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Publishers / Fantagraphics / The Complete Love & Rockets (1985) / #8
8December 1989
$12.95

The Complete Love & Rockets #8

Fantagraphics · December 1989

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Identification plate

Series
The Complete Love & Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1985 series)
Issue
#8
Issue title
Blood of Palomar
Publication date
December 1989
Key date
December 1989
Indicia publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Price
$12.95
Pages
140
Barcode
978156097005751895
ISBN
1-56097-005-7

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Jim WoodringTonantzin
1-blank page(s)1
2Love and Rockets Book 8: Blood of Palomarcredits, title page6pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez
3Welcome to Palomarillustration1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez
4-blank page(s)1
5Sugar 'N' Spikescomic story3script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezVicente; Pipo; Jesus; Toco; Israel
6Space Casecomic story4script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezTheo; Maricela; Guadalupe; Ofelia; Luba
7Heraclio's Burdencomic story2script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezHeraclio; Tonantzin; Diana; Luba; Pipo; Sergio; Maricela; Guadalupe
8Cast of Characters (in order of appearance)illustration1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert HernandezGuadalupe; Maricela; Luba; Doralis; Heraclio Calderon; Carmen Calderon; Khamo; Casimira; Ofelia Beltran; Archie Ruiz; Diana Villasenor; Tonantzin Villasenor; El Alcalde [Jesus (Chuy) Bernal]; Chelo; Humberto; Augustin; Concha; Boots; Chango; Riri; Pipo; Geraldo Mejia; Dude #1 [Gerry]; Dude #2 [Steve
9Human Diastrophismcomic story105script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezGuadalupe; Maricela; Peter; Luba; Antonino; Heraclio Calderon; Khamo; Ofelia Beltran; Archie; Tonantzin; Diana; Chelo; Humberto; Augustin; Doralis; Chango Valdes; Riri; Concha; Casimira; Theo; Carmen; Pipo; Martin; Dude #1 [Gerry]; Dude #2 [Steve Stranski]; Chancla Piña; Tipin' Tipin'; Alcalde; Toma
10Cover Gallery and Chapter Headingscredits, title page3pencils: Gilbert Hernandez
11Human Diastrophism (part 2)illustration1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez
12Love & Rockets #22 back coverillustration1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez
13Love & Rockets #23 covercover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert HernandezGuadalupe
14Human Diastrophism (part 3)illustration1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert HernandezKhamo
15Human Diastrophism (part 4)illustration1script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez
16Love & Rockets #24 back coverillustration1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez
17Human Diastrophism (part five)illustration1script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez
18Human Diastrophism (part six)illustration1script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez
19Love & Rockets #26 back coverillustration1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert HernandezTonantzin
20-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Gilbert Hernandez, Roberta Gregory
21-blank page(s)1
22Love & Rockets #21 front coverillustration1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
2nd & 3rd Editionsprice 16.95 USD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories (A Love and Rockets Book) #[nn]
ISBN 1-56097-539-3; 978-1-56097-539-7		2003On eBay ›
Human Diastrophism
ISBN 156097-848-1		2007On eBay ›
Love and Rockets: The Covers #[nn]
ISBN 9781606995983		2013On eBay ›

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