- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (credited); Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (credited); Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Pipo; Vicente; Israel; Jesus; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Penny Century [Beatriz Garcia]
Title and publisher pages; Indicia, production credits and table of contents.
Table of contents omits “La Chota,” “How to Kill a by Isabel Ruebens,” and “Meanwhile . . . Back at the Ranch”; and collapses the multi-part “BEM” and “Cover Gallery” into single content items.
These pages include illustrations from the stories.
- Script
- Carter Scholz (credited)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (credited); Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (credited); Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Comics were pretty much invented in America.
- Synopsis
- Carter Scholz talks about the importance of Love and Rockets to comics as a major achievement.
Illustrated with various panels and characters from the comics.
These are not all the same as were used in the first edition.
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez (credited as Izzy Ruebens)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as JH) (credited as Izzy Ruebens)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as JH) (credited as Izzy Ruebens)
- Letters
- Jaime Hernandez (credited as Izzy Ruebens)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Goody ... time for work ...
- Genre
- drama; science fiction
- Characters
- Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Rand Race; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Duke Morales; Yax Haxley; Tall Tracker; Penny Century
- 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
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (credited) (signed as JH)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (credited) (signed as JH)
- Letters
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thirty-five dollars and a six pack to my name...
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]; Joey Glass; Speedy Ortiz [Eulalio Ortiz]
- Synopsis
- The story of how Maggie and Hopey first met.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as JH) (credited as Isabel Ruebens)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (signed as JH) (credited as Isabel Ruebens)
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]
- Reprints
This story is not included in the table of contents.
- Script
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- Pencils
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited) (signed as Bert)
- Inks
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited) (signed as Bert)
- Letters
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Meanwhile, the monster moved across the sea at its usual speed with the ever present whirlyboat close behind ...
- Genre
- drama; science fiction
- Characters
- Leonor [Leonore; Lenor]; Leonore's boyfriend; Suzy Niznick; Harold Penis; Bob Zitz; Bobo; Luba; Peter; Castle Radium; Echo; Roxanne; Paulo P. Piñata; Cha Cha Charlie; Patrice; giant monster; BEM
- Synopsis
- BEM has escaped and is on a murderous rampage, pursued by hero Castle Radium.
- Reprints
5 chapters to this story.
In the comic issue and in previous editions of this book, the girl's name was spelled Leonore in chapters 1-3, and Lenore in chapters 4-5. In this edition her name starts as Leonor, then Leonore, then Lenor, then back to Leonor.
In part 3, page 7, panel 6, a small black spot has been added to this edition to show where Luba has been flung far away by the monster.
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- Letters
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Rosalba!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Rosalba; Lencho; Rand Race; Duke Morales; Yax Haxley
- Synopsis
- The first 3 panels are in Spanish. A factory worker, coming home at the end of his shift, is told that the baby died that morning. The last panel is in English - Rand and Yax have discovered a grave stone with a cherub.
- Reprints
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- Letters
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! Atoma is single-handedly holding off those alien attackers!
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Penny Century [Beatriz Garcia]; H. R. Costigan
- Synopsis
- All Penny Century wants is to become a superhero.
- Reprints
- Script
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- Pencils
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- Inks
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- Letters
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's go, Vertigo! Giddyap!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bang Bang; Inez Perez; Vivik; El Creepo Perverto; Woman with Convertible
- Synopsis
- Two young women in the desert photographing monsters.
- Reprints
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez
- Letters
- Jaime Hernandez
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- C'mon, Maggot! You've been in there for two hours!
- Genre
- drama; science fiction
- Characters
- Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Daffy [Daphne Matsumoto]; Rand Race; Duke Morales; Yax Haxley; Penny Century [Beatriz Garcia]
- Synopsis
- Maggie becomes Rand's assistant.
- Reprints
Original story first published in this volume.
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (credited) (signed as Jaime)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (credited) (signed as Jaime)
- Letters
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Hopey, Surprise! It's me!
- Genre
- drama; science fiction
- Characters
- Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Rand Race; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Penny Century [Beatriz Garcia]; Duke Morales; Daffy [Daphne Matsumoto]; Terry [Theresa Leeanne Downe]; Yax Haxley; Ben Ruben; Tse Tse [Rosa Colores Arriaga Banuelos]; Rena Titañon; Pedero Rodriguez Sanjo; Sancho Sanjo; Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]; Bernie Carbo; Doctor Numura Mumura; Speedy Ortiz [Eulalio Ortiz]; Tiger Rosa; Maria Bravo (cameo); Vicki Glori [Victoria Chascarrillo]
- Synopsis
- Maggie and Rand Race are sent to fix a downed ship in a volatile jungle country where dinosaurs still live and the leader is an oppressive dictator.
- Reprints
Forty-page story is presented discontinuously over 41 pages with the addition a new one-page story between pages 30 and 31.
- Script
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez (credited) (signed as Jaime)
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez (credited) (signed as Jaime)
- Letters
- Jaime Hernandez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ouch! Take it easy, Izzy!
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]; Daffy [Daphne Matsumoto]
- Synopsis
- Hopey gets a homemade tattoo while discussing Maggie's trip with Izzy and Daffy.
- Reprints
This item appears between pages 30 and 31 of “Mechanics.” Original story first published in this volume.
- Script
- Mario Hernandez (credited) (plot germ); Gilbert Hernandez (physical evidence)
- Pencils
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited) (physical evidence)
- Inks
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited) (physical evidence)
- Letters
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited) (physical evidence)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the case of Errata Stigmata
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
- Characters
- Errata Stigmata (Intro); Bubbles; Valentia
- Synopsis
- Errata Stigmata and her friend Bubbles are involved in an embassy bombing.
- Reprints
- Script
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- Pencils
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited) (signed as Bert)
- Inks
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited) (signed as Bert)
- Letters
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One day Bang woke up and decided she was more than fed up with the current state of what was passing for, ahem, 'science-fiction'.
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bang Bang; Inez Perez; Killiaak monsters; Doreena
- Synopsis
- Bang Bang and Inez stop 5 Killiaak monsters from stealing a deadly disease.
- Reprints
The title appears in the story as "¿Music for Monsters?".
The table of contents lists it as "Music for Monsters II".
- Script
- Mario Hernandez (credited); Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- Pencils
- Mario Hernandez (credited)
- Inks
- Mario Hernandez (credited)
- Letters
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There they are! The Polaris Apartments! Go around to the alley way, now!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Vodor; Xed; Zezbar [Zizbah]; Tony; Noalda; King Svedor of Marzipan; Katie; Cluzia; Mosca
- Synopsis
- Aliens, the deposed King of Marzipan and drug dealers all are at the Polaris Apartments.
- Reprints
- Script
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- Pencils
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- Inks
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- Letters
- Gilbert Hernandez (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I know where you're going!
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Pipo; Martin; Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Chelo; Vicente; Israel; Jesus
- Synopsis
- The children of Palomar climb on the stone idols outside town.
- Reprints
Original story first published in this volume.
- Pencils
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Inks
- Gilbert Hernandez
Beginning of the cover gallery section. Contains an illustration taken from the story BEM.
This page is new for the 3rd edition.
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez
- Reprints
For the 3rd edition, these covers were reprinted in black and white, rather than color as in the previous editions.
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez
- Inks
- Jaime Hernandez
- Characters
- Penny Century; Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Dinosaurs
- Reprints
- Script
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Pencils
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Inks
- Gilbert Hernandez
- Letters
- Gilbert Hernandez
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...er Tavos Qualvida?
- Characters
- Monster X
- Reprints
Reprints back cover of Love and Rockets #2 (Spring 1983).