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Issue: Heartbreak Soup and Other Stories #[nn]
Publication Date: August 1987
 
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Issues: #[nn] of 1 Issue
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Brand: Fantagraphics BooksView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
On Sale Date: 1987
Volume: none
Pages: 150
ISBN: 97809301933480930193342
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Price: $15.45 CAD
$10.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 25 (15 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: One of four Love & Rockets reprint paperbacks in this format- the other titles were "Love & Rockets: Short Stories," "The Lost Women and Other Stories" and "The Reticent Heart and Other Stories"

The indicia gives an ISBN for a hardcover edition of this volume. That number, however, is for the first "Complete Jules Feiffer" Fantagraphics volume. No hardcover edition seems to exist for this book.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Black & White
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Binding: Softcover
Publishing Format: One-Shot
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Heartbreak Soup and Other Stories

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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In Issue: FlagLove and Rockets: The Covers #[nn] published March 2013
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Heartbreak Soup and Other Stories

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Tonantzin
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: title and publisher pages; table of contents page; indicia and production credits page
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Chelo's Burden

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adult, drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Chelo; Vicente; Jesus Angel; Aurora; Israel; Sakahaftewa [Satch]; Pipo; Emil; Irma; Hans; Manuel; Soledad
Synopsis: The narrator gives a rundown on various residents of Palomar.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Complete Love & Rockets #2 [First Edition] published June 1986
was Chelo's Burden [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Heartbreak Soup

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palomar
Synopsis: Illustration of a deserted street scene in Palomar
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From Content Item: FlagThe Complete Love & Rockets #2 [First Edition] published June 1986
was Heartbreak Soup [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Sopa de Gran Pena, part one

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Tipin' Tipin'; Zomba; Gato; Carmen; Augustin; Lucia; Pipo Jimenez; Chelo; Gordo; Toco; Heraclio; Vicente; Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Jesus Angel; Israel Diaz; Manuel; Arturo; Soledad Marquez; Guero; Pintor; Luba; Ofelia; Maricela; Sheriff Borro
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #3 [unnamed variant] published January 1983
was Sopa de Gran Pena (part one) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 22
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Sopa de Gran Pena, part two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Luba; Chelo; Gato; Heraclio; Vicente; Jesus; Israel Diaz; Constable; Satch; Toco; Sheriff Borro; Tipin' Tipin'; Carmen; Augustine; Lucia; Pipo Jimenez; Manuel (dies); Soledad Marquez; Ofelia; Maricela; Juan Cobos; Tonantzin Carolongas; Pintor
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #4 [1st Printing] published January 1983
was Sopa de Gran Pena, Part Two [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 22
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The Mystery Wen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): Heartbreak Soup Theater; Palomar
Character(s): Heraclio; Pepo; La Li; Tonansin; Carmen; Bruja
Synopsis: Heraclio worries about his health when he discovers a wen on his scalp.
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #6 [1st Printing] published May 1984
was The Mystery Wen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Radio Zero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Errata Stigmata
Character(s): Errata Stigmata; Bubbles; Old Lady; Valentia
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #2 [1st Printing] published January 1983
was Radio Zero [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Twitch City

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Emico; Frida Kahlo (dream sequence); Mom; Señor Ito
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #4 [1st Printing] published January 1983
was Twitch City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Act of Contrition part one

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Luba; Martin; Ofelia; Maricela; Archie Ruiz; Doralis; Casamira; Guadalupe; Vicente
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #5 [1st Printing] published March 1984
was Act of Contrition [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Act of Contrition part two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Ofelia; Doralis; Maricela; Casimira; Guadalupe; Archie Ruiz; Luba; Joey Saldana; Chelo; Martin; Rudy; Senora Meza
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #6 [1st Printing] published May 1984
was Act of Contrition Part Two [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 11
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Act of Contrition part 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Archie Ruiz; Archie's Mom; Chelo; Maricela; Casamira; Martin; Ofelia; Guadalupe; Luba; Doralis; Esther; Tom
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #7 [unnamed variant] published July 1984
was Act of Contrition Part 3 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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A Fan Letter...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Bolo; KK; Julie
Synopsis: The history of the band Twitch City.
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #5 [1st Printing] published March 1984
was A Fan Letter... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
First Line: So ya wanna?
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #3 [unnamed variant] published January 1983
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Locker Room Interviews By and By

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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Dr. Smith; Mother of Two Children
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #3 [unnamed variant] published January 1983
was Locker Room Interviews By and By [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Laughing Sun part one

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Diana Villaseñor; Tonanzin Villaseñor; Jesus Angel; Chelo; Carmen; Laura; Heraclio; Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Israel Diaz; Vicente; Pipo (1st flashback only); Pintor (2nd flashback only); Manuel (2nd flashback only); Toco (2nd flashback only); Soledad Marquez (2nd flashback only)
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #8 [1st Printing] published September 1984
was The Laughing Sun [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Laughing Sun part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Jesus; Laura; Heraclio; Vicente; Satch; Israel; Chelo; Carmen; Luba; Gato
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #9 [1st Printing] published November 1984
was The Laughing Sun Part 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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A Little Story...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Pipo; Israel; Jesus; Vicente; Martin; Chelo; Tipin' Tipin'
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From Content Item: FlagThe Complete Love & Rockets #1 [3rd Edition] published February 1989
was A Little Story... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Tonantzin
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Disclose Notes: A brief promo for other books from this artist
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Gilbert Hernandez (photo)
First Line: Born in 1957 in Oxnard, California, just north of Los Angeles, Gilbert Hernandez inherited a love of comics...
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Disclose Notes: Back cover blurb with a single photo.

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