Love and Rockets #36 - First Appearance of Janet Polo, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue: #36
Publication date: November 1991
Key date: November 1991
On-sale date: 1991
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $2.75; 3.25 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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: Roberta Gregory	Luba
1	Contents/Staff/Letters	letters page	1	script: Gary Groth; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez
2	Poison River - Part 8	comic story	11	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Blas, Ricky Boy, Captain Ortiz, Cilingis, Docho, Flaco, Gorgo Cienfuego, Luba, Lucy, Fabio Luna, María Inclán, Moises Moraga, Pepa, Fermin Rio
3	Wig Wam Bam, part 4	comic story	16	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Doyle Blackburn, Eddie Bravo First, Chepa, Mary Christmas, Cleo, David, Ray Dominguez, Elias Lincoln, Frances, Joey Glass, Hopey Glass, Izzy Ortiz, Janet Polo First, Lalo
4	Love and Rockets X - Part 6	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Bambi Dibble, Junior Brooks, E. T., Erf'Quake, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Gerry, Maricela, Kristen Niznick, Mike Niznick, Sean Ogata, Petra Martinez, Riri, Scott the Hog, Steve Stranski
5	The Love & Rockets Shopper	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
6	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; colors: Monster X	Frankenstein; Wolf Man; Dracula; Gill-man

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Love and Rockets X ISBN 1-56097-101-0	1993	On eBay ›
Wigwam Bam ISBN 1560971207	1994	On eBay ›
Poison River ISBN 1560971517	1994	On eBay ›
Locas #[nn] ISBN 1-56097-611-X; 978-1-56097-611-0	2004	On eBay ›
Love and Rockets X ISBN 1560971029	1993	On eBay ›
Wigwam Bam ISBN 1560971215	1994	On eBay ›
Poison River ISBN 1560971525	1994	On eBay ›
Perla la Loca ISBN 978-1-56097-883-1	2007	On eBay ›
Love and Rockets: The Covers #[nn] ISBN 9781606995983	2013	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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