Luba #2 - First Appearance of Jerome, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Luba (Fantagraphics, 1998 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: July 1998
Key date: July 1998
On-sale date: 1998
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price: $2.95; 3.95 CAD
Pages: 28
Rating: Mature Readers

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jerome - 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: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Rhea Patton	Gorgo Cienfuego, Enrique Escobar, Petra Martinez, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Venus, Guadalupe, Luba, Steve Stranski, Igor Valdez
1	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Ofelia Beltran, Gorgo Cienfuego, Casimira de los Santos, Concepcion de los Santos, Doralis de los Santos, Joselito de los Santos, Pipo Jimenez, Maricela, Yolanda Marie Vasquez, Petra Martinez, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Venus, Gato Reyna, Guadalupe
2	Luba In America Part 2	comic story	8	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Gorgo Cienfuego, Garza, Luba
3	Luba's Sisters in As You Know It	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Enrique Escobar, Jerome First, Pipo Jimenez, Petra Martinez, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Venus
4	Damp and Snuggy	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Petra Martinez, Venus
5	All in the Family	comic story	3	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Ofelia Beltran, Casimira de los Santos, Concepcion de los Santos, Doralis de los Santos, Joselito de los Santos, Pipo Jimenez, Maricela, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Gato Reyna, Guadalupe, Jimmy Reyna, Luba, Socorro, Steve Stranski
6	The Old Man's Touch	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Gorgo Cienfuego, Pipo Jimenez, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Sergio Jimenez Reyna
7	Letters To Luba	letters page	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba
8	Pipowear!	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Rhea Patton; letters: Beto, Gilbert Hernandez	Casimira de los Santos, Doralis de los Santos, Enrique Escobar, Pipo Jimenez, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Luba #[nn] ISBN 978-1-56097-960-9	2009	On eBay ›
Luba in America ISBN 1-56097-467-2	2001	On eBay ›
Luba and Her Family ISBN 9781606997536	2014	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q115911884 (Jerome), first-appearance property (CC0)

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