Penny Century (1997) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Dec 1997 by Fantagraphics.$7.49
$6.00
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 #2
Published Mar 1998 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
$7.49
Cover art by Jaime Hernandez. Untitled Penny Century story; Penny gives Hopey a haircut. Look Out; Ray's apartment has been burgled, which puts him in a foul mood and makes him reflect on his own teen-age misdemeanour. Chiller!; Driving back alone from Penny's place, Maggie follows Penny's advice to take the "Horror Highway" 696; She freaks herself out thinking about all the things that could possibly go wrong, and ends up breaking down in the middle of nowhere. C'mon Mom; Negra and Norma are lounging by the pool when Norma's sometime boyfriend Bolani lets himself in. Untitled Locas story; Isabel is supposed to give a reading from her new book, but can't leave her house because she has grown so big. Space Girl; Space Girl moans about her day to an alien bar-tender. 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
$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.
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Issue #4
Published Jan 1999 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
Cover art by Jaime Hernandez. Penny Century; Nude Penny leaves an open bottle of wine on a table. Loser Leave Oxnard; Hopey is making heavy work of bartending at Norma's party and gets the sack; The party turns sour after Bolani strips and urinates in the pool; Negra flees; Hopey has to call around all her friends to get a lift home, and as a last resort has to ask Goforth. ¡Inquiritis!; Penny is hiding out at Isabel's, where they reminisce before going out to buy groceries. One More Ladies' Man; A visit to a strip-club leaves Ray in a melancholic mood; He goes for a drive and encounters Negra and her friend, who have broken down; First appearance of "Frogmouth." Cocktail Hour With Mini Rivero; Mini interviews Space Girl on her T.V. show. Scripts and art by Jaime Hernandez. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #5
Published Jun 1999 by Fantagraphics.$7.49
Cover art by Jaime Hernandez. Untitled story; Ray remembers a heated teenage debate on the merits of rap music. Election Day; Hopey is working as a volunteer clerk in a polling station; Maggie shows up and they hash out why Hopey is mad at her--Maggie did not show up at Costigan's funeral. The Littlest Mermaid Princess Doe; In the wake of Costigan's death, Norma takes Negra away on holiday and they grow closer; But Negra stands to inherit Costigan's fortune, and behind the scenes forces are building up against Norma. Election Day, part 2; Maggie meets Hopey and Guy at the polling station and they all go for some food, after which Hopey and Maggie argue. Untitled story; A mother takes her children to an outdoor shelter as an H-Bomb explodes across the street. Scripts and art by Jaime Hernandez. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #6
Published Nov 1999 by Fantagraphics.$8.49
$6.49
$5.49
Cover art by Jaime Hernandez. The Race; Maggie has a dream, during which, among other things, she attends someone's divorce party, pre-figuring next issue. Ad for the "Making Waves" cruise, with some illos of Maggie and friend. Untitled story; Hopey spots former local T.V. celebrity Rivero out shopping. Scripts and art by Jaime Hernandez. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #7
Published Jul 2000 by Fantagraphics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover art by Jaime Hernandez. Everybody Loves Me, Baby; Hopey throws a divorce party for Maggie, during which, for Mary's benefit, she fills in the history of the relationship--via flashbacks--from the early 1980s to the present; Tony shows up; Maggie gets very drunk and passes out; Hopey and Tony put her to bed, then talk about why he let her go. Epilogos; Maggie tries to explain to herself, and the readers, what she really felt for Tony. Scripts and art by Jaime Hernandez. 28 pgs. $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
