Petra Martinez
Gilbert Hernandez
- Also known as Petra,Petra Vasquez
Supporting character who has made appearances in Gilbert Hernandez's Palomar and post-Palomar stories in Love and Rockets. Born in the late sixties. Daughter of Maria Inclan with Hector Martinez. Older sister of Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez. Half-sister to Luba. First child is Venus thanks to a teenage dalliance with a line cook named Bobby. Was married to David Vasquez, with whom they had a child, Yolanda "Yolie" Marie. A medical technician and bodybuilder. Now married to Vic. Has a penchance for exacting vengeance on those she feels has wronged a loved one by donning a disguise and pummelling them on the street.
Appearances
- Birdland #1 [Second Edition]
- Birdland #1 — 1990-10-00
- Birdland #2 — 1991-02-00
- Love and Rockets #35 — 1991-04-00
- Birdland #3 — 1991-07-00
- Love and Rockets #36 — 1991-11-00
- Love and Rockets #38 — 1992-06-00
- Love and Rockets #41 — 1993-05-00
- Love and Rockets #43 — 1993-12-00
- Love and Rockets #45 — 1994-07-00
- Love and Rockets #47 — 1995-04-00
- Love and Rockets #48 — 1995-08-00
- Love and Rockets #50 — 1996-05-00
- New Love #1 — 1996-08-00
- New Love #2 — 1996-10-10
- New Love #3 — 1997-03-00
- New Love #4 — 1997-05-10
- New Love #5 — 1997-09-00
- New Love #6 — 1997-12-10
- Luba #1 — 1998-02-00
- Luba #2 — 1998-07-00
- Measles #1 — 1998-12-00
- Luba #3 — 1998-12-01
- Measles #2 — 1999-00-00
- Measles #3 — 1999-07-00
- Measles #5 — 2000-00-00
- Luba #4 — 2000-01-01
- Luba's Comics and Stories #1 — 2000-03-00
- Measles #6 — 2000-04-28
- Love and Rockets #3 — 2001-10-31
- Luba #6 — 2002-04-00
- Luba's Comics and Stories #3 — 2002-12-26
- Love and Rockets #7 — 2003-04-02
- Luba #7 — 2003-07-00
- Love and Rockets #8 — 2003-07-30
- Love and Rockets #9 — 2003-10-00
- Raw, Boiled and Cooked: Comics on the Verge #[nn] — 2004-00-00
- Luba #10 — 2004-00-00
- Luba's Comics and Stories #4 — 2004-06-00
- Luba #8 — 2004-07-00
- Luba's Comics and Stories #5 — 2004-09-00
- Love and Rockets #12 — 2004-10-00
- Luba #9 — 2004-10-27
- Luba's Comics and Stories #6 — 2005-11-16
- Luba's Comics and Stories #8 — 2006-06-28
- Love and Rockets #20 — 2007-07-00
- We Told You So: Comics as Art #[nn] — 2016-12-14
- Love and Rockets #2 — 2017-03-00
- Love and Rockets #6 — 2018-11-20
- Love and Rockets #10 — 2021-04-20
- Love and Rockets #11 — 2022-01-00
- Love and Rockets #12 — 2022-08-24
- Love and Rockets #13 — 2023-04-19
- Love and Rockets #15 — 2024-05-08
- Love and Rockets #15 — 2024-05-08
- Psychodrama Illustrated #9 — 2025-09-17
- Love and Rockets #17 — 2026-01-21