Love and Rockets #9 - First Appearance of Cash Watkins, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series)
Issue: #9
Publication date: November 1984
Key date: November 1984
On-sale date: 1984-09
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $1.95; 2.50 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Recommended For Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Cash Watkins - 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: Janet Toombs	Maggie Chascarillo, Rena Titañon
1	Contents / Letters	letters page	2	script: Gary Groth; pencils: Jaime, Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Jaime, Gilbert Hernandez
2	Mechanics / Las Mujeres Perdidas Part Four	comic story	10	script: Jaime; pencils: Jaime; inks: Jaime; letters: Jaime	Penny Century, Maggie Chascarillo, Chiness, H. R. Costigan, Dr. Beaky, Hopey Glass, Vicki Glori, Izzy Ortiz, Machi, Daffy Matsumoto, Rand Race, Rena Titañon, Cash Watkins First, Dot Winks
3	The Laughing Sun Part 2	comic story	12	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Heraclio Calderon, Carmen, Chelo, Israel Díaz, Jesús Ángel, Laura Gomez, Luba, Gato Reyna, Satch, Vicente, Tonantzín Villaseñor
4	The Adventures of Rocky and Her Robot Fumble	comic story	8	script: Jaime; pencils: Jaime; inks: Jaime; letters: Jaime	Fumble, John Rhodes, Melba Rhodes, Rocket Rhodes
5	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: Jaime Hernandez, E. C. Segar; inks: Jaime Hernandez, E. C. Segar
6	-	illustration	1	pencils: Mario Hernandez; inks: Mario Hernandez; colors: Mad Mary

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Second Printing	price 2.50 USD; 2.95 CAD

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Heartbreak Soup ISBN 1-56097-783-3	2007	On eBay ›
The Complete Love & Rockets #3 ISBN 0930193318	1987	On eBay ›
Duck Feet ISBN 0930193822	1989	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 ›
Duck Feet ISBN 0-930193-82-2	1989	On eBay ›
Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories (A Love and Rockets Book) #[nn] ISBN 1-56097-539-3; 978-1-56097-539-7	2003	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

‹ #810 of 53#10 ›

Sources

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

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