Love and Rockets #3 - First Appearance of Pipo Jimenez, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: Summer 1983
Key date: July 1983
On-sale date: August 15, 1983
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Price: $2.95; 3.50 CAD
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Pipo Jimenez - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ofelia Beltran - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Chelo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Maricela - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gato Reyna - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Terry Downe - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Carmen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Heraclio Calderon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Vicente - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jesús Ángel - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Israel Díaz - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Satch - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Toco - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Manuel - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Augustín Jiménez - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Roy Cowboy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Borro - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Soledad Marquez - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lucia Jimenez - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Bull Marie - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Demoña - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Arturo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Guero - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Pintor Salcedo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Venetia Vendetta - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Maniakk - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Giggles Galore - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ultimax - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Toyo Hibonales - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Zono Hibonales - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Toco.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Janet Toombs, Gilbert Hernandez	"Atoma"; Super-Powered Baby
1	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Kim Thompson; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Mario Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Mario Hernandez; letters: Kim Thompson
2	Love and Rockets	comic story	2	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Penny Century
3	Sopa de Gran Pena (part one)	comic story	22	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Jesús Ángel First, Arturo First, Augustín Jiménez First, Carmen First, Chelo First, Guero First, Heraclio Calderon First, Israel Díaz First, Luba, Lucia Jimenez First, Manuel First, Maricela First, Soledad Marquez First, Ofelia Beltran First
4	Maggie vs. Maniakk	comic story	9	script: Jaime Hernandez, Mario Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Penny Century, Demoña First, Giggles Galore First, Hopey Glass, Maggie Chascarillo, Maniakk First, Ultimax First, Venetia Vendetta First
5	-	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez
6	-	comic story	15	script: Mario Hernandez; pencils: Mario Hernandez; inks: Mario Hernandez; letters: Beto, Jaime	Brian Vinton; Joleen; Tony; Omor; Nefar; Sedrik; Kled; Afa Riengold; Doctor Dalvor Amorte; Aunt Verlika; Jan; Jelik; Fred; Ralph; The Spirit of Ellak; Cruz
7	Locas Tambien	comic story	1.9	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Penny Century, Daffy Matsumoto, Joey Glass, Hopey Glass, Izzy Ortiz, Maggie Chascarillo, Rand Race, Speedy Ortiz, Terry Downe First, Tony Belle
8	La Chota vs. Roy Cowboy	comic story	0.1	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Roy Cowboy First, La Chota
9	Locker Room Interviews By and By	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Dr. Smith; unnamed starving "Lower Side" family
10	Toyo's Request	comic story	12	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Bernie Carbo, Bull Marie First, Duke Morales, Rena Titañon, Toyo Hibonales First, Zono Hibonales First
11	Prepare Yourself (If You Can!) for Outrageous Thrills in Every Issue of Don Rosa's Comics & Stories	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
12	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; colors: Gary Kwapisz, Pepfield J., Jaime Hernandez

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Second Printing	price 3.95 USD; 4.75 CAD

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Mechanics #3	1985	On eBay ›
Heartbreak Soup ISBN 1-56097-783-3	2007	On eBay ›
Love & Rockets: Short Stories #[nn] ISBN 0-930193-33-4	1987	On eBay ›
The Complete Love & Rockets #2 ISBN 0 930193-25-3	1986	On eBay ›
Amor y Cohetes ISBN 978-1-56097-926-5	2008	On eBay ›
Locas #[nn] ISBN 1-56097-611-X; 978-1-56097-611-0	2004	On eBay ›
Maggie the Mechanic ISBN 978-1-56097-784-1	2007	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #24 of 53#4 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q17209724 (Gato Reyna), first-appearance property (CC0)

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