Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories (A Love and Rockets Book) #[nn] (2003) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories (A Love and Rockets Book) (Fantagraphics, 2003 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: August 2003
Key date: August 2003
On-sale date: 2003
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Price: $39.95
Pages: 536
ISBN: 1-56097-539-3; 978-1-56097-539-7

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	insert or dust jacket		pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Maricela; Guadalupe; Gato
1	-	cover	2	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez
2	Welcome to Palomar...	illustration	2	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez
3	-	blank page(s)	2
4	Palomar: The Heartbreak Soup Stories	credits, title page	3	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez
5	Chelo's Burden	credits, title page	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Chelo
6	-	blank page(s)	1
7	Chelo's Burden	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Chelo; Vicente; Jesus Angel; Aurora; Israel; Sakahaftewa [Satch]; Pipo; Emil; Irma; Hans; Manuel; Soledad
8	Sopa de Gran Pena	credits, title page	4	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Toco
9	Heartbreak Soup	illustration	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez
10	Sopa de Gran Pena	comic story	22	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Tipin' Tipin'; Zomba; Gato; Carmen; Augustin'; Lucia; Pipo Jimenez; Chelo; Gordo; Toco; Heraclio; Vicente; Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Jesus Angel; Israel Diaz; Manuel; Arturo; Soledad Marquez; Guero; Pintor; Luba; Ofelia; Maricela; Sheriff Borro
11	Sopa de Gran Pena, part two	comic story	22	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Chelo; Gato; Heraclio; Vicente; Jesus; Israel Diaz; Satch; Toco; Sheriff Borro; Tipin Tipin; Carmen; Augustine; Lucia; Pipo Jimenez; Manuel (dies); Soledad Marquez; Ofelia; Maricela; Juan Cobos; Tonantsin Carolongas; Pintor
12	A Little Story...	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Pipo; Israel; Jesus; Vicente; Martin; Chelo; Tipin' Tipin'
13	Toco	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Toco; Pipo; Vicente; Jesus
14	Act of Contrition	credits, title page	3	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Archie
15	Act of Contrition part one	comic story	10	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Martin; Padre; Luba; Chelo; Ofelia; Archie Ruiz; Israel; Vicente
16	Act of Contrition part two	comic story	11	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Ofelia; Doralis; Maricela; Casimira; Guadalupe; Archie Ruiz; Luba; Joey Saldana; Chelo; Martin; Rudy; Senora Meza
17	Act of Contrition part 3	comic story	12	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Archie Ruiz; Archie's Mom; Chelo; Maricela; Casamira; Martin; Ofelia; Guadalupe; Luba; Doralis; Esther; Tom
18	The Whispering Tree	comic story	3	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Doralis; Guadalupe; Ofelia
19	The Mystery Wen	comic story	6	script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: Beto	Heraclio; Pepo; La Li; Tonansin; Carmen; Bruja
20	Ecce Homo	credits, title page	4	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez
21	The Laughing Sun part 1	comic story	8	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Diana Villaseñor; Tonansin Villaseñor; Jesus Angel; Chelo; Carmen; Laura; Heraclio; Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Israel; Vicente; Pipo; Pintor; Soledad; Manuel; Toco
22	The Laughing Sun part 2	comic story	12	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Jesus; Laura; Heraclio; Vicente; Satch; Israel; Chelo; Carmen; Luba; Gato
23	On Isidro's Beach	comic story	8	script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: Beto	Casimira; Luba; Lupe; Doralis; Tipín Tipín; Maricela; Isidro Rivas
24	Ecce Homo	comic story	16	script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: Beto	Heraclio; Carmen; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Luba; Vicente; Israel; Maricela; Guadalupe; Pipo; Sergio; Augustin; Lucia; Tipín Tipín; Diana; Chelo; Borro; Gato; Satch; Archie; Ofelia; Martin El Loco
25	An American in Palomar	credits, title page	4	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Howard Miller
26	The Reticent Heart	comic story	11	script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: Beto	Heraclio; Carmen Jimenez; Jesus; Israel; Satch; Vicente; Luba; Ofelia; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Chelo
27	Slug Fest	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Tonantzín Villaseñor; Diana Villaseñor; El Clavo; Diana; Theo; Chelo; Tipín Tipín; Carmen; Chelo
28	An American In Palomar, part one	comic story	10	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Augustin; Howard Miller; Tonantzin; Carmen; Chelo; Luba; Diana; Theo
29	An American in Palomar, part two	comic story	14	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Diana Villaseñor; Howard Miller; Beth; Carmen; Augustin; Chelo; Tonantzin Villaseñor; Doralis; Casimira; Ofelia; Guadalupe; Maricela; Luba; Theo
30	Boys will be Boys	comic story	6	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Tiburcia; Anacleto; Pepo; Heraclio; Luba; Diana Villaseñor; Chelo; Carmen; Tonantzin Villaseñor
31	Love Bites	credits, title page	4	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Carmen; Heraclio
32	Holidays in the Sun	comic story	14	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Jesus Angel; Obregon; Tonantzin; Laura; Marcos
33	Love Bites	comic story	11	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Carmen; Heraclio; Gloria; Hopey (cameo); Tonantzin Villasenor; Luba; Ofelia; Tipin Tipin; Martin
34	The Way Things're Going	comic story	4	script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: Beto	Jesus; Vicente; Gato; Luba; Doralis
35	For the Love of Carmen	comic story	12	script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: Beto	Heraclio; Carmen; Vicente; Israel; Satch; Jesus; Toco; Luba; Manuel; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Chelo; Pipo; Lucia; Elvira; Howard Miller
36	Duck Feet	credits, title page	3	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	La Bruja
37	Duck Feet, part one	comic story	12	script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: Beto	Chelo; Meme; Roberto; Gato; Pipo; Sergio; Casimira; Guadalupe; Luba; Xiohmara; Ofelia; Maricela; Theo; Boots; Doralis; Lorraina; Bruja; Miguel
38	Duck Feet, part two	comic story	16	script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: Beto	Tonantzin; Guadalupe; Bruja; Luba; Diana; Chelo; Martin; Ofelia; Guadalupe; Maricela; Geraldo; Errata Stigmata (dream sequence); Jeff Chandler (dream sequence); Frida Kahlo (dream sequence)
39	Bullnecks and Bracelets	comic story	20	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Pipo; Israel Diaz; Vicente; Gato; Marcos; Satch; Tonantzin; The Old Man; Sofia; Jesus; Karla; Marta; Señora Blivitz; Jorge; Mimi; Titi
40	Human Diastrophism	credits, title page	4	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Tonantzin
41	Sugar 'N' Spikes	comic story	3	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Vicente; Pipo; Jesus; Toco; Israel
42	Space Case	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Theo; Maricela; Guadalupe; Ofelia; Luba
43	Heraclio's Burden	comic story	2	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Heraclio; Tonantzin; Diana; Luba; Pipo; Sergio; Maricela; Guadalupe
44	Human Diastrophism	comic story	105	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Guadalupe; Maricela; Peter; Luba; Antonino; Heraclio Calderon; Khamo; Ofelia Beltran; Archie; Tonantzin; Diana; Chelo; Humberto; Augustin; Doralis; Chango Valdes; Riri; Concha; Casimira; Theo; Carmen; Pipo; Martin; Dude #1 [Gerry]; Dude #2 [Steve Stranski]; Chancla Pina; Tipin Tipin; Alcalde; Tomaso
45	Farewell, My Palomar	credits, title page	4	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Casimira
46	Be Bop a Luba	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Heraclio; Carmen Jimenez; Jesus; Khamo; Ofelia; Luba
47	Farewell, My Palomar..., part one	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Marcos; Jesus; Luba; Israel; Satch; Carmen Jimenez; Heraclio; Pipo; Gato
48	Farewell, My Palomar, Part 2	comic story	3	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Tonantzin; Jesus; Diana; Pipo; Gato; Carmen; Heraclio; Luba; Ofelia
49	Farewell, My Palomar, Part 3	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Guadalupe; Pipo; Heraclio; Carmen; Diana; Jesus; Vicente; Chelo; Sergio; Ofelia; Casimira
50	Farewell, My Palomar, Part 4	comic story	3	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Gato; Vicente; Jesus; Pipo; Guadalupe; Sergio; Pipo; Tonantzin; Casimira
51	A Trick of the Unconscious	comic story	19	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Tomaso Marin; Luba; Chester; Doralis; Ofelia; Casimira; Joselito; Bruno Goyas; Inez Perez; Guadalupe; Pipo; Maricela; Winona; Gato; Jesus; Heraclio; Carmen; Socorro; Khamo; Gaby; Leonor; Alphonso; Diana; Gregory; Sergio; Riri; Chelo; Tipin' Tipin'
52	The Way Things Went	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Vicente; Jesus; Chelo
53	Pipo	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Pipo
54	Carmen	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Carmen; Diana; Chelo; Tipin' Tipin'; Vicente
55	Another Mysterious Tree	comic story	3	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Gorgo; Papa Pito; Tipin' Tipin
56	Palomar	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Gorgo; Maria; Khamo; Luba
57	Luba Conquers the World	credits, title page	4	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba
58	Luba Conquers the World	comic story	16	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Luba; Gorgo; Ofelia; Theo; Inez Perez; Pipo; Sofronio; Guadalupe; Doralis; Petra Martinez; Fritz [Fritzi Rosalba Martinez]; Casimira; Gato Reyna; Jesus; Tipin' Tipin'; Tita; Mister Ronet; Maricela; Khamo; Sergio
59	Epilog: Chelo's Burden	credits, title page	4	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Chelo
60	Chelo's Burden	comic story	24	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Maricela; Chelo; Howard Miller; Diana; Theo; Martin; Heraclio; Carmen; Pipo; Archie; Luba; Khamo; Fritz [Fritzi Rosalba Martinez]; Petra Martinez; Gato; Guadalupe; Venus; Vicente; Jesus; Satch; Casimira; Gorgo; Doralis; Augustin; Lucia; Humberto; Doctor Ramirez; Israel; Marcosito [Marcos]; Sergio; X
61	-	blank page(s)	3
62	-	illustration	2	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez
63	-	insert or dust jacket		pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Carmen; Heraclio; Jesus; Pipo; Gato; Sergio

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