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Issue: Love and Rockets Library #[2]
Publication Date: January 2007
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Issues: #[2] of 15 Issues (16 Printings)
Title: Heartbreak Soup
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Brand: FBView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 296
ISBN: 1560977833
UPC/EAN: 978156097783451495
Price: $14.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 35 (26 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: 1st printing: December 2006; 4th printing: February 2017 (18.99 USD, printed in Hong Kong); 5th printing: July 2022 (19.99 USD, printed in China)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color covers, black & white interior
Dimensions: 7.5" x 9" (19.05 cm x 22.86 cm)
Paper Stock:  
Binding: softcover
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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Heartbreak Soup

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Tonantzin Villaseñor; Pepo; Anacleto; Tipin' Tipin'; Howard Miller; Luba
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In Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #2 published May 2007
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The top and lower left images are from pages 195 ("Boys Will Be Boys") and 173 ("An American in Palomar").
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[untitled]

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Credits
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Pages: 1
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Heartbreak Soup

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Title and publisher page; a double-page blown up panel from page 253; indicia and production credits page; table of contents page
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Pages: 5
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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 Diaz; Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Pipo Jimenez; Emil; Irma; Hans; Manuel; Soledad Marquez
First Line: As well as giving baths for a living in those days, Chelo was also a midwife.
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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Pages: 1
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Sopa de Gran Pena, part one

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Tipin' Tipin'; Zomba; Gato Reyna; Carmen; Augustin'; Lucia; Pipo Jimenez; Chelo; Gordo; Toco; Heraclio; Vicente; Sakahaftewa [Satch]; 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 [1st Printing] 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)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Luba; Chelo; Gato Reyna; 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 Villaseñor; 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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A Little Story...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Pipo; Israel Diaz; Jesus; Vicente; Martin; Chelo; Tipin' Tipin'
Synopsis: Trouble happens after the kids go to the local watering hole.
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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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Toco

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Toco; Pipo; Vicente; Jesus
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #6 published January 2002
was Toco [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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Act of Contrition part one

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Martin; Padre; Luba; Chelo; Ofelia; Maricela; Archie Ruiz; Doralis; Israel Diaz; Casamira; Guadalupe; Vicente
Synopsis: Luba begins dating Archie Ruiz.
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #5 [1st Printing] published March 1984
was Act of Contrition [Part One] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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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; Señora Meza
Synopsis: Luba and Archie recall how they met each other.
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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 three

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
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #7 [1st Printing, $1.95 Cover Price] published July 1984
was Act of Contrition Part 3 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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The Whispering Tree

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Doralis; Guadalupe; Ofelia
Synopsis: Guadalupe tells Doralis a ghost story.
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #7 [1st Printing, $1.95 Cover Price] published July 1984
was The Whispering Tree [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 3
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The Mystery Wen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): 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 (Heartbreak Soup Theater) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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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; Tonansin Villaseñor; Jesus Angel; Chelo; Carmen; Laura; Heraclio; Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Israel Diaz; Vicente; Pipo; Pintor; Soledad Marquez; Manuel; Toco
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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 Diaz; Chelo; Carmen; Luba; Gato Reyna
Synopsis: The men of the village retrieve Jesus from the wilderness.
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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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Pages: 12
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On Isidro's Beach

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Casimira; Guadalupe; Luba; Doralis; Maricela; Tipín Tipín; Isidro Rivas
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #8 [1st Printing] published September 1984
was On Isidro's Beach (Heartbreak Soup Theater) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Ecce Homo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Heraclio; Carmen; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Luba; Vicente; Israel Diaz; Maricela; Guadalupe; Pipo Jimenez; Sergio; Manuel; Augustin; Lucia; Tipín Tipín; Diana Villaseñor; Chelo; Borro; Gato Reyna; Satch; Archie Ruiz; Ofelia; Martin El Loco
Synopsis: Palomar has a village picnic.
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #10 [1st Printing] published January 1985
was Ecce Homo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 16
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The Reticent Heart

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Heraclio; Carmen Jimenez; Jesus Angel; Israel Diaz; Satch; Vicente; Luba; Ofelia; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Chelo; Maricela; Diana Villaseñor; Theo; Guadalupe; Manuel
Synopsis: Heraclio recalls his sexual encounter with Luba from when he was fifteen years old.
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #12 [1st Printing] published July 1985
was The Reticent Heart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 11
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Slug Fest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Tonantzín Villaseñor; Diana Villaseñor; El Clavo; Theo; Chelo; Tipín Tipín; Carmen; Chelo
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #12 [1st Printing] published July 1985
was Slug Fest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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An American In Palomar, part one

