Grade | CGC 6.5 |
Page Quality | White |
Year | 1982 |
Publisher | Fantagraphics |
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Color cover - Fall 1982. 1st printing (2nd to 5th printings exist for most issues in this series). Cover by Jaime Hernandez. Back Cover by Gilbert Hernandez. Stories and Art by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez. The first issue is an expanded version of the 1981 self-published issue. Includes a half-page introduction by Gary Groth. Featuring: Chapters 1-5 of "BEM" by Gilbert Hernandez; Locas tale "Mechan-X" by Jaime Hernandez; "Barrio Huerta (Hoppers 13)" 1-pager by Jaime Hernandez; Locas 1-pager "Penny Century, You're Fired!!" by Jaime Hernandez; Izzy tale "How To Kill a... (By Isabel Ruebens)" by Jaime Hernandez; Bang and Inez tale [Music for Monsters I] by Gilbert Hernandez; "Locas Tambien" by Jaime Hernandez; and a brief La Chota tale by Jaime Hernandez. 68 pages, B&W. MR.
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