Melba Rhodes

Melba Rhodes stepped onto the page in 1984 through the singular vision of Jaime Hernandez, debuting in the landmark Love and Rockets #5 from Fantagraphics — one of the most celebrated alternative comics publishers of the era. A Bronze Age creation woven into the rich, character-dense world of Love and Rockets and its Mechanics stories, she shares her corner of that universe with the likes of Penny Century, Rocky Rhodes, and Vicente. With only a handful of catalog appearances, Melba is one of those quietly intriguing figures whose scarcity makes every panel she graces feel like a small discovery for the devoted reader.