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Issue: Love and Rockets #1
Publication Date: October 1987
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Issues: #1 of 53 Issues (74 Printings)
Title:
Variant: 2nd Printing
Rating: Recommended For Mature Readers
Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
On Sale Date: 1987
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $6.50 CAD
$4.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Recommended For Mature Readers
Content Items: 17 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: These are identical to the first printing except for the inside back cover which reprints the covers to the self-published issue of "Love & Rockets" #1. The original version had promo ads on that page instead.
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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
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Pages: 1
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O, what a wonderful book it is!

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: When I saw Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez's 32-page self-published comics fanzine for the first time, I was immediately won over by their freshness...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The bottom half of the page has production credits, table of contents and indicia.
Inside front cover.
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BEM: Chapter 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, science fiction
Character(s): Harold Penis; Bob Zitz; Bobo; Peter; Echo; Roxanne
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: This chapter of the story "BEM" is immediately followed by Jaime's story "Mechan-X". It starts on page 3 and ends on page 10. The second chapter resumes on page 19.
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Mechan-X Starring Maggie, Race, Hopey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, science fiction
Character(s): Tall Tracker
First Line: Z
Synopsis: Maggie is hired to work with the pro-solar mechanic Rand Race. Tall Tracker attacks Race to get him to rebuild a robot army but Maggie saves the day.
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Pages: 7.85
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La Chota

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
First Line: Las dixel fret im bondor! Pom lioz firme poxanon, firndur!
Synopsis: La Chota is on trial... for something.
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Pages: 0.15
Disclose Notes: Story is written in a made-up gibberish.
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BEM: Chapter 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, science fiction
Character(s): The Victim; Cha Cha Charlie
First Line: Something... is wrong!
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: This chapter of the story "BEM" is immediately followed by Jaime's vignettes "Barrio Huerta" and "Penny Century, You're Fired!". The third chapter resumes on page 29.
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Barrio Huerta (Hoppers 13)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): Lencho; Rosalba; Mama Tota
First Line: ¡Rosalba!
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Pages: 1
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Penny Century, You're Fired!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
First Line: Wow! Atoma is single-handedly holding off those alien attackers!
Synopsis: Penny wants to be a superhero.
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Pages: 1
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BEM: Chapter 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, science fiction
Character(s): Peter; Patrice; Roxanne
First Line: N-no, really, Luba... I - I think I'm sick...
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: This chapter of the story "BEM" is immediately followed by Jaime's story "How To Kill A...". Then another one of Gilbert's stories, "Music for Monsters" begins, before resuming BEM with the fourth chapter, on page 47.
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How To Kill A... (By Isabel Ruebens)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, horror
Feature(s): Izzy
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Pages: 4
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Music for Monsters I

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Bang and Inez
Character(s): Vertigo; Vivik; The Pimple / El Creepo Perverto; Woman with Convertible
First Line: Let's go, Vertigo!
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Pages: 6
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BEM: Chapter 4

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, science fiction
First Line: What..?
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: This chapter of the story "BEM" is immediately followed by Jaime's story "Locas Tambien". The fifth and final chapter of BEM is picked up on page 59.

Tipin' Tipin' (the character Castle Radium calls 'cuate') is not named until issue three in the series. Character identification from The Love and Rockets Companion: 30 Years (And Counting) book.
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Locas Tambien

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Character(s): Principal
First Line: Thirty-five dollars and a six pack to my name...
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Pages: 4
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BEM: Chapter 5

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, drama, science fiction
First Line: 'God, I hadn't run like that since the eighth grade... I was so scared and confused... I didn't really know what I was running from...'
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: This chapter concludes the saga of BEM.
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Love and Rockets #1 (self-published)

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Bonus: We hope you don't mind our violating the 'facsimile' appeal of this reprint by replacing a house ad with these illustrations.
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #1 published January 1981
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Love and Rockets #1 (self-published) - back cover

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: ...And this is Jaime Hernandez' back cover to that same issue, featuring early versions of Maggie, Hopey, and Penny Century (whatever happened to her, anyway?).
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From Content Item: FlagLove and Rockets #1 published January 1981
was [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Love 'y' Rockets

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Errata Stigmata
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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