Penny Century (1997) comic books 1997-1999
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Issue #1
Published Dec 1997 by Fantagraphics.$9.50
Cover art by Jaime Hernandez. Ad for Love And Rockets books and items. Penny Century; Ray has moved to a new town (Hollywood?) where he doesn't know anyone and doesn't fit in; He soliloquizes about the past, his sporadic sexual encounters with Penny Century and how he had fallen for her, plus his failed relationships with Danita Lincoln and Margarita Chascarrillo. Fire Water; Two cowboys get drunk, stagger home through the desert, and encounter a devil. Untitled Locas story; Maggie is working for Negra's mom, doing paperwork, and chauffering Negra. La Pantera Negra; Norma (Negra's mom) catches Negra roaming the streets with her girlfriends, and takes her back home in a temper. Hopey Hop Sacks; Hopey, in the bath, tells Maggie over the phone about Guy Goforth asking her out. Scripts and art by Jaime Hernandez. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #3
Published Sep 1998 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
Cover art by Jaime Hernandez. Home School; Big sister Chabela tasks kid sister Isabel with babysitting toddler Maggie; At first Isabel takes out her frustrations on Maggie, but later, after some child-like introspection, feels bad about doing that, and a bond starts to develop between the two castaways. Untitled story; Ray Dominguez has a nightmare. Scripts and art by Jaime Hernandez. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
