Love Story?

Love Story?

Today's Last Kiss comic

Vintage art & text.

Art by Dick Giordano from Sweethearts #70, March 1963.

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Woman with multi-hued, dyed hair is holding a book in the foreground and looking back towards where a young man is signing books for another woman.

WOMAN IN FOREGROUND: OMG! I’m not the heroine in this love story! I’m the funny sidekick~

1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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SCENE: Woman with multi-hued, dyed hair is holding a book in the foreground and looking back towards where a young man is signing books for another woman.

WOMAN IN FOREGROUND: OMG! I'm not the heroine in this love story! I'm the funny sidekick~

1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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Gunning for Love

Gunning for Love

Vintage art & text

Art from the story “The Toast of the ‘Golden Nugget’ ” in Western Love Trails #9, 1950. King Ward might be the artist.

You can read the entire, original story “The Toast of the ‘Golden Nugget’ ” for free at:

https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=24035

 

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: A woman in an off-shoulders, old-time western dress. She is holding a comb.

WOMAN: My dad can’t get his shotgun out of hock for at least a week! So…Hey, no hurry about proposing!

1950 Art: King Ward? Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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SCENE: A woman in an off-shoulders, old-time western dress. She is holding a comb.

WOMAN: My dad can’t get his shotgun out of hock for at least a week! So...Hey, no hurry about proposing!

1950 Art: King Ward? Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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Their Romance is Booked

Their Romance is Booked

More Last Kiss fun from Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella.

Vintage art & text.

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story Love’s Lovely Mirage” in FIRST KISS #36, 1964.

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: A woman and a man are talking outside. He is holding a book.

WOMAN: I know we’re social distancing, Carter, but, really…Reading
a book on our date?

MAN: I’m also practicing emotional distancing, Hortense! We shan’t be exchanging bodily fluids…until there’s a vaccine!

CAPTION: Romance was just another victim of the Covid-19.

1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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SCENE: A woman and a man are talking outside. He is holding a book.

WOMAN: I know we’re social distancing, Carter, but, really...Reading
a book on our date?

MAN: I’m also practicing emotional distancing, Hortense! We shan’t be exchanging bodily fluids...until there’s a vaccine!

CAPTION: Romance was just another victim of the Covid-19.

1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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Memories of a Better Me

Memories of a Better Me

Today's Last Kiss comic

Comic Book Plus suggests that the pencils for this art may have been done by Al Feldstein. With the inks possibly by John Forte. I’m skeptical. But…who knows?

You can see read the entire, original comic book story and judge for yourself at:

https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=70885

Original Art:

Vintage art & text.

Artists unknown. From the “Glory Forbes” story in Rangers Comics #39, Feb. 1948.

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: A plumpish man in a derby hat and a suit is smoking a cigar as he speaks to an astonished young woman.

MAN: You remind me of me…when I still cared about people…like you!

1945 Artist Unknown Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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SCENE: A plumpish man in a derby hat and a suit is smoking a cigar as he speaks to an astonished young woman.

MAN: You remind me of me...when I still cared about people...like you!

1945 Artist Unknown Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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It Takes Time to Be This Naturally Beautiful

It Takes Time to Be This Naturally Beautiful

Today's Last Kiss comic

Art by Bill Ward from Torchy #4, May 1950, Quality Comics.

 

↓ Transcript
SCENE: A woman applies her lipstick as you looks into a compact mirror.

WOMAN: At last! I look like me!

1950 Art: Bill Ward Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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