Art possibly by Jack Sparling. From Great Lover Romances #14, 1954.

Art possibly by Jack Sparling. From Great Lover Romances #14, 1954.

I’m not really cheap. But I do try to keep my prices competitive.

Unfortunately, my costs—eatable underwear (32 flavors); whipped cream (nondairy alternative available); defibrillators (13 kazillion volts)—keep going up. And, if I don’t pass those costs onto my customers, then I can’t afford new jewelry.

Meanwhile, back in the present…

See the modern version of this art with new, funny dialogue in today’s Last Kiss Comic.