(November 1984)

Fantagraphics, 1982 Series
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Volume
[1]
Price
1.95 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1984-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Recommended For Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [serif, spread out]
Editing
Gary Groth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

1st printing: September 1984. On-sale date, month only, from Amazing Heroes #56.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Locas / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (credited) (signed as JAIME)
Inks
Jaime Hernandez (credited) (signed as JAIME)
Colors
Janet Toombs (credited as J. Toombs) (color separations)
Genre
drama
Characters
Maggie Chascarillo; Rena Titañon
Reprints
Keywords
sewer; tunnel
Cover Thumbnail for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #9 Cover Thumbnail for Love and Rockets (1982 series) #9 [Second Printing]
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[Contents / Letters] (Table of Contents: 1)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Groth (credited) (intro + replies)
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime); Gilbert Hernandez (credited as 'Bert)
Inks
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime); Gilbert Hernandez (credited as 'Bert)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Greetings, and welcome to Love and Rocket #9.
Synopsis
Letters of comment from The Reet (Fairbanks, AK), Rich Sheinaus (Brooklyn, New York), Charles Van Meter (Greer, SC), S.J. Hatakeyama (Florissant, MO), Dave Reitzes (Wilmington, DE), Mark Wheatley (Baltimore, MD), Karen Weiss (Washington, DC) and Fran Gerheim (San Francisco, CA).
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Indexer Notes

First page is inside front cover, second page is p33.

[Mechanics / Las Mujeres Perdidas Part Four] (Table of Contents: 2)

Locas / comic story / 10 pages (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
Zobenina Hospital in Chepan...
Genre
drama
Characters
Penny Century; Maggie Chascarillo; Chiness; H. R. Costigan (as Herv); Doctor Beaky; Hopey Glass; Vicki Glori; Izzy; Machi; Daffy Matsumoto; Rand Race; Rena Titañon; Cash Watkins (1st appearance); Dot Winks; General Matapolas; Benso; Nurse; Man in Tunnel [Luthor]
Synopsis
Maggie and Rena escaped last issue's warehouse explosion by diving down a pit that connects to some underground sewer tunnels. They attempt to escape the tunnels while everyone assumes they are dead.
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Indexer Notes

The story is not given the title "Las Mujeres Perdidas" until the final page of the concluding chapter in Love & Rockets #11.

The Laughing Sun Part 2 (Table of Contents: 3)

Palomar / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as BETO [circle]) (credited as 'Bert)
Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as BETO [circle]) (credited as 'Bert)
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as BETO [circle]) (credited as 'Bert)
Letters
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as BETO [circle]) (credited as 'Bert)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jesus... Jesus began to yell... He began yelling and throwing things around the house like... like a maniac... crazy...
Genre
drama
Characters
Heraclio Calderon; Carmen; Chelo; Israel Díaz; Jesús; Laura; Luba (flashback); Gato Reyna (flashback); Satch; Vicente; Tonantzín Villaseñor (single-panel)
Synopsis
The men of the village retrieve Jesus from the wilderness, who ran off because he thought he killed his baby.
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Indexer Notes

Signed 'May-July '84'

The Adventures of Rocky and Her Robot Fumble (Table of Contents: 4)

Rocky and Fumble / comic story / 8 pages (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
Oh boy! Dat's me!
Genre
drama; science fiction
Characters
Fumble; John Rhodes; Melba Rhodes; Rocky Rhodes; Shermy Eggy (voice only); Cop
Synopsis
The wanderlust-filled Rocky runs away on a boat down the river. She eventually comes home after getting sick of being away.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez; E. C. Segar
Inks
Jaime Hernandez; E. C. Segar
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You can now purchase original art by Jaime, Gilbert, and Mario Hernandez from Love and Rockets directly from the publisher.
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Indexer Notes

In the first printing the first promo page is order info for Hernandez bros. original art plus back issues and subscriptions for the series. The second promo page promotes The Complete E.C. Segar Popeye (Fantagraphics, 1984 series) reprint collection.

In the second printing these two pages are strictly promo for Love & Rockets material.

Inside back cover and preceding page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mario Hernandez (signed as MARIO) (credited as Mario)
Inks
Mario Hernandez (signed as MARIO) (credited as Mario)
Colors
Mad Mary (credited) (color separations)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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