Love and Rockets #38 - First Appearance of Nan Tucker, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue: #38
Publication date: June 1992
Key date: June 1992
On-sale date: 1992
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $2.75; 3.25 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Recommended for Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

Death on record for: Carl Davis, Fermin Rio.

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	Maricela, Kristen Niznick
1	Love and Rockets X - Part Eight	comic story	7	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Ben, Junior Brooks, Charlie, Carl Davis Death, Bambi Dibble, E. T., El Fontanel, Erf'Quake, Maricela, Petra Martinez, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Kristen Niznick, Mike Niznick, Sean Ogata
2	Poison River - Part Ten	comic story	11	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Arjelia, Hilda Beltran, Ofelia Beltran, Blas, Gorgo Cienfuego, Flaco, Isobel, Lucy, María Inclán, Moises Moraga, Pepa, Fermin Rio Death, Luba, Peter Rio
3	Wig Wam Bam, Part 6	comic story	6	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Penny Century, Maggie Chascarillo, Hopey Glass, Monica Miranda Zandinski, Izzy Ortiz, Pete First, Jewel Tucker, Nan Tucker First
4	Wig Wam Bam, Part 7	comic story	10	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Doyle Blackburn, David, Ray Dominguez, Terry Downe, Hopey Glass, Joey Glass, Danita Lincoln, Elias Lincoln, Nami Matsumoto, Noel Matsumoto First, Maya, Izzy Ortiz, Pat, Janet Polo
5	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez

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 X ISBN 1-56097-101-0	1999	On eBay ›
Love and Rockets: The Covers #[nn] ISBN 9781606995983	2013	On eBay ›

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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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