The Complete Love & Rockets #[21] (2005) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series)
Issue: #[21]
Issue title: Luba: The Book of Ofelia
Publication date: December 2005
Key date: December 2005
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Price: $22.95
Pages: 260
Barcode: 978156097699852295
ISBN: 1-56097-769-8; 978-1-56097-769-8

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Luba: The Book of Ofelia	cover	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Doralis de los Santos; Pipo Jimenez; Ofelia Beltran; Guadalupe Reyna; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]
1	-	blank page(s)	2
2	Luba: The Book of Ofelia	credits, title page	7	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Khamo; Ofelia; Venus; Maricela; Guadalupe; Doralis; Casimira; Joselito; Socorro; Conchita; Pipo; Sergio; Gato; Marie; Petra; Enrique; Fritz; Jimmy
3	The Book of Ofelia	illustration	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Ofelia
4	Luba's Family and Supporting Cast	illustration	2	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Ofelia; Guadalupe; Gato; Jimmy; Maricela; Doralis; Khamo; Socorro; Casimira; Joselito; Conchita; Pipo; Petra; Fritz; Sergio; Venus; Marie; Igor; Fortunato
5	Remember Me	comic story	3	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Casimira; Ofelia Beltran; Khamo; Joselito; Conchita; Socorro
6	Luba and the Little Ones	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Joselito; Luba; Casimira; Socorro; Conchita
7	Luba	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Socorro; Ofelia Beltran; Luba; Casimira; Conchita; Joselito; Khamo
8	The Book of Ofelia	comic story	13	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Ofelia Beltran; Venus; Casimira; Socorro; Joselito; Conchita; Khamo; Ooli [Rico]
9	The Book of Ofelia 2	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Khamo; Conchita; Socorro; Joselito; Venus; Casimira; Ofelia Beltran; Ooli [Rico]
10	Spot Marks the Ex	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Gato Reyna; Pipo Jimenez; Guadalupe Reyna; Igor Valdez; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Steve Stranski; Boots Piña
11	El Show Super Duper Sensacional Fantastico Doralis	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Doralis de los Santos; Luba; Socorro; Fortunato
12	Snail Trail	comic story	7	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Khamo; Luba; Ofelia Beltran; Socorro; Casimira; Joselito; Conchita; Hector Rivera; Jason Sterling; Lavalda
13	Bromear	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Venus Vasquez; Socorro
14	Meeting Cute, Fucking Cuter	comic story	11	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Socorro; Joselito; Petra Martinez; Enrique Escobar; Fortunato; Jerome; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Venus Vasquez; Blackie Okamoto; Hector Rivera; Jason Sterling; Willie
15	Buen Viaje, Socorro	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Socorro; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Gato Reyna; Guadalupe Reyna; Venus Vasquez; Khamo; Luba
16	Luba	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Pipo Jimenez; Luba; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Boots Piña; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Fortunato; Khamo
17	The Fortunato Files	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Boots Piña; Pipo Jimenez; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Fortunato; Galgo; Zanto; Diego; Petra Martinez; Luba; Enrique Escobar
18	The Goddess and the Goof	comic story	8	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Hector Rivera; Petra Martinez; Venus Vasquez; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Marie; Guadalupe Reyna
19	El Baile	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Guadalupe Reyna
20	The Glamorous Life	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Venus; Doralis de los Santos; Luba
21	Boots Takes the Case	comic story	7	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Pipo Jimenez; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Boots Piña; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Guadalupe Reyna; Igor Valdez; Gato Reyna; Jimmy Reyna; Luba
22	And So...	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Gato Reyna; Daughter of the Critic
23	Kisses for Pipo	comic story	12	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Boots Piña; Pipo Jimenez; Gato Reyna; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Guadalupe Reyna; Igor Valdez; Fortunato; Doralis de los Santos; Jimmy Reyna; Luba
24	In Bed With Pipo	comic story	23	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Pipo Jimenez; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Janus; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Father; Doctor Emil; Fortunato; Cop; Doralis de los Santos; Luba; Igor Valdez; Enrique Escobar
25	Luba	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Khamo; Ofelia Beltran; Socorro; Joselito; Casimira; Conchita; Little Joe
