Love and Rockets #39 - First Appearance of Concepcion de los Santos, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue: #39
Publication date: August 1992
Key date: August 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 Concepcion de los Santos - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Nacho Chascarillo - 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: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; colors: Roberta Gregory	Hopey Glass
1	-	credits, title page	1	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez	Nan Tucker
2	Wig Wam Bam 8	comic story	16	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Maggie Chascarillo, Nacho Chascarillo First, Letty Chavez, Del Chimney, Hopey Glass, Lester, Daffy Matsumoto, Mrs. Glass, Izzy Ortiz, Speedy Ortiz, Fifi Rick, Licha, Tex, Nan Tucker
3	Poison River - Pt. Eleven	comic story	7	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Hilda Beltran, Ofelia Beltran, Gorgo Cienfuego, Cilingis, Flaco, Luba, Lucy, Moises Moraga, Pepa
4	Love and Rockets X - Part Nine	comic story	7	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Amber, Ofelia Beltran, Ben, Junior Brooks, Carmen, Heraclio Calderon, Tito Calderon, Charlie, Chelo, Gorgo Cienfuego, Casimira de los Santos, Concepcion de los Santos First, Joselito de los Santos, Socorro
5	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	3	letters: typeset
6	-	illustration	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Gilbert 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: The Covers #[nn] ISBN 9781606995983	2013	On eBay ›
Fantagraphics Studio Edition: Jaime Hernandez #[nn] ISBN 9781606999967	2017	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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