Love and Rockets: New Stories #8 - First Appearance of Rosario, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets: New Stories (Fantagraphics, 2008 series)
Issue: #8
Publication date: [February] 2016
Key date: February 10, 2016
On-sale date: February 10, 2016
Indicia publisher: Gary Groth
Price: $14.99
Pages: 104
Barcode: 978160699865651499
ISBN: 978-1-60699-865-6

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Rosario - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of The Emperor of Blotos - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Cap'n Kork - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of The High Priestess of the Holy Order - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

Death on record for: Vaca.

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	Fritz Baby, Fritz Jr., Corazon, Rosario First
1	Letters to L&R	letters page	1	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez
2	-	comic story	8	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Lumina First, Princess Anima, Cap'n Kork First, Trix First
3	The Magic Voyage of Aladdin [Chapters 4-6]	comic story	12	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz Baby, Mila Castellon, Danny Chulo, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Fritz Jr., María Inclán, Professor Enigma, Zoe, The High Priestess of the Holy Order First
4	Talent 4	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Mila Castellon, Danny Chulo, Dr. Emil, Efren, Fritz Jr., Juevencio, Pupusi, Ulu
5	-	comic story	10	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Gomez, Gwen Stefanski, Jennilee, Kim, Rose "Angel" Rivera, Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis, Tonta, C. C. First
6	Talent 5	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz Baby, Mila Castellon, Dr. Emil, Dr. Sanz First, Efren, Enrique Escobar, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Juevencio, Wilfer First
7	Talent 6	comic story	2	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz Baby, Dr. Emil, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Fritz Jr., Pupusi, Ulu, Vaca First, Wilfer First
8	Isla Guerra	comic story	3	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Isla First, Pota First
9	Talent 7	comic story	2	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz Baby, Mila Castellon, Efren, Max, Pupusi
10	Princess Amnesia	comic story	9	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Katak First, Lumina First, Princess Anima, The Emperor of Blotos First
11	Talent 8	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz Baby, Danny Chulo, Dr. Emil, Enrique Escobar, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Professor Enigma, Ulu, Mila Castellon, Zoe
12	Talent 9	comic story	12	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz Baby, Mila Castellon, Chino First, Danny Chulo, Dr. Emil, Efren, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Fritz Jr., Corazon, Amy Jones, Juevencio, Pupusi, Guadalupe, Jimmy Reyna
13	Talent 10	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz Baby, Beverly First, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Jimmy Reyna, Dora "Killer" Rivera, Rosario First
14	-	comic story	2	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Isla First
15	Talent 11	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fritz Baby, Mila Castellon, Danny Chulo, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Fritz Jr., Pipo Jimenez, Juevencio, Ulu, Vaca First, Zoe, Cristobol, Dr. Sanz First, The High Priestess of the Holy Order First
16	I Guess I Forgot to Stand Pigeon-Toed	comic story	18	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Tony Belle, Doyle Blackburn, Maggie Chascarillo, Chivita Dominguez, Terry Downe, Eugene First, Hopey Glass, Joey Glass, Zero Gravity, Janet Polo, Jessica First, Kiko, Daffy Matsumoto, Boxhead Neslo
17	Now is the Very Best Time to Catch Up with Love and Rockets	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
18	-	illustration	1	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez	Lumina First, Princess Anima

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Is This How You See Me? (A Locas Story) #[nn] ISBN 978-1-68396-182-6	2019	On eBay ›
Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets Collection #[nn] ISBN 9798875000492	2025	On eBay ›
Lovers and Haters: A Love and Rockets Book #[nn] ISBN 9798875000980	2025	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q108771760 (Isla), first-appearance property (CC0)
Wikidata, Q115861755 (Tikitik), first-appearance property (CC0)

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