Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Matt Baker from the cover of Wartime Romances #17, Sept. 1953. Published by St. John.
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SCENE: Two sailors at a bar. The first sailor looks over with interest at a beautiful blonde who is walking by. The second sailor places his hand on the first sailor's back and looks at him with concern.
SECOND SAILOR: No! She’ll only break your heart…the way you broke mine! And then, who’s going to comfort you? Me! You big lug!
1953 Art: Matt Baker
Lug Nut: John Lustig
Wartime Romances #17
SECOND SAILOR: No! She’ll only break your heart…the way you broke mine! And then, who’s going to comfort you? Me! You big lug!
1953 Art: Matt Baker
Lug Nut: John Lustig
Wartime Romances #17
Blondie just needs to go find the “right” dime a dance establishment.
There’s something wrong with the seaman’s right thumb?
Everyone smokes and not an ash tray in sight. Plus an appearance of a tabloid sized newspaper.
All together now: “Roll me over, in the clover….”
As a former FLEET sailor: these are both true.
ex-FC1 Rex Forkner, ex-USN
Mighty Shellback, always and forever!
I’ve got a feeling that he doesn’t mean “a roll in the hay”.