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Publishers / Fantagraphics / New Love (1996) / #1
1August 1996
$2.95; 3.95 CAD

New Love #1

Fantagraphics · August 1996 · on sale 1996

First appearance: Yoshio YoshikiFirst appearance: Carlos
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Identification plate

Series
New Love (Fantagraphics, 1996 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 1996
Key date
August 1996
On-sale date
1996
Indicia publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Price
$2.95; 3.95 CAD
Pages
28
Barcode
07447090126607

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Carlos - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Gilbert Hernandez
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2All With A Big Hellocomic story2.67script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezDiva
3Frida and Diegocomic story0.33script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezFrida Kahlo; Diego Rivera; Leon Trotsky
4-comic story6script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezCarlos First, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Petra Martinez, David Vasquez, Venus, Yoshio Yoshiki First
6Spirit of the Thingcomic story12.5script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezHunchback; Sheriff; Mother; Señorita
7Nevermindcomic story0.5script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezRosalba "Fritz" Martinez
9-illustration1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Gilbert Hernandez

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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