Penny Century (1997) comic books 1990 or later
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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.
