Chronology
Previous album: Las Mujeres Perdidas <-> Next album: House of Raging Women.
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| Tears from Heaven | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Fantagraphics |
| Genre | Alternative comics |
| Publication date | January 1988 |
Tears from Heaven is the fourth volume of the American comics series Love and Rockets by the Hernandez brothers, Gilbert and Jaime, and published in 1988.
The cover of the compilation is by Gilbert Hernandez, the back cover by Jaime. Gilbert and Jaime's brother, Mario Hernandez, does not participate to this book, except for one cover.
These stories are dated 1983–1988.
| No. | Title | Author | Pages | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tears from Heaven | Gilbert Hernandez | 15 | |
| 2. | Penny Century: On the Road Ag'in | Jaime Hernandez | 16 | |
| 3. | Amor y Cohetes | Jaime | 5 | Title means "Love and Rockets". |
| 4. | Isidro's Beach | Gilbert | 8 | |
| 5. | Locas Starring Hopey | Jaime | 8 | |
| 6. | Slug Fest | Gilbert | 5 | |
| 7. | Ready Set Go | Gilbert | 1 | |
| Cover Gallery | Mario, Gilbert & Jaime | 4 | Color part | |
| 8. | Locas | Jaime | 4 | |
| 9. | Ecce Homo | Gilbert | 16 | |
| 10. | T42 | Jaime | 3 | |
| 11. | Locos | Jaime | 4 | |
| 12. | Retro Rocky | Jaime | 5 | |
| 13. | Rocky: Where Are We? | Jaime | 3 | |
| 14. | Rocky's Birthday | Jaime | 14 | |
| 15. | The Reticent Heart | Gilbert | 11 | |
| 16. | The Many Faces of "Big" Danny Chesterfield | Gilbert | 4 | |
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