I’m always happy to present a new comic written by the great Tony Isabella. I’m doubly pleased this time because today’s comic was a joint effort and (for the first time) I get to share a writing byline with Tony!
Art by Joe Sinnott & Vince Colletta from the story “The Day Manhattan Died!” in Gorgo #5, Jan. 1962. Charlton Comics.
Transcript:
SCENE: Gorgo and another monster (this one tentacled) are fighting, knocking over buildings as the city is in flames and a fighter jet fires at them.
CAPTION: Gorgo was done with this movie! He was a serious actor! He knew his lines! Why didn’t his costar know his? How hard was it to memorize…”RRAAAUUGHHH?”
1962 Art: Joe Sinnott & Vince Colletta Art Restoration: John Lustig
Writers: Tony Isabella & John Lustig
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CAPTION: Gorgo