Love and Rockets Bonanza! #1 [Gilbert Cover]

(March 1989)

Love and Rockets Bonanza (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Jaime)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Jaime)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Maggie

Reprints

• from Mechanics (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #3 (December 1985) [Maggie illustration]

Indexer Notes

Table of contents, indicia and publishing credits.

Mecanicos (Table of Contents: 2)

Locas / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Jaime Hernandez

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

Genre

humor; drama

Characters

Penny Century; Maggie Chascarillo; Daffy; Hopey Glass; Yax Haxley; Duke Morales; Rand Race

Synopsis

Maggie's first day as Rand's assistant doesn't turn out as planned.

Reprints

• from The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #1 (October 1985), #1 - Music for Mechanics (February 1989)

Welcome to Palomar (Table of Contents: 3)

Palomar / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto)

Genre

drama

Reprints

• from The Reticent Heart and Other Stories (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) (May 1988)

[Chelo's Burden] (Table of Contents: 4)

Palomar / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As well as giving baths for a living in those days, Chelo was also a midwife.

Genre

drama

Characters

Jesús Ángel; Carmen; Chelo; Israel Díaz; Pipo Jimenez; Manuel; Soledad Marquez; Satch; Vicente; Aurora Diaz (Israel's sister, single-panel); Pipo's Drunken Father; Physician; Emil (Chelo's father); Irma (Chelo's mother); Hans; Elvira (Pipo's mother)

Synopsis

The narrator gives a rundown on various residents of Palomar.

Reprints

• from The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #2 (June 1986) [reprint omits final splash page], #2 (June 1986)

Keywords

adult

Indexer Notes

The story is untitled. This is the title given to it in the Complete Love & Rockets #2. Not to be confused with the much longer story with the same title from Love & Rockets v1 #50.

24T (Table of Contents: 5)

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)

Genre

humor; drama

Characters

Penny Century; H. R. Costigan

Synopsis

Penny starts an argument with Costigan in a restaurant.

Reprints

• from The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #3 (August 1987)

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch... (Table of Contents: 6)

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)

Genre

humor; drama

Characters

Hopey Glass; Daffy Matsumoto; Izzy Ortiz

Synopsis

The girls have a conversation about Maggie.

Reprints

• from The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #1 (October 1985)
• from Mechanics (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #2 (November 1985)

The Goat (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez (signed) (Beto); Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Letters

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Genre

drama

Characters

Becky Snyder; The Big Girl

Synopsis

The narrator recounts what happened in a bar when she saw a person she hadn't seen since junior high.

Reprints

• from Escape (Titan, 1986 series) #16 (1988)
which is reprinted
• from The Village Voice (1988)

Sugar 'N' Spikes (Table of Contents: 8)

Palomar / comic story / 3 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

Jesús Ángel; Israel Díaz; Pipo Jimenez; Toco; Vicente; Pipo's Father (single-panel); Elvira (Pipo's mother, single-panel)

Synopsis

Vicente recounts what happened when he got into a kicking contest with Pipo.

Reprints

• from The Reticent Heart and Other Stories (Fantagraphics, 1988 series) (May 1988)

The Adventures of Maggie the Mechanic (Table of Contents: 9)

Locas / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Letters

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Xaime)

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Maggie Chascarillo; Yax Haxley (single-panel, unnamed); Duke Morales; Rand Race

Synopsis

Maggie and Rand try to rescue Duke from inside a fallen robot.

Reprints

• from The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #5 - House of Raging Women (September 1988)

Indexer Notes

The flashback story winds up in the final panel being a comic book Maggie is reading. A final farewell to her "Mechanics" stories. Rand Race's final appearance.

The Many Faces of "Big" Danny Chesterfield (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Mr. Bi-Coastal Himself, Gilberto H.)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Mr. Bi-Coastal Himself, Gilberto H.)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Mr. Bi-Coastal Himself, Gilberto H.)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Mr. Bi-Coastal Himself, Gilberto H.)

Genre

humor

Characters

"Big" Danny Chesterfield

Synopsis

Danny goes to a peep show and interrupts the proceedings.

Reprints

• from The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #4 - Tears from Heaven (January 1988)

Keywords

adult

Hey Hopey (Table of Contents: 11)

Locas / comic story / 3 pages (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)

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Hopey Glass; Joey Glass

Synopsis

Siblings Hopey and Joey talk about their mother and Maggie.

Reprints

• from Mechanics (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #1 (October 1985)

A Little Story... (Table of Contents: 12)

Palomar / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Gilbert "Godfather of Soul" Hernandez)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Gilbert "Godfather of Soul" Hernandez)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Gilbert "Godfather of Soul" Hernandez)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez (credited as Gilbert "Godfather of Soul" Hernandez)

Genre

drama

Characters

Jesús Ángel; Chelo; Israel Díaz; Sakahaftewa Garcia; Pipo Jimenez; Martín el Loco; Tipin' Tipin'; Vicente

Synopsis

The kids don't want to play with Satch after he threatens to tell the adults that the kids are going to the watering hole.

Reprints

• from The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #1 (October 1985), #1 - Music for Mechanics (February 1989)

Those Wild and Mixed Up Locas (Table of Contents: 13)

Locas / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez

Inks

Jaime Hernandez

Letters

Jaime Hernandez

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Penny Century (cameo) (single-panel); Maggie Chascarillo; H. R. Costigan (cameo) (single panel); Hopey Glass; Rand Race

Synopsis

Rand takes Maggie out to a restaurant in an effort to patch up their loose ends. Unfortunately, Maggie's insecurities get in the way.

Reprints

• from Anything Goes! (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) #2 (December 1986)

Indexer Notes

A follow up to the Mechanics, part six story from Love and Rockets #11 (April 1985).

Space Case (Table of Contents: 14)

Palomar / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez (credited)

Pencils

Gilbert Hernandez (credited)

Inks

Gilbert Hernandez (credited)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez (credited)

Genre

drama; humor

Characters

Guadalupe; Luba; Maricela; Ofelia; Theo; Guadelupe's Profesora

Synopsis

Guadalupe tries to find out if the sky goes on forever.

Reprints

• from Anything Goes! (Fantagraphics, 1986 series) #4 (May 1987)

A Date With Hopey (Table of Contents: 15)

Locas / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Prince)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Prince)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Prince)

Letters

Jaime Hernandez (credited as Prince)

Genre

drama

Characters

Maggie Chascarillo; Hopey Glass; Henry Good

Synopsis

Henry recounts his relationship with Maggie and Hopey, and his attempts to start a romance with the latter.

Reprints

• from The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #3 (August 1987)

Indexer Notes

Henry's last name isn't revealed until his next appearance in Love and Rockets: New Stories #7 (2015).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Hi, girls. How are you feeling?

Genre

humor; drama

Characters

Maggie Chascarillo; Hopey Glass

Synopsis

The narrator asks the girls their feelings on being inside a color comic book for the first time.

Reprints

• from Mechanics (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #3 (December 1985)

Coloring Page (Table of Contents: 17)

activity / 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)

Genre

humor

Characters

Penny Century; Maggie

Indexer Notes

A previously unpublished page from 1983.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Locas / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto) (inset)

Pencils

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Jaime); Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto) (inset)

Inks

Jaime Hernandez (signed as Jaime); Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto) (inset)

Colors

Clay McBride (credited) (separations)

Letters

Gilbert Hernandez (signed as Beto) (inset)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The bull of the woods, if you will.

Genre

drama

Characters

Maggie

Indexer Notes

Back cover. In the "Jaime" variant this is used as the front cover with logo added.