People really seem to enjoy seeing the original art for my Last Kiss gags. I was a bit surprised by one response, though. Recently a reader asked about seeing the art as it was actually printed in the Charlton Comics decades ago.

Hmm. Why not? Here’s a scan I did tonight from the original 1959 issue of First Kiss #9.

As you can see, I removed the woman (Ginny’s mom) in the background to focus in on Ginny in the foreground. I do occasionally crop things out. Deleting a person is somewhat rarer!

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WOMAN: Tightwads are like bad eggs! They should never get laid!

Art by Vince Colletta Studio