Love and Rockets #1 [Fifth Printing]

(May 1995)

O, what a wonderful book it is! (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gary Groth (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When I saw Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez's 32-page self-published comics fanzine for the first time, I was immediately won over by their freshness...

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)

Indexer Notes

The bottom half of the page has production credits, table of contents and indicia.
Inside front cover.

BEM: Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

BEM / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Genre

adventure; drama; science fiction

Characters

Babe (Leonore's Unnamed Friend); BEM; Leonore; Luba; Paulo P. Piñata; Castle Radium; Harold Penis; Bob Zitz; Bobo; Peter; Echo; Roxanne

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)
which is reprinted
• from Love and Rockets (Los Bros. Hernandez, 1981 series) #1 (1981)

Indexer Notes

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.

Mechan-X Starring Maggie, Race, Hopey (Table of Contents: 3)

Locas / comic story / 7.85 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JH)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JH)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JH)

Letters

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JH)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Z

Genre

drama; science fiction

Characters

Penny Century; Yax Haxley; Hopey; Maggie; Duke Morales; Rand Race; Tall Tracker

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.

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)
which is reprinted
• from Love and Rockets (Los Bros. Hernandez, 1981 series) #1 (1981)
• in Love and Rockets (Komics Initiative, 2022 series) #1 - Maggie la Mécano (2022)

La Chota (Table of Contents: 4)

La Chota / comic story / 0.15 page (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Jaime Hernandez

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Las dixel fret im bondor! Pom lioz firme poxanon, firndur!

Characters

La Chota

Synopsis

La Chota is on trial... for something.

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)
which is reprinted
• from Love and Rockets (Los Bros. Hernandez, 1981 series) #1 (1981)

Indexer Notes

Story is written in a made-up gibberish.

BEM: Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 5)

BEM / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Something... is wrong!

Genre

adventure; drama; science fiction

Characters

Babe (Leonore's Unnamed Friend); Leonore; Castle Radium; The Victim; Cha Cha Charlie

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)
which is reprinted
• from Love and Rockets (Los Bros. Hernandez, 1981 series) #1 (1981)

Indexer Notes

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.

Barrio Huerta (Hoppers 13) (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME)

Letters

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

¡Rosalba!

Genre

drama

Characters

Yax Haxley (final panel); Duke Morales (final panel in silhouette); Rand Race (final panel); Lencho; Rosalba; Mama Tota

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)

Penny Century, You're Fired!! (Table of Contents: 7)

Locas / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME)

Letters

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wow! Atoma is single-handedly holding off those alien attackers!

Genre

humor; superhero; drama

Characters

Penny Century; H. R. Costigan

Synopsis

Penny wants to be a superhero.

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)

BEM: Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 8)

BEM / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

N-no, really, Luba... I - I think I'm sick...

Genre

adventure; drama; science fiction

Characters

Babe (Leonore's Unnamed Friend); BEM; Luba; Paulo P. Piñata; Peter; Patrice; Roxanne

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)

Indexer Notes

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.

How To Kill A... (By Isabel Ruebens) (Table of Contents: 9)

Izzy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JH)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JH)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JH)

Letters

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JH)

Genre

drama; horror-suspense

Characters

Izzy

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)
which is reprinted
• from Love and Rockets (Los Bros. Hernandez, 1981 series) #1 (1981)

[Music for Monsters I] (Table of Contents: 10)

Bang and Inez / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as 'Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let's go, Vertigo!

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Bang; Inez; Vertigo; Vivik; The Pimple / El Creepo Perverto; Woman with Convertible

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)
which is reprinted
• from Love and Rockets (Los Bros. Hernandez, 1981 series) #1 (1981)

BEM: Chapter 4 (Table of Contents: 11)

BEM / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as 'Bert)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as 'Bert)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as 'Bert)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as 'Bert)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What..?

Genre

adventure; drama; science fiction

Characters

BEM (as Paulo); Leonore; Luba; Castle Radium; Tipin' Tipin' (first appearance, unnamed)

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)

Indexer Notes

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.

Tipin' Tipin' (the character Castle Radium calls 'cuate') is not named until issue three in the series. Character identification from The Love and Rockets Companion: 30 Years (And Counting) book.

Locas Tambien (Table of Contents: 12)

Locas / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JH)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JH)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JH)

Letters

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JH)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Thirty-five dollars and a six pack to my name...

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

'Litos (single-panel); Joey Glass; Hopey; Izzy; Maggie; Speedy Ortiz; Principal

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)

BEM: Chapter 5 (Table of Contents: 13)

BEM / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as 'Bert)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as 'Bert)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as 'Bert)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as 'Bert)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

'God, I hadn't run like that since the eighth grade... I was so scared and confused... I didn't really know what I was running from...'

Genre

adventure; drama; science fiction

Characters

Babe (Leonore's Unnamed Friend); BEM; Leonore; Luba; Castle Radium

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)

Indexer Notes

This chapter concludes the saga of BEM.

[Love and Rockets #1 (self-published)] (Table of Contents: 14)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bonus: We hope you don't mind our violating the 'facsimile' appeal of this reprint by replacing a house ad with these illustrations.

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Los Bros. Hernandez, 1981 series) #1 (1981)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[Love and Rockets #1 (self-published) - back cover] (Table of Contents: 15)

illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (signed as JH)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (signed as JH)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

...And this is Jaime Hernandez' back cover to that same issue, featuring early versions of Maggie, Hopey, and Penny Century (whatever happened to her, anyway?).

Characters

Penny Century; Hopey; Maggie

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Los Bros. Hernandez, 1981 series) #1 (1981)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Love 'y' Rockets (Table of Contents: 16)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as El Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as El Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Colors

Peppy White (credited) (color separations); Gilbert Hernandez (signed as El Bert) (credited as 'Bert)

Characters

Errata Stigmata

Reprints

• from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 (September 1982)

Indexer Notes

Back cover.