(January 1985)

Fantagraphics, 1982 Series
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Volume
[1]
Price
2.50 USD; 3.25 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Recommended for Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [serif, with border]
Editing
Gary Groth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

1st printing: December 1984
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Locas; Palomar / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jaime Hernandez; Gilbert Hernandez
Inks
Jaime Hernandez; Gilbert Hernandez
Colors
Janet Toombs (credited) (separations)

Genre
drama
Characters
Jesús Ángel; Ofelia Beltran; Heraclio Calderon; Bernie Carbo; Carmen; Penny Century; Maggie Chascarillo; Chelo; H. R. Costigan; Israel Díaz; Fumble; Hopey Glass; Yax Haxley; Luba; Duke Morales; Speedy Ortiz; Rand Race; Rocket Rhodes; Izzy Ruebens; Archie Ruiz; Satch; Errata Stigmata; Tipin' Tipin'; Rena Titañon; Vicente; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Dot Winks
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Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

Back cover (from top left corner): Penny Century; Carmen; H. R. Costigan; Bernie Carbo; Tonantzin Villaseñor; Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Israel; Jesus Angel; Vicente; Rena Titañon; Dot Winks; Duke Morales; Ofelia Beltran; Yax Haxley; Archie Ruiz; Speedy Ortiz

Front cover (from top row): Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]; Tipin' Tipin'; Rand Race; Luba; Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Chelo; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Errata Stigmata; Fumble; Rocky; Heraclio Calderon

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

Locas / comic story / 1 page (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)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I dunno, Mag. I've been thinking about this for some time now.
Genre
humor; drama
Characters
Maggie Chascarillo; Fumble (single-panel silent cameo); Hopey Glass; Rocky (single-panel silent cameo)
Synopsis
Feeling slighted, Maggie and Hopey discuss getting a new writer and artist.
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Indexer Notes

inside front cover

Notes (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gary Groth (credited)
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez
Inks
Jaime Hernandez
Letters
Linda Gorrell (credited) (typesetting)

Characters
Maggie
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Indexer Notes

Table of contents, indicia, production credits and an intro. Also includes a sketch by Jaime.

[Mechanics / Las Mujeres Perdidas Part Five] (Table of Contents: 3)

Locas / comic story / 16 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)

Genre
adventure; drama; science fiction
Characters
Tony Belle; 'Litos Carranza; Penny Century; Maggie Chascarillo; Terry Downe; Joey Glass; Vicki Glori; Daffy Matsumoto; Duke Morales (flashback); Izzy Ortiz; Speedy Ortiz; Rand Race; Licha Rodriguez; Rena Titañon; Dot Winks; Monica Miranda Zandinski; Joe; Luthor; Kato; Carlos (cargo ship pilot); Carlos (Speedy's unnamed friend, single-panel)
Synopsis
As Rena and Maggie find their way out of the Chepan sewer tunnel and into a forbidding desert, Hoppers adjusts to life without Maggie, thinking she's dead.
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Indexer Notes

The story is not given the title "Las Mujeres Perdidas" until the final page of next issue's story. There are two separate characters named Carlos in the story.

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

Letters / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Groth
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Letters of comment from Beth Adams, Boston MA; Jack Neigenfind Dauphin PA; Karl Heitmueller Jr, Lancaster PA; Chris Brasted, Southampton UK; Kate Coffee, Indianola OK; Monica Sharp, Holtville CA; John MacLeod, Ontario CN
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Indexer Notes

Starts on page 18, continues on page 48.

Los Bros. Hernandez Sketchbook (Table of Contents: 5)

illustration / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez; Gilbert Hernandez
Inks
Jaime Hernandez; Gilbert Hernandez
Letters
typeset

Characters
Bang Bang; Penny Century (as Atoma); Maggie Chascarillo; Fumble; Vicki Glori; Inez; Luba; Rand Race; Errata Stigmata; Terry; The Flying Saucer Five [Patch; Detto; Tarl; Zem; Quo]
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Indexer Notes

Includes approximately thirty-two illustrations of varying sizes and three comic strips.

Ecce Homo (Table of Contents: 6)

Palomar / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Letters
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Genre
drama
Characters
Ofelia Beltran; Borro; Heraclio Calderon; Carmen; Penny Century (single-panel); Maggie Chascarillo (single panel); Chelo; H. R. Costigan (single-panel); Casimira de los Santos; Israel Díaz; Fumble (single-panel); Hopey Glass (single-panel); Guadalupe; Augustín Jiménez; Lucia Jimenez; Pipo Jimenez; Manuel (flashback); Maricela; Martín el Loco; Speedy Ortiz (single-panel); Rand Race (single-panel); Gato Reyna; Sergio Jimenez Reyna (1st appearance); Rocky Rhodes (single panel); Izzy Ruebens (single-panel); Archie Ruiz; Satch; Errata Stigmata (single-panel); Theo (1st appearance, single-panel); Tipin' Tipin'; Rena Titañon (single-panel); Vicente; Diana Villaseñor (1st appearance); Tonantzín Villaseñor; Frida Kahlo (single-panel)
Synopsis
The town of Palomar has a village picnic with seemingly the entire town attending.
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Keywords
soap opera

Ready? Set? Go! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gilbert Hernandez (signed)
Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez (signed)
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez (signed)
Letters
Gilbert Hernandez (signed)

Genre
humor
Characters
Gilbert Hernandez (as El Gilberto); Luba; Errata Stigmata; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Dr. Smith; Gilberto Ramone
Synopsis
Gilbert's characters complain about their condition.
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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Locas; Palomar
  2. 1. ["I dunno, Mag. I've been thinking about this for some time now."]
    Locas
  3. 2. Notes
  4. 3. [Mechanics / Las Mujeres Perdidas Part Five]
    Locas
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Letters
  6. 5. Los Bros. Hernandez Sketchbook
  7. 6. Ecce Homo
    Palomar
  8. 7. Ready? Set? Go!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Sss Fmtoc
  • Darrel McCann
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Samuels
  • Jim Van Dore