(March 1997)

Fantagraphics, 1996 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Price
2.95 USD; 3.95 USD
Pages
28
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1997
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Brand
Fantagraphics Books [stacked]
Barcode
074470901266 01
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Characters
Pipo
Keywords
slice of life

Indexer Notes

Reprinted in "Luba in America" (Fantagraphics, 2001) (1/7 page size)

Driven By Beauty (Table of Contents: 1)

Venus / comic story / 6 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)

Feature Logo
Letters from Venus
Genre
drama; children
Characters
Enrique Escobar (unnamed); Fritz; Petra; Pipo; Sergio; David Vasquez (Venus's father); Joey Vasquez (unnamed, David's son); Venus; Receptionist; The Kewpies
Synopsis
Pipo enlists Sergio to take Venus home but a few unusual occurrences happen on the way.
Reprints
Keywords
slice of life

El Show Super Sensacional de Doralis (Table of Contents: 2)

Doralis / comic story / 1 page (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
humor
Characters
Doralis
Synopsis
A sampling of Doralis' TV show.
Reprints

Uncommon Bonds (Table of Contents: 3)

Luba / comic story / 1 page (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
Doralis; Fritz; Petra
Synopsis
A discussion of Doralis' tv show and whether Fritz should be in one, among other things.
Keywords
slice of life

Mama's Boy (Table of Contents: 4)

Sergio / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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

Genre
drama
Characters
Enrique Escobar (unnamed); Fritz; Petra; Pipo; Sergio; David Vasquez (as SeƱor Vasquez); Venus; Trasca; Paulo Pinzon; Thugs; The Kewpies
Synopsis
The complicated lives of Sergio and Pipo
Reprints
Keywords
slice of life

Huh..? Wha.?! (Table of Contents: 5)

Luba / comic story / 1 page (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
humor; drama
Characters
Fritz; Petra; Pipo; David Vasquez; Venus; Doralis
Synopsis
A discussion of Doralis' tv show
Reprints

Extinct Creatures (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Characters
The Moa; The Dodo; The Quagga; The Passenger Pigeon; The Great Auk
Synopsis
Assorted extinct birds and animals
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Driven By Beauty
    Venus
  3. 2. El Show Super Sensacional de Doralis
    Doralis
  4. 3. Uncommon Bonds
    Luba
  5. 4. Mama's Boy
    Sergio
  6. 5. Huh..? Wha.?!
    Luba
  7. 6. Extinct Creatures
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Samuels
  • Jim Van Dore