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Series: Love and Rockets Public Domain
Years in Print: 1982 - 1996
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics Country: Flag United States Language: English Issues: #1 - #50 (53 Issues, 74 Printings) Continued From Continued From: none Continued In Continued In: none Disclose Tracking Notes:   Disclose Notes: By Gilbert, Jaime and Mario Hernandez. This is volume one. The first issue is an expanded version of the 1981 self-published issue.
This series was released erratically over a period of 14 years. After the series concluded, the Hernandez bros. continued their respective storylines in the following:
Jaime: "Whoa Nellie" (1996), "Maggie and Hopey Color Special" (1997) and "Penny Century" (1997-2000)
Gilbert: "New Love" (1996-97), "Luba" (1998-2004) and "Luba's Comics and Stories (2000-2006)
Publication history:
Vol. 1- 1982-1996 (50 issues in magazine format)
Vol. 2- 2001-2007 (20 issues in standard US comic book periodical format)
Vol. 3- 2008-2016 (8 issues as Love and Rockets: New Stories in trade paperback format)
Vol. 4- 2016- (ongoing in same oversize format as vol. 1)

The series has been retroactively called volume one by the publisher after publication of the subsequent series.
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Publication Type: Comic Books
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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Issue Image
Issue # Publication Date Pages Content Items Issue Images Count
#1 September 1982 68 16/12/1 Issue Image
#1 3 October 1987 68 17/12/1 Issue Image
#2 3 January 1983 68 8/4/1 Issue Image
#3 2 January 1983 68 13/9/1 Issue Image
#4 2 January 1983 68 8/5/1 Issue Image
#5 2 March 1984 36 9/6/1 Issue Image
#6 2 May 1984 36 8/4/1 Issue Image
#7 2 July 1984 36 8/4/1 Issue Image
#8 2 September 1984 36 8/3/1 Issue Image
#9 2 November 1984 36 7/3/1 Issue Image
#10 2 January 1985 52 9/4/1 Issue Image
#11 2 April 1985 36 6/3/1 Issue Image
#12 2 July 1985 36 8/3/1 Issue Image
#13 2 September 1985 44 13/6/1 Issue Image
#13 [Second Printing] October 1992 36 6/5/1 None
#14 2 November 1985 36 7/3/1 Issue Image
#14 [Second Printing] February 1993 36 7/3/2 None
#15 2 January 1986 36 8/3/1 Issue Image
#16 2 March 1986 36 10/4/1 Issue Image
#17 June 1986 36 10/4/1 Issue Image
#18 September 1986 36 6/2/1 Issue Image
3 Issue Images total
#19 January 1987 36 12/5/1 Issue Image
#20 April 1987 36 7/2/1 Issue Image
3 Issue Images total
#21 July 1987 36 12/4/1 Issue Image
#22 August 1987 36 8/3/1 Issue Image

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