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Music for Mechanics

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Genres: drama

Character(s): Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]; Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Penny Century [Beatriz Garcia]

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Credits

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Character(s): Pipo; Vicente; Israel; Jesus; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Penny Century [Beatriz Garcia]

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Pages: 4

Notes: Title and publisher pages; Indicia, production credits and table of contents.
Table of contents omits “La Chota,” “How to Kill a by Isabel Ruebens,” and “Meanwhile . . . Back at the Ranch”; and collapses the multi-part “BEM” and “Cover Gallery” into single content items.
These pages include illustrations from the stories.

A Habitable World The Brothers Hernandez

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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First Line: Comics were pretty much invented in America.

Synopsis: Carter Scholz talks about the importance of Love and Rockets to comics as a major achievement.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Illustrated with various panels and characters from the comics.
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Mechan-X

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Genres: drama, science fiction

Character(s): Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Rand Race; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Duke Morales; Yax Haxley; Tall Tracker; Penny Century

First Line: Goody ... time for work ...

Synopsis: Maggie is hired to work with the pro-solar mechanic Rand Race. Tall Tracker attacks Race to get him to rebuild a robot army but Maggie saves the day.

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Pages: 7.85

La Chota

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Pages: 0.15

Locas Tambien

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Genres: drama

Character(s): Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]; Joey Glass; Speedy Ortiz [Eulalio Ortiz]

First Line: Thirty-five dollars and a six pack to my name...

Synopsis: The story of how Maggie and Hopey first met.

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Pages: 4

How To Kill A... (By Isabel Ruebens)

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Genres: drama

Character(s): Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]

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Pages: 4

Notes: This story is not included in the table of contents.

BEM

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Genres: drama, science fiction

Character(s): Leonor [Leonore; Lenor]; Leonore's boyfriend; Suzy Niznick; Harold Penis; Bob Zitz; Bobo; Luba; Peter; Castle Radium; Echo; Roxanne; Paulo P. Piñata; Cha Cha Charlie; Patrice; giant monster; BEM

First Line: Meanwhile, the monster moved across the sea at its usual speed with the ever present whirlyboat close behind ...

Synopsis: BEM has escaped and is on a murderous rampage, pursued by hero Castle Radium.

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Pages: 40

Notes: 5 chapters to this story.
In the comic issue and in previous editions of this book, the girl's name was spelled Leonore in chapters 1-3, and Lenore in chapters 4-5. In this edition her name starts as Leonor, then Leonore, then Lenor, then back to Leonor.
In part 3, page 7, panel 6, a small black spot has been added to this edition to show where Luba has been flung far away by the monster.

Barrio Huerta

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Rosalba; Lencho; Rand Race; Duke Morales; Yax Haxley

First Line: Rosalba!

Synopsis: The first 3 panels are in Spanish. A factory worker, coming home at the end of his shift, is told that the baby died that morning. The last panel is in English - Rand and Yax have discovered a grave stone with a cherub.

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...Penny Century, You're Fired!!

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Genres: humorous, superhero

Character(s): Penny Century [Beatriz Garcia]; H. R. Costigan

First Line: Wow! Atoma is single-handedly holding off those alien attackers!

Synopsis: All Penny Century wants is to become a superhero.

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Music For Monsters I

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Bang Bang; Inez Perez; Vivik; El Creepo Perverto; Woman with Convertible

First Line: Let's go, Vertigo! Giddyap!

Synopsis: Two young women in the desert photographing monsters.

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Pages: 6

Mecanicos

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Genres: drama, science fiction

Character(s): Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Daffy [Daphne Matsumoto]; Rand Race; Duke Morales; Yax Haxley; Penny Century [Beatriz Garcia]

First Line: C'mon, Maggot! You've been in there for two hours!

Synopsis: Maggie becomes Rand's assistant.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Original story first published in this volume.

Mechanics

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: drama, science fiction

Character(s): Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Rand Race; Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Penny Century [Beatriz Garcia]; Duke Morales; Daffy [Daphne Matsumoto]; Terry [Theresa Leeanne Downe]; Yax Haxley; Ben Ruben; Tse Tse [Rosa Colores Arriaga Banuelos]; Rena Titañon; Pedero Rodriguez Sanjo; Sancho Sanjo; Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]; Bernie Carbo; Doctor Numura Mumura; Speedy Ortiz [Eulalio Ortiz]; Tiger Rosa; Maria Bravo (cameo); Vicki Glori [Victoria Chascarrillo]

First Line: Dear Hopey, Surprise! It's me!

Synopsis: Maggie and Rand Race are sent to fix a downed ship in a volatile jungle country where dinosaurs still live and the leader is an oppressive dictator.

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Pages: 40

Notes: Forty-page story is presented discontinuously over 41 pages with the addition a new one-page story between pages 30 and 31.

Meanwhile... Back at the Ranch

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: drama

Character(s): Hopey [Esperanza Leticia Glass]; Izzy [Isabel Ortiz Ruebens]; Daffy [Daphne Matsumoto]

First Line: Ouch! Take it easy, Izzy!

Synopsis: Hopey gets a homemade tattoo while discussing Maggie's trip with Izzy and Daffy.

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Pages: 1

Notes: This item appears between pages 30 and 31 of “Mechanics.” Original story first published in this volume.

Radio Zero

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Genres: fantasy, science fiction

Character(s): Errata Stigmata (Intro); Bubbles; Valentia

First Line: In the case of Errata Stigmata

Synopsis: Errata Stigmata and her friend Bubbles are involved in an embassy bombing.

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Pages: 10

¿Music for Monsters? II

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Bang Bang; Inez Perez; Killiaak monsters; Doreena

First Line: One day Bang woke up and decided she was more than fed up with the current state of what was passing for, ahem, 'science-fiction'.

Synopsis: Bang Bang and Inez stop 5 Killiaak monsters from stealing a deadly disease.

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Pages: 4

Notes: The title appears in the story as "¿Music for Monsters?".
The table of contents lists it as "Music for Monsters II".

Somewhere in California

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Vodor; Xed; Zezbar [Zizbah]; Tony; Noalda; King Svedor of Marzipan; Katie; Cluzia; Mosca

First Line: There they are! The Polaris Apartments! Go around to the alley way, now!

Synopsis: Aliens, the deposed King of Marzipan and drug dealers all are at the Polaris Apartments.

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Pages: 10

A Little Story...

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Genres: drama

Character(s): Pipo; Martin; Satch [Sakahaftewa]; Chelo; Vicente; Israel; Jesus

First Line: I know where you're going!

Synopsis: The children of Palomar climb on the stone idols outside town.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Original story first published in this volume.

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Cover Gallery

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Pages: 1

Notes: Beginning of the cover gallery section. Contains an illustration taken from the story BEM.
This page is new for the 3rd edition.

Love and Rockets #1

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Pages: 1

Notes: For the 3rd edition, these covers were reprinted in black and white, rather than color as in the previous editions.

Love 'y' Rockets

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Notes: Reprints back cover of Love and Rockets #1 (Fall 1982).

Love and Rockets #2

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Character(s): Penny Century; Maggie [Margarita Luisa Chascarrillo]; Dinosaurs

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Character(s): Monster X

First Line: ...er Tavos Qualvida?

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Pages: 1

Notes: Reprints back cover of Love and Rockets #2 (Spring 1983).

If you enjoyed this book

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Synopsis: Other Love and Rockets items for sale by Fantagraphics.

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Notes: Inside back cover.

The rocket is now boarding...

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Feature(s): Love and Rockets

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover and pull-quotes from various places about this volume.