Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 - First Appearance of Espectra, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets: New Stories (Fantagraphics, 2008 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: 2008
Key date: June 27, 2008
On-sale date: June 27, 2008
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Price: $14.99
Pages: 108
Barcode: 978156097951751499
ISBN: 9781560979517

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Tasha - 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	Penny Century
1	untitled	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
2	Ti-Girls Adventures Number 34	illustration	1	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Alarma Kraktovilova, Boot Angel, Penny Century, Espectra First, Golden Girl, Rocket Rhodes, Rose "Angel" Rivera, Mini Rivero, The Weeper
3	Ti-Girls Adventures Number 34 Part One: The Search for Penny Century	comic story	24	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Alarma Kraktovilova, Boot Angel, Vakka Boome First, Penny Century, Dr. Zolar First, Espectra First, Golden Girl, Maggie Chascarillo, Maite First, Space Queen, Rose "Angel" Rivera, Mini Rivero, Sun Swan First, Tasha First
4	The Funny Papers Meche	comic story	0.2	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Meche
5	The Funny Papers It's Good to Be...	comic story	0.56	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez
6	The Funny Papers Night Time	comic story	0.22	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Mouse; Tapir; Armadillo
7	Papa	comic story	16	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Papa Reyes
8	The New Adventures of Duke and Sammy	comic story	12	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Duke Mitchell; Sammy Petrillo
9	Victory Dance	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Julio Juan
10	Chiro el Indio	comic story	5.67	script: Mario Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Chiro; Preciosa; Moom-Fah; Señor Feo; Señora Maldita; Padre; Pototé; Loco Chief; Quetzaquatl; Magistrate
11	-	illustration	0.33	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Chiro; Moom-Fah; Preciosa
12	Never Say Never	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Dick
13	? [sic]	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez
14	Ti-Girls Adventures Number 34 Part Two: Penny is Found	comic story	25	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Alarma Kraktovilova, Boot Angel, Vakka Boome First, Penny Century, Espectra First, Espectra Negra First, Golden Girl, Maite First, Rose "Angel" Rivera, Mini Rivero, Sun Swan First, Thimbelina First, The Weeper
21	-	credits, title page	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Papa (Julio Reyes's Dad)

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Best American Comics #2009 ISBN 9780618989652	2009	On eBay ›
God and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls #[nn] ISBN 9781606995396	2012	On eBay ›
Julio's Day #[nn] ISBN 978-1-60699-606-5	2013	On eBay ›
Hypnotwist / Scarlet By Starlight #[nn] ISBN 9781683962045	2021	On eBay ›
Children of Palomar and Other Tales ISBN 9781683966999	2023	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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