music for Mechanics]
- in Maggie the Mechanic (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[nn]
- Script:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Pencils:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Inks:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Letters:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Reprinted:
- in Complete Love & Rockets, The (Fantagraphics, 1985 Series) #1 [Music for Mechanics]
- in Maggie the Mechanic (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[nn]
- Script:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Pencils:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Inks:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Letters:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Genre:
- Drama; Action; Science Fiction
- Characters:
- Leonore; Mr. Radium; Cha Cha Charlie
- Reprinted:
- in Complete Love & Rockets, The (Fantagraphics, 1985 Series) #1 [Music for Mechanics]
- in Amor y Cohetes (Fantagraphics, 2008 Series) #[nn]
This chapter of the story "BEM" is immediately followed by Jaime's vignettes "Barrio Huerta" and "Penny Century, You're Fired!". The third chapter resumes on page 29.
- Script:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Pencils:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Inks:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Letters:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Genre:
- Drama
- Characters:
- Duke Morales (off-panel)
- Reprinted:
- in Complete Love & Rockets, The (Fantagraphics, 1985 Series) #1 [Music for Mechanics]
- in Amor y Cohetes (Fantagraphics, 2008 Series) #[nn]
- Script:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Pencils:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Inks:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Letters:
- Jaime Herandez
- Characters:
- Penny Century
- Reprinted:
- in Complete Love & Rockets, The (Fantagraphics, 1985 Series) #1 [Music for Mechanics]
- in Maggie the Mechanic (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[nn]
- Script:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Pencils:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Inks:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Letters:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Genre:
- Drama; Action; Science Fiction
- Characters:
- Luba; Peter; Patrice; Roxanne; Paulo; Bem
- Reprinted:
- in Complete Love & Rockets, The (Fantagraphics, 1985 Series) #1 [Music for Mechanics]
- in Amor y Cohetes (Fantagraphics, 2008 Series) #[nn]
This chapter of the story "BEM" is immediately followed by Jaime's story "How To Kill A...". Then another one of Gilbert's stories, "Music for Monsters" begins, before resuming BEM with the fourth chapter, on page 47.
- Script:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Pencils:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Inks:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Letters:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Characters:
- Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]
- Reprinted:
- in Complete Love & Rockets, The (Fantagraphics, 1985 Series) #1 [Music for Mechanics]
- in Maggie the Mechanic (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[nn]
- Script:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Pencils:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Inks:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Letters:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Genre:
- Science Fiction; Humor
- Characters:
- Bang; Inez; Vivik; El Creepo Perverto; Woman with Convertible
- Reprinted:
- in Complete Love & Rockets, The (Fantagraphics, 1985 Series) #1 [Music for Mechanics]
- in Amor y Cohetes (Fantagraphics, 2008 Series) #[nn]
- Script:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Pencils:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Inks:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Letters:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Genre:
- Drama; Action; Science Fiction
- Characters:
- Leonore; Mr. Radium; Paulo/Bem; Luba; Cuate; Leonore
- Reprinted:
- in Complete Love & Rockets, The (Fantagraphics, 1985 Series) #1 [Music for Mechanics]
- in Amor y Cohetes (Fantagraphics, 2008 Series) #[nn]
This chapter of the story "BEM" is immediately followed by Jaime's story "Locas Tambien". The fifth and final chapter of BEM is picked up on page 59.
- Script:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Pencils:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Inks:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Letters:
- Jaime Hernandez
- Characters:
- Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]
- Reprinted:
- in Complete Love & Rockets, The (Fantagraphics, 1985 Series) #1 [Music for Mechanics]
- in Maggie the Mechanic (Fantagraphics, 2007 series) #[nn]
- Script:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Pencils:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Inks:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Letters:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Genre:
- Drama; Action; Science Fiction
- Characters:
- Leonore; Luba; Paulo/Bem; Mr. Radium
- Reprinted:
- in Complete Love & Rockets, The (Fantagraphics, 1985 Series) #1 [Music for Mechanics]
- in Amor y Cohetes (Fantagraphics, 2008 Series) #[nn]
This chapter concludes the saga of BEM.
- Pencils:
- Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez
- Inks:
- Gilbert Hernandez; Jaime Hernandez
- Letters:
- Typeset
- Reprinted:
- from Love and Rockets (Los Bros. Hernandez, 1981 series) #1
For this inside front cover, earlier editions of the Fantagraphics Love & Rockets #1 have a promo ad. The fifth edition of this issue, however, reprints the front and back covers from the self-published (black & white) edition of this issue.
- Pencils:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Inks:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Colors:
- Peppy White
- Letters:
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Characters:
- Errata Stigmata
- Reprinted:
- in Complete Love & Rockets, The (Fantagraphics, 1985 Series) #1 [Music for Mechanics]
back cover