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Augustin; Howard Miller; Tonantzin Villaseñor; Carmen; Chelo; Luba; Diana Villaseñor; Theo
Synopsis: Howard Miller walks the streets of Palomar photographing its citizens. He has an encounter with Tonantzin, who gets the idea he can help her get noticed by Hollywood. When Theo introduces Miller to some of the ruins outside town, Miller gets lost in one of them and has an hallucinatory experience. He returns home in a shaken frame of mind and finds Tonantzin waiting for him.
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #13 [1st Printing] published September 1985
was An American in Palomar [Part One] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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An American in Palomar, part two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Diana Villasenor; Howard Miller; Beth; Carmen; Augustin; Chelo; Tonantzin Villasenor; Doralis; Casimira; Ofelia; Guadalupe; Maricela; Luba; Theo
Synopsis: The citizens of Palomar find out that they are being used by Howard.
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #14 [1st Printing] published November 1985
was An American in Palomar, Part Two [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 14
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Boys Will Be Boys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Tiburcia; Anacleto; Pepo; Heraclio; Luba; Diana Villaseñor; Chelo; Carmen; Tonantzin Villaseñor
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #13 [1st Printing] published September 1985
was Boys Will Be Boys [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Holidays in the Sun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Luba; Jesus Angel; Obregon; Tonantzin Villaseñor; Laura; Marcos
Synopsis: Jesus, in prison, fantasizes about the women in his life.
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #15 [1st Printing, $2.25 Cover Price] published January 1986
was Holidays in the Sun [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 14
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Love Bites

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Carmen; Heraclio; Gloria; Hopey (cameo); Tonantzín Villaseñor; Luba; Ofelia; Tipin' Tipin'; Martin
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #16 [unnamed variant] published March 1986
was Love Bites [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 11
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The Way Things're Going

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Jesus Angel; Vicente; Gato Reyna; Luba; Doralis
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #17 published June 1986
was The Way Things're Going [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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For the Love of Carmen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Heraclio; Carmen; Vicente; Israel Diaz; Satch; Jesus Angel; Toco; Luba; Manuel; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Chelo; Pipo; Lucia; Elvira; Howard Miller; Augustin; Laura Gomez; Sergio; Tipín Tipín
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #20 published April 1987
was For The Love Of Carmen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Duck Feet, part one

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Chelo; Meme; Roberto; Roberto's Unnamed Grandfather (dies); Gato Reyna; Pipo; Sergio; Casimira; Guadalupe; Luba; Xiohmara; Ofelia; Maricela; Heraclio; Carmen; Tonantzin Villaseñor; Theo; Boots; Doralis; Lorraina; Bruja; Miguel
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #17 published June 1986
was Duck Feet (Part One) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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Duck Feet, part two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Doralis; Miguel; Tonantzin Villaseñor; Guadalupe; Bruja; Luba; Diana; Chelo; Martin; Ofelia; Guadalupe; Maricela; Geraldo; Errata Stigmata (dream sequence); Jeff Chandler (dream sequence); Frida Kahlo (dream sequence); Casimira (dream sequence); Archie Ruiz (2nd flashback only); Boots; Theo; Tomaso
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #18 published September 1986
was Duck Feet, Part Two [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 16
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Bullnecks and Bracelets

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, romantic
Feature(s): Palomar
Character(s): Pipo Jimenez; Israel Diaz; Vicente; Gato Reyna; Marcos; Satch; Tonantzin Villaseñor; The Old Man; Sofia; Jesus Angel; Karla; Marta; Señora Blivitz; Jorge; Mimi; Titi
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #19 published January 1987
was Bullnecks and Bracelets [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 20
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Luba
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: A double-page blown up image. The same as the one shown on the lower right corner of the cover.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: promo for other books in the series- a full page cover image of "Human Diastrophism" followed by small size cover images of "Maggie the Mechanic" and "The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S."
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Gilbert Hernandez
First Line: Born in 1957, Gilbert Hernandez enjoyed a pleasant childhood in Oxnard, California...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A small self-portrait from 2006 accompanied by a brief bio.
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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The Very First Tales of Palomar

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Luba
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover with promo copy and artwork taken from pages 59 ("A Little Story") and 177 ("An American in Palomar").

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