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Issue: Love and Rockets #3

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Publication Date: April 1991

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Issues: #3 of 53 Issues (74 Printings)

Title:

Variant: 2nd Printing

Rating: Mature Readers

Publisher: Flag

Fantagraphics

Brand:

Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books

On Sale Date: 1991

Volume: 1

Pages: 68

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $4.75 CAD
$3.95 USD

Indicia Frequency: none

Content Items: 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
13 (9 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

Editor(s):

Notes: Besides the cover price, the differences from the first printing are: no Kim Thompson intro on the inside front cover, new cover coloring and a different promo ad on the inside back cover, and a new table of contents title for a previously untitled story.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color cover; black and white interior

Dimensions: 8.5 in. x 11 in. (21.59 cm x 27.94 cm)

Paper Stock:

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Love and Rockets #3 [1st Printing]

Love and Rockets #3 [2nd Printing]

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Cover, Front

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Title Page

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Content Items (14 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Atoma; Super-Powered Baby

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

First Line: The first issue of Love and Rockets established Los Brothers Hernandez as accomplished and sensitive stylists

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Pages: 1

Notes: Accompanied by eight small-size panels at the top of the page taken from the story contents.

In the second printing of this issue, the Kim Thompson text piece is replaced with a page including a staff box, a table of contents, and cover credits. The table of contents includes only story titles, page numbers, and author identifications.

Love and Rockets

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: drama, superhero

Character(s): "Atoma"; Suicidal Woman (dream sequence only)

First Line: I loved you... but you didn't love me...

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Pages: 2

Sopa de Gran Pena (part one)

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: drama, romantic

Character(s): Zomba; Gordo; Señor Guy; Toco's Dad (single-panel); Nena (Satch's mom, single-panel); The Old Woman

Synopsis: Tipin' Tipin', the perpetually rejected lover is in a days-long deep sleep under the house his landlord kicked him out of. Carmen and the boys get him out, but no one will take him in, so Carmen takes him to her house for recuperation. Gato resents Pipo and Manuel's attraction to each other and is punched out after provoking Manuel. Manuel later seduces her. Luba, a newcomer to Palomar, quickly attracts many customers to her bañadora business, to Chelo's bemused surprise. Toco annoys the boys when he tries to tag along with them, but dies overnight after laughing himself to death.

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Pages: 22

Notes: First appearance for all except Luba and Tipin' Tipin', who first appeared in a story of questionable canonicity, "BEM" from #1; this is also the artist's first story featuring the Central American village of Palomar.

The title, Sopa de Gran Pena, translates to "Heartbreak Soup." The story continues in the following issue.

Maggie vs. Maniakk

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: drama, romantic, superhero

Character(s): Unnamed Satellite City Mayor

Synopsis: The mini transporter Maggie is playing with explodes, freeing Maniakk from his imprisonment in the ninth dimension.

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Pages: 9

Notes: First and only appearances of: Maniakk; Giggles Galore; Venetia Vendetta; Ultimax; Unnamed Satellite City mayor

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

First Line: So ya wanna?

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Pages: 1

Notes: The first printing's table of contents refers to this as "Untitled." In the second printing, it's titled “Ya Wanna?”.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: drama

Character(s): Brian Vinton; Joleen; Tony; Omor; Nefar; Sedrik; Kled; Afa Riengold; Dalvor Amorte; Aunt Verlika; Jan; Jelik; Fred

First Line: Well, Brian. You were right. The place still looks like a slum. Keen house, though

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Pages: 15

Notes: First appearance of all characters.

Locas Tambien

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: drama, romantic

First Line: Hey! Here comes Maggie! Man, I'd sure like her to give me head scissors.

Synopsis: Hopey kicks out Tony and Joey due to their insults and then goes with Maggie to the Foodmart.

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Pages: 1.9

La Chota vs. Roy Cowboy

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

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Pages: 0.1

Locker Room Interviews By and By

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Character(s): Dr. Smith; unnamed starving "Lower Side" family

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Pages: 1

Toyo's Request

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: drama

Character(s): Jocko; Yuki; Sergeant Jipín; Burro

Synopsis: A dying Toyo enlists Rena to deliver a gold locket to her husband.

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Pages: 12

Prepare Yourself (If You Can!) for Outrageous Thrills in Every Issue of Don Rosa's Comics & Stories

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 1

Notes: Promo for Don Rosa's Comics & Stories. The 2nd printing of this issue has a Jim Woodring "Jim" promo instead.

[untitled]

Illustration on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

First Line: War Bride

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover.