| Issue | #1 |
| Published | October 1985 |
| Frequency | [None Listed] |
| Cover Price | 12.95 USD; 16.95 CAD |
| Pages | 168 |
| Editing | Gary Groth (Collected Edition Editor); Doug Erb (Art Director) |
| Notes | First Printing October 1985 Second Printing December 1986 Third Printing February 1989 ISBN: 0-930193-16-4 This book indexed from a Third Printing, other printing might vary slightly in some sequences. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Pencils | Jaime Hernandez |
| Inks | Jaime Hernandez |
| Colors | Paul Rivoche |
| Notes | Title of this cover has been re-designed over the various printings. |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Credits and publication information. |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Synopsis | Carter Scholz talks about the importance of Love and Rockets to comics as a major achievement. |
| Script | Carter Scholz |
| Pencils | Jaime Hernandez; Gilbert Hernandez |
| Inks | Jaime Hernandez; Gilbert Hernandez |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | Margarita "Maggie" Luisa Chascarillo; Rand Race; Esperanza "Hopey" Glass; Duke; Yax Haxley; Tall Tracker; Penny Century |
| 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. |
| Genre | Science Fiction; Drama |
| Script | Jaime Hernandez [as Izzy Ruebens] |
| Pencils | Jaime Hernandez [as Izzy Ruebens] |
| Inks | Jaime Hernandez [as Izzy Ruebens] |
| Letters | Jaime Hernandez [as Izzy Ruebens] |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 [b&w] (needs confirmation) |
| Characters | Margarita "Maggie" Luisa Chascarillo; Esperanza "Hopey" Glass; Izzy Ortiz; Joey; Speedy Ortiz |
| Synopsis | The story of how Maggie and Hopey first met. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Script | Jaime Hernandez |
| Pencils | Jaime Hernandez |
| Inks | Jaime Hernandez |
| Letters | Jaime Hernandez ? |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 [color] |
| Genre | Drama |
| Script | Jamie Hernandez [as Isabel Ruebens] |
| Pencils | Jamie Hernandez [as Isabel Ruebens] |
| Inks | Jamie Hernandez [as Isabel Ruebens] |
| Notes | This story is not included in the table of contents. |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 [color] |
| Characters | Bem; Leonor; Harold Penis; Bob Zitz; Bobo; Luba; Castle Radium; Peter; Roxanne; Paulo P. Piñata; Cha Cha Charlie; Patrice |
| Synopsis | Bem has escaped and is on a murderous rampage. |
| Genre | Drama; Science Fiction |
| Script | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Pencils | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Inks | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Letters | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Notes | 5 chapters to this story. |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 [color] |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Jaime Hernandez |
| Pencils | Jaime Hernandez |
| Inks | Jaime Hernandez |
| Letters | Jaime Hernandez ? |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 [color] |
| Characters | Penny Century; Mr. Costigan |
| Synopsis | All Penny Century wants is to become a superhero. |
| Genre | Superhero; Humor |
| Script | Jaime Hernandez |
| Pencils | Jaime Hernandez |
| Inks | Jaime Hernandez |
| Letters | Jaime Hernandez ? |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 [color] |
| Characters | Vivek |
| Synopsis | Two young women in the desert photographing monsters. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Pencils | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Inks | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Letters | Gilbert Hernandez ? |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 [color] |
| Characters | Margarita "Maggie" Luisa Chascarillo; Esperanza "Hopey" Glass; Daffy Matsumoto; Rand Race; Duke Morales; Yax Haxley |
| Synopsis | Maggie becomes Rand's assistant. |
| Genre | Drama; Science Fiction |
| Script | Jaime Hernandez |
| Pencils | Jaime Hernandez |
| Inks | Jaime Hernandez |
| Letters | Jaime Hernandez |
| Notes | Original story first published in this volume. |
| Reprinted | in Love and Rockets Bonanza! (Fantagraphics, 1989 Series) #1 (March 1989) |
| Characters | Margarita "Maggie" Luisa Chascarillo; Rand Race; Esperanza "Hopey" Glass; Penny Century; Duke Morales; Vicki Glori; Daphne "Daffy" Matsumoto; Theresa "Terry" Leeanne Downe; Yax Haxley; Ben Ruben; Tse Tse [Rosa Colores Arriaga Banuelos]; Rena Titañon; Pedro Rodriguez Sanjo; Sancho Sanjo; Izzy Reubens; Bernie Carbo; Doctor Numura; Speedy Ortiz; Tiger Rosa (Wrestler); Maria Bravo (Wrestler; Cameo); Vicki Glori (Wrestler) |
| 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. |
| Genre | Science Fiction; Drama |
| Script | Jaime Hernandez |
| Pencils | Jaime Hernandez |
| Inks | Jaime Hernandez |
| Letters | Jaime Hernandez |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #2 |
| Characters | Esperanza "Hopey" Glass; Izzy Ruebens; Daffy Matsumoto |
| Synopsis | Hopey gets a homemade tattoo while discussing Maggie's trip with Izzy and Daffy. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Script | Jaime Hernandez |
| Pencils | Jaime Hernandez |
| Inks | Jaime Hernandez |
| Letters | Jaime Hernandez |
| Notes | This appears between story pages 30 and 31 of the previous sequence. |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #2 ? |
| Characters | Errata Stigmata (Intro); Bubbles; Valentia |
| Synopsis | Errata Stigmata and her friend Bubbles blow up an embassy. |
| Genre | Science Fiction; Fantasy |
| Script | Mario Hernandez |
| Pencils | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Inks | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Letters | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagaphics 1982 series) #2 |
| Characters | Bang Bang; Inez; Killiaak monsters |
| Synopsis | Bang Bang and Inez stop 5 Killiaak monsters from stealing a deadly disease. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Pencils | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Inks | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Letters | Gilbert Hernandez ? |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #2 [titled "Music for Monsters"] |
| Characters | Vodor; Xed; Zezbar [Zizbah]; Tony; Noalda; King Svedor of Marzipan; Katie; Cluzia; Mosca |
| Synopsis | Aliens, the deposed King of Marzipan and drug dealers all are at the Polaris Apartments. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Mario Hernandez; Gilbert Hernandez |
| Pencils | Mario Hernandez |
| Inks | Mario Hernandez |
| Letters | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #2 |
| Characters | Pipolina; Martin; Sakahaftewa [Satch]; Chelo; Vicente; Israel; Jesus |
| Synopsis | The children of Palomar climb on the stone idols outside town. |
| Script | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Pencils | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Inks | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Letters | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Notes | Original story first published in this volume. |
| Reprinted | in Love and Rockets Bonanza! (Fantagraphics, 1989 Series) #1 |
| Pencils | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Inks | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Notes | Beginning of the cover gallery section. Contains an illustration taken from the story BEM. |
| Pencils | Jaime Hernandez |
| Inks | Jaime Hernandez |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 [color] |
| Pencils | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Inks | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (1982 series) #1 [color] |
| Characters | Penny Century; Margarita "Maggie" Luisa Chascarillo; Dinosaurs |
| Pencils | Jaime Hernandez |
| Inks | Jaime Hernandez |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #2 |
| Characters | Monster X |
| Pencils | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Inks | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Reprinted | From Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #2 |
| Synopsis | Other Love and Rockets items for sale by Fantagraphics. |
| Pencils | Jaime Hernandez (illustration) |
| Inks | Jaime Hernandez (illustration) |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Pencils | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Inks | Gilbert Hernandez |
| Colors | Doug Erb |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Back cover and pull-quotes from various places about this volume. |