Secret Origin of the Six Dollar Man
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “Good Ole Joe” in FIRST KISS #1, 1957.
Transcript:
CAPTION: In the brutal, ancient past before web comics existed…
PANEL 1, SCENE: Young woman and man embrace in the background, looking towards an older woman in the foreground.
MAN: We’re getting married! In fact…You’re practically a grandma!
PANEL 2:
OLDER WOMAN: Dream on! You can’t support a family! You spend all your money on comic books!
MAN: T-t-then I’ll give up comics! I’ll go cold turkey!
CAPTION: “To take my mind off my comic book cravings, I took up less expensive, less dangerous hobbies: Smoking, drinking, skydiving without a parachute! But nothing worked until…”
CAPTION: “I had a brilliant idea!”
PANEL 3, SCENE: Man stubbing out cigarette in an ash tray.
MAN: I can still buy comics…if I sell one of my kidneys! But…what’ll I do next month?
CAPTION: Next: The Secret Origin of The Bionic Comic Fan
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Allen Freeman
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PANEL 1, SCENE: Young woman and man embrace in the background, looking towards an older woman in the foreground.
MAN: We're getting married! In fact...You're practically a grandma!
PANEL 2:
OLDER WOMAN: Dream on! You can’t support a family! You spend all your money on comic books!
MAN: T-t-then I'll give up comics! I'll go cold turkey!
CAPTION: “To take my mind off my comic book cravings, I took up less expensive, less dangerous hobbies: Smoking, drinking, skydiving without a parachute! But nothing worked until...”
CAPTION: “I had a brilliant idea!"
PANEL 3, SCENE: Man stubbing out cigarette in an ash tray.
MAN: I can still buy comics...if I sell one of my kidneys! But...what'll I do next month?
CAPTION: Next: The Secret Origin of The Bionic Comic Fan
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Allen Freeman
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