(June 2006)

Fantagraphics, 2000 Series
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Price
3.50 USD; 5.25 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2006-06-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
For Mature Readers
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Editing
Gary Groth (credited) (edited by)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Colors
Greg Sadowski (credited) (computer coloring)
Letters
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Characters
Guadalupe Reyna

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

Fritz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A few words from Luba's baby sister Rosabla 'Fritz' Martinez
Characters
Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]
Synopsis
The indicia and production credits in comics form. A nine-panel sequence.

Another Story Altogether (Table of Contents: 2)

Luba's Daughter Guadalupe / comic story / 15 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
Guadalupe Reyna; Jimmy Reyna; Killer [Dora Rivera]; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Pipo Jimenez; Señor Yorgos; Petra Martinez; Yolie Marie; Venus Vasquez; Hector Rivera; Luba; Paulo
Synopsis
A story taking place six years after the events in the previous issues, narrated by Guadalupe. Detailing how Fritz's movie career started and why Luba, Petra and Fritz stopped talking to each other once and for all.
Reprints
Keywords
magical realism

Luba in America² (Table of Contents: 3)

Luba / comic story / 9 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
Pipo Jimenez; Guadalupe Reyna; Luba; Doralis de la Rosa (death); Socorro; Casimira; Joselito; Conchita; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Maricela
Synopsis
A story with abrupt shifts in time. Luba's daughter Doralis gives up her starring role in the Maria M. movie, letting Fritz take the part. Some time later, a seriously ill Doralis dies in the hospital.
Reprints
Keywords
magical realism

Indexer Notes

Doralis's cause of death was later revealed in Love and Rockets v2#20 (2006).

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Characters
Guadalupe; Luba; Pipo Jimenez

Indexer Notes

Inside backcover with the characters as they appeared during their Palomar years in Love & Rockets vol. 1 (1982-96).

[Doralis Facing to Her Right] (Table of Contents: 5)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Inks
Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)
Colors
Greg Sadowski (credited) (computer coloring)

Characters
Doralis de la Rosa
Reprints

Indexer Notes

back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["A few words from Luba's baby sister Rosabla 'Fritz' Martinez"]
    Fritz
  3. 2. Another Story Altogether
    Luba's Daughter Guadalupe
  4. 3. Luba in America²
    Luba
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. [Doralis Facing to Her Right]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Gordon Keys
  • Darrel McCann
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Samuels
  • Jim Van Dore