Socorro

Socorro is a character inhabiting Gilbert Hernandez's Palomar universe, the sprawling Latin American world at the heart of Love and Rockets. She exists within a community-driven cast that includes figures like Pipo Jimenez and Ofelia Beltran.

Socorro made her debut in the pages of Love and Rockets #37 in 1992, born from the singular imagination of Gilbert Hernandez — one of the most celebrated cartoonists in alternative comics history. A Fantagraphics character through and through, she inhabits the rich, sun-drenched world Hernandez has spent decades building, sharing her stories with a vivid cast that includes Joselito de los Santos, Ofelia Beltran, and the unforgettable Pipo Jimenez. With appearances stretching from 1992 all the way to 2018 across Love and Rockets, Luba, and Luba's Comics and Stories, Socorro is a quietly enduring presence in one of alternative comics' most beloved fictional universes — well worth seeking out for any fan who treasures character-driven storytelling at its most human.