(January 1987)

Fantagraphics, 1982 Series
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Volume
[1]
Price
2.25 USD; 3.15 CAD
Pages
36
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: November 1986.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME [angular])
Inks
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME [angular])
Colors
Dave Nelson (credited) (color separations); Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME [angular])
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Bernie Carbo; Rena Titañon
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Cover Thumbnail for Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #19
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Linda Gorrell (credited as Linda M. Gorell) (typesetting)
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Indexer Notes

Credits and indicia.
Inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Letters / letters page / 2.34 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Groth (credited as Gary); Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime); Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Gilbert)
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez
Inks
Jaime Hernandez
Letters
Linda Gorrell (credited as Linda M. Gorell) (typesetting)
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Indexer Notes

Letters span 0.67 page on inside front cover, full page on page 34 and 0.67 page on page 33.

Letters from Billy Ford, Mark Haden Frazer, P.M. Stephens, Paul Truster, Matthew-Louis M. Levin, Steve Lafler, Noah Sondgrass, Madeline Hurd, Charles Yoakum, Frako Loden, Charles Ulrich, Robert Smith, Norm 'Turnbuckle' McEvoy, L. Faither Adonis, Stephen Farenza.

First letter is followed by commentary from Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez and Gary Groth.

[The Secrets of Life and Death: Vol. 5] (Table of Contents: 3)

Locas / comic story / 5.66 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
'That was that. There was nothing left for me here. I had no other choice but to go to Mexico.'
Genre
drama
Characters
Doyle Blackburn (flashback); Maggie Chascarillo; Terry Downe; Hopey Glass; Vicki Glori; Izzy Ortiz (flashback); Licha Rodriguez (flashback); Mike Tran (flashback); Julie Wree (flashback)
Synopsis
Hopey finishes reading volume five of Izzy's diary and wants to read the rest which involves her mysterious trip to Mexico. Then flashback to the ladies' teenage punk years as Hopey plays a trick on Terry and then later invites Maggie to a party at Del Chimney's place.
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Keywords
soap opera

Indexer Notes

This is titled "Locas" in this issue. In later reprints the story is titled "The Secrets of Life and Death: Vol. 5."

Third mention of Del Chimney so far in the series.

Flashback Mania (Table of Contents: 4)

Locas / comic story / 0.34 page (report information)

Script
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as LOCO)
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as LOCO)
Inks
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as LOCO)
Letters
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as LOCO)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Psst! Hey, Maggot!
Genre
humor; drama
Characters
Maggie Chascarillo (flashback); Hopey Glass (flashback)
Synopsis
Hopey wakes up Maggie to ask her a silly question in this four-panel flashback sequence.
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Bullnecks and Bracelets (Table of Contents: 5)

Palomar / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Gilbert)
Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Gilbert)
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Gilbert)
Letters
Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Gilbert)
Genre
drama
Characters
Jesús Ángel; Israel Díaz; Pipo Jimenez; Marcos; Gato Reyna; Satch; Toco; Vicente; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Aurora Diaz; The Old Man; Karla; David Lynch (single-panel); Marta; Señora Blivitz; Jorge; Mimi; Titi; Sofia
Synopsis
Israel, haunted by the childhood disappearance of his sister, goes on a downward spiral as he binges and meets with friends and lovers both old and new.
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Keywords
soap opera

Indexer Notes

The title is not given in the story, but in the issue's table of contents.

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

Good Girls / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

¡Mojado Power! (A Tale from Southern California) (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as ESTUPIDO)
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as ESTUPIDO)
Inks
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as ESTUPIDO)
Letters
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as ESTUPIDO)
Genre
drama
Characters
Correo; Enero Garcia; Febrero Garcia; Miercoles Garcia; Speedy Ortiz (cameo)
Synopsis
The Garcia brothers rib on their cousin Correo while working in the field and later go out for a night on the town.
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Keywords
soap opera

Who Says It Never Snows in Zymbodia? (Table of Contents: 8)

Rena Titañon / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME [angular])
Pencils
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME [angular])
Inks
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME [angular])
Letters
Jaime Hernandez (credited as Jaime) (signed as JAIME [angular])
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm telling ya...
Genre
drama; science fiction
Characters
Bernie Carbo; Duke Morales; Rena Titañon
Synopsis
Rena walks in heavy snowfall with a fuse to fix the rocketship her partners are stranded in.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Love and Rockets / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Prime Cuts / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Letters
  4. 3. [The Secrets of Life and Death: Vol. 5]
    Locas
  5. 4. Flashback Mania
    Locas
  6. 5. Bullnecks and Bracelets
    Palomar
  7. 6. ["Carol Lay's Good Girls"]
    Good Girls
  8. 7. ¡Mojado Power! (A Tale from Southern California)
  9. 8. Who Says It Never Snows in Zymbodia?
    Rena Titañon
  10. 9. ["Next"]
    Love and Rockets
  11. 10. ["The cutting edge of comics."]
    Prime Cuts
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