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Series: Love and Rockets Public Domain
Years in Print: 1982 - 1996
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics Country: Flag United States Language: English Issues: #1 - #50 (53 Issues, 72 Printings) Continued From Continued From: none Continued In Continued In: none Disclose Tracking Notes:   Disclose Notes: By Gilbert, Jaime and Mario Hernandez. This is volume one. The first issue is an expanded version of the 1981 self-published issue.
This series was released erratically over a period of 14 years. After the series concluded, the Hernandez bros. continued their respective storylines in the following:
Jaime: "Whoa Nellie" (1996), "Maggie and Hopey Color Special" (1997) and "Penny Century" (1997-2000)
Gilbert: "New Love" (1996-97), "Luba" (1998-2004) and "Luba's Comics and Stories (2000-2006)
Publication history:
Vol. 1- 1982-1996 (50 issues in magazine format)
Vol. 2- 2001-2007 (20 issues in standard US comic book periodical format)
Vol. 3- 2008-2016 (8 issues as Love and Rockets: New Stories in trade paperback format)
Vol. 4- 2016- (ongoing in same oversize format as vol. 1)

The series has been retroactively called volume one by the publisher after publication of the subsequent series.
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Publication Type: Comic Books
Color: black and white with color covers
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11" (21.59 cm x 27.94 cm)
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Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was on-going Series
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Issue # View Issue Images Icon Volume Publication Date Pages Content Items
#1 View Issue Images Icon 1/1 1 September 1982 68 16 (12 stories, 1 cover)
#1 3 View Issue Images Icon 1/1 1 October 1987 68 17 (12 stories, 1 cover)
#2 3 View Issue Images Icon 1/1 1 January 1983 68 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#3 2 View Issue Images Icon 1 January 1983 68 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)
#4 2 View Issue Images Icon 1 January 1983 68 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)
#5 2 View Issue Images Icon 1 March 1984 36 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#6 2 View Issue Images Icon 1 May 1984 36 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#7 2 View Issue Images Icon 1/1 1 July 1984 36 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#8 2 View Issue Images Icon 1 September 1984 36 7 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#9 2 View Issue Images Icon 1 November 1984 36 7 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#10 2 View Issue Images Icon 1 January 1985 52 9 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#11 2 View Issue Images Icon 1/1 1 April 1985 36 6 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#12 2 View Issue Images Icon 1/1 1 July 1985 36 6 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#13 2 View Issue Images Icon 1/1 1 September 1985 44 13 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#13 [Second Printing] 1 October 1992 36 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
#14 2 View Issue Images Icon 1/1 1 November 1985 36 7 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#14 [Second Printing] 1 February 1993 36 6 (3 stories, 2 covers)
#15 2 View Issue Images Icon 1/1 1 January 1986 36 8 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#16 2 View Issue Images Icon 1 March 1986 36 10 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#17 View Issue Images Icon 1 June 1986 36 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#18 View Issue Images Icon 3 1 September 1986 36 6 (2 stories, 1 cover)
#19 View Issue Images Icon 1 January 1987 36 10 (5 stories, 1 cover)
#20 View Issue Images Icon 3 1 April 1987 36 4 (2 stories, 1 cover)
#21 View Issue Images Icon 1 July 1987 36 10 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#22 View Issue Images Icon 1 August 1987 36 8 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#23 View Issue Images Icon 1 October 1987 44 7 (2 stories, 1 cover)
#24 View Issue Images Icon 1 December 1987 36 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#25 View Issue Images Icon 1 March 1988 36 7 (2 stories, 1 cover)
#26 View Issue Images Icon 1 June 1988 44 7 (2 stories, 1 cover)
#27 View Issue Images Icon 1 August 1988 36 8 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#28 View Issue Images Icon 1 December 1988 36 9 (5 stories, 1 cover)
#29 View Issue Images Icon 1 March 1989 36 7 (2 stories, 1 cover)
#30 2 View Issue Images Icon 1/1 1 July 1989 52 5 (2 stories, 1 cover)
#31 View Issue Images Icon 2 1 December 1989 36 9 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#32 View Issue Images Icon 1 May 1990 36 9 (5 stories, 1 cover)
#33 View Issue Images Icon 1 August 1990 36 8 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#34 View Issue Images Icon 1 December 1990 36 7 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#35 View Issue Images Icon 1 April 1991 44 8 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#36 View Issue Images Icon 1 November 1991 36 7 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#37 View Issue Images Icon 1 February 1992 36 7 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#38 View Issue Images Icon 1 June 1992 36 6 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#39 View Issue Images Icon 1 August 1992 36 7 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#40 View Issue Images Icon 3 1 January 1993 52 7 (3 stories, 1 cover)
#41 View Issue Images Icon 1 May 1993 36 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
#42 View Issue Images Icon 2 1 August 1993 36 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)
#43 View Issue Images Icon 1 December 1993 36 11 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#44 View Issue Images Icon 1 March 1994 36 6 (2 stories, 1 cover)
#45 View Issue Images Icon 1 July 1994 36 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#46 View Issue Images Icon 1 December 1994 36 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
#47 View Issue Images Icon 1 April 1995 36 6 (2 stories, 1 cover)
#48 View Issue Images Icon 1 August 1995 36 6 (2 stories, 1 cover)
#49 View Issue Images Icon 1 November 1995 36 6 (2 stories, 1 cover)
#50 View Issue Images Icon 3 1 May 1996 60 9 (4 stories, 1 cover)

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