26	Uno Dos Tres	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Pipo Jimenez
27	Venus	comic story	8	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Venus; Petra Martinez; Yoshio Yoshiki; Miguel Mendoza; Glinda Gonzalez; Tomoko Ito; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Coach; Ref
28	The Beloved and the Damned	comic story	13	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Steve Stranski; Guadalupe Reyna; Igor Valdez; Sean Ogata; Scott the Hog; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Petra Martinez; Junior Brooks; Tyrone Bone; Jaxon; Pipo Jimenez; Bob; Enrique Escobar
29	Luba's Science Lesson	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Khamo; Señor Salazar
30	And Justice for Some	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Petra Martinez; Hector Rivera; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Venus Vasquez; The Judge; Hector's Ex-Girlfriend; Blackie Okamoto; Jason Sterling
31	The Tao of Doralis	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Pipo Jimenez; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Doralis de los Santos; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Luba; Boots Piña; Guadalupe Reyna; Gato Reyna; Daughter of the Critic; Fortunato
32	Hector	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Hector Rivera; Petra Martinez; Venus; Luba
33	Khamo	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Khamo; Luba; Fortunato
34	Hector	comic story	2	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Hector Rivera; Luba; Blackie Okamato; Fortunato
35	Fortunato	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fortunato; Luba; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]
36	Hector	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Hector Rivera; Khamo; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Guadalupe Reyna; Fortunato
37	Lovers and Hector	comic story	3	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Hector Rivera; Petra Martinez; Blackie Okamato; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Jason Sterling; Luba; Khamo; Venus
38	Sergio Rocks	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Guadalupe Reyna; Gato Reyna; Doctor; Pipo Jimenez; Fortunato; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]
39	Guadalupe	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Guadalupe Reyna; Doralis de los Santos
40	Luba Again	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Ofelia Beltran; Luba; Boots Piña; Enrique Escobar; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Fortunato; Khamo
41	Click!	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Socorro; Joselito; Casimira; Guadalupe Reyna; Gato Reyna; Pipo Jimenez; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Enrique Escobar; Venus; Petra Martinez; Maricela; Doralis de los Santos; Ofelia Beltran; Khamo; Luba
42	La Luba	comic story	3	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Ofelia Beltran; Doralis de los Santos; Luba; Socorro
43	Burning for You	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Khamo; Maricela; Maricela's Companion
44	Pipo's Burden	comic story	3	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Pipo Jimenez; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]
45	Of Two Minds	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Venus; Petra Martinez; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Hector Rivera
46	But the Little Girls Understand	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Fortunato; Guadalupe Reyna; Gato Reyna; Jimmy Reyna; Maricela; Ofelia Beltran; Doralis de los Santos; Khamo
47	Luba	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Khamo; Luba
48	Fritz and Pipo, Sittin' in a Tree...	comic story	8	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Pipo Jimenez; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Petra Martinez; Igor Valdez; Enrique Escobar; Guadalupe Reyna
49	God Willing	comic story	2	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Venus; Hector Rivera; Petra Martinez; Ofelia Beltran
50	Luba #9 back cover	illustration	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Ofelia Beltran
51	Luba	comic story	25	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Venus; Luba; Ofelia Beltran; Pipo Jimenez; Boots Piña; Fritz [Rosalba Martinez]; Sergio Jimenez Reyna; Gato Reyna; Petra Martinez; Hector Rivera; Marie; Fortunato; Khamo; Casimira; Joselito; Conchita; Doralis de los Santos; Guadalupe Reyna; Maricela; Jimmy Reyna; Igor Valdez; Socorro; Khamo; Enrique
52	-	illustration	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Tonantzin; Gato Reyna; Toco
53	-	blank page(s)	2
54	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Ofelia Beltran; Casimira; Joselito; Conchita; Socorro; Luba

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Luba #[nn] ISBN 978-1-56097-960-9	2009	On eBay ›
Ofelia ISBN 9781606998069	2015	On eBay ›

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