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Publishers / Fantagraphics / The Reticent Heart and Other Stories (1988) / #[nn]
[nn]May 1988
$10.95; 14.95 CAD

The Reticent Heart and Other Stories #[nn]

Fantagraphics · May 1988 · on sale 1988

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Identification plate

Series
The Reticent Heart and Other Stories (Fantagraphics, 1988 series)
Issue
#[nn]
Publication date
May 1988
Key date
May 1988
On-sale date
1988
Indicia publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Price
$10.95; 14.95 CAD
Pages
152
Barcode
978093019365290000
ISBN
0-930193-65-2

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; colors: Jim WoodringTonantzín Villaseñor
1-credits, title page0script: Rob Rodi; letters: Inez M. Selleck
2-blank page(s)1
3The Reticent Heartcredits, title page4pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Inez M. Selleck
4-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword2script: Harvey Pekar; letters: Inez M. Selleck
5Welcome to Palomar...illustration1pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez
6Sugar 'N' Spikescomic story3script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezVicente; Pipo; Jesus; Toco; Israel
7On Isidro's Beachcomic story8script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: BetoCasimira; Luba; Lupe; Doralis; Tipín Tipín; Maricela; Isidro Rivas
8Ecce Homocomic story16script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: BetoHeraclio; Carmen; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Luba; Vicente; Israel; Maricela; Guadalupe; Pipo; Sergio; Augustin; Lucia; Tipín Tipín; Diana; Chelo; Borro; Gato; Satch; Archie; Ofelia; Martin El Loco
9Space Casecomic story4script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezTheo; Maricela; Guadalupe; Ofelia; Luba
10Slug Festcomic story5script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezTonantzín Villaseñor; Diana Villaseñor; El Clavo; Theo; Chelo; Tipín Tipín; Carmen
11The Reticent Heartcomic story11script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: BetoHeraclio; Carmen Jimenez; Jesus; Israel; Satch; Vicente; Luba; Ofelia; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Chelo
12The Way Things're Goingcomic story4script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: BetoJesus; Vicente; Gato; Luba; Doralis
13The Whispering Treecomic story3script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezDoralis; Guadalupe; Ofelia
14Love Bitescomic story11script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezCarmen; Heraclio; Gloria; Hopey (cameo); Tonantzín Villaseñor; Luba; Ofelia; Tipín Tipín
15An American In Palomar, part onecomic story10script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezHoward Miller; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Carmen; Chelo; Luba; Diana; Theo
16An American in Palomar, part twocomic story14script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezBeth; Diana; Howard Miller; Carmen; Augustin; Chelo; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Doralis; Casimira; Ofelia; Guadalupe; Maricela; Luba; Theo
17Holidays in the Suncomic story14script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezLuba; Jesus; Obregon; Tonantzin; Marcos
18For the Love of Carmencomic story12script: Beto; pencils: Beto; inks: Beto; letters: BetoHeraclio; Carmen; Vicente; Israel; Satch; Jesus; Toco; Luba; Manuel; Tonantzín Villaseñor; Chelo; Pipo; Lucia; Elvira; Howard Miller
19-blank page(s)1
20Tears From Heavencomic story15script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezErrata Stigmata; Uncle Ira; Aunt Zephie; Piano Teacher; Dr. D. David Schulz; Oona
21A True Storycomic story5script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert HernandezGilbert Hernandez; The Fabulous Moolah; Adrian Adonis [Keith Franks]; Girlfriend; Iron Mike Sharpe; Announcer
22-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Inez M. Selleck
23-blank page(s)2
24-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Inez M. SelleckGilbert Hernandez (photo)

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