Death to Pachuco #1 Ashcan Edition

Published by Image Comics
July, 2025

What is a Pachuco?
Merriam-Webster definition: /pəˈCHo͞okō/ a young Mexican-American having a taste for flashy clothes and a special jargon and usually belonging to a neighborhood gang.

During the summer of 1943, Los Angeles became a hotbed of tension and conflict as a series of fierce clashes erupted between U.S. Navy members and Mexican American youth stemming from the murder of Jose Diaz.
Private eye Ricardo “Ricky” Tellez needs to find the Sleep Lagoon Killer before the racist mob kills him in the Zoot Suit Riots.

Variant Cover: Ashcan Edition

Cover Artist: Rachel Merrill
Writer: Henry Barajas
Artists: Rachel Merrill