Love and Rockets #8 - First Appearance of Sylvia, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 2016 series)
Issue: #8
Publication date: April 2020
Key date: April 2020
On-sale date: March 25, 2020
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Price: $4.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 60922436879000811

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

Death on record for: Beverly, Zander.

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: Beto; inks: Beto	Rosario
1	-	credits, title page	0.5	pencils: Beto, Jaime Hernandez; inks: Beto, Jaime Hernandez; letters: Beto
2	Beto's World!	character profile	0.5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz Baby, Beverly, Sandy Bobo, Claire, Enrique Escobar, Guadalupe, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Jimmy Reyna, Dora "Killer" Rivera, Hector Rivera, Rosario, Steve Stranski, Zander
3	Enrique's Burden	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Claire, Enrique Escobar, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Rosario
4	Lifer Drawing	comic story	10	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Tonta, Maggie Chascarillo, Ray Dominguez, Judy Fair, Moses, Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis, Stefanino, C. C.
5	Fritz's Money	comic story	2	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz Baby, Sandy Bobo, Guadalupe, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Jimmy Reyna, Dora "Killer" Rivera, Hector Rivera, Rosario, Steve Stranski
6	Animus!	comic story	6	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Isla, Lumina, Gigi First, Kitty First, Pota, Sylvia First
7	A Lucky Break	comic story	8	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz Baby, Beverly Death, Claire, Enrique Escobar, Dora "Killer" Rivera, Rosario, Zander Death
8	The Complete Love and Rockets Library	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez
9	-	comic story	1	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; colors: Jaime Hernandez	Ray Dominguez

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Fantagraphics Exclusive	barcode 60922436879000821

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets Collection #[nn] ISBN 9798875000492	2025	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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