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Death to Pachuco

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Pub Date Apr 14 2026 | Archive Date Mar 08 2026

Image Comics | Top Cow


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“A razor-sharp historical noir that doesn’t pull any punches." —Alex Segura, bestselling author of Alter Ego and Secret Identity

A Chicano noir retelling of the Sleepy Lagoon Murder Trial and the Zoot Suit Riots during 1943 wartime Los Angeles, Death to Pachuco is an untold story lost from the American history books.

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 Carlos Urbano. Private eye Ricardo "Ricky" Tellez needs to find the Sleep Lagoon Killer before the racist mob kills him in the Zoot Suit Riots.

The clock is ticking—and it’s a bad time to be a Mexican.

From the author of the critically acclaimed Latinx Top Cow series La Voz De M.A.Y.O, and Helm Greycastle returns with a thrilling graphic novel, perfect for fans of true crime noir.
“A razor-sharp historical noir that doesn’t pull any punches." —Alex Segura, bestselling author of Alter Ego and Secret Identity

A Chicano noir retelling of the Sleepy Lagoon Murder Trial and the...

Advance Praise

“For fans of THE GOOD ASIAN and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, this is the book for you... a much-needed light on the history of violence against Mexican Americans in 1940s Los Angeles.” - Hannah Rose May (ROGUES’ GALLERY, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS)

“For fans of THE GOOD ASIAN and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, this is the book for you... a much-needed light on the history of violence against Mexican Americans in 1940s Los Angeles.” - Hannah Rose May...


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ISBN 9781534335226
PRICE $16.99 (USD)
PAGES 112

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"A Chicano noir retelling of the Sleepy Lagoon Murder Trial and the Zoot Suit Riots during 1943 wartime Los Angeles, Death to Pachuco is an untold story lost from the American history books.

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 Carlos Urbano. Private eye Ricardo "Ricky" Tellez needs to find the Sleepy Lagoon Killer before the racist mob kills him in the Zoot Suit Riots.

The clock is ticking - and it's a bad time to be a Mexican.

From the author of the critically acclaimed Latinx Top Cow series La Voz De M.A.Y.O, and Helm Greycastle returns with a thrilling graphic novel, perfect for fans of true crime noir.

Collects Death to Pachuco #1-5, a facsimile of The Sleepy Lagoon Case rare pamphlet published in 1943 with a foreword by the legendary Orson Welles, and an afterword by award-winning journalist Jazmine Ulloa (El Paso)."

I've been wanting someone to do justice to this time in American history after Penny Dreadful: City of Angels butchered it.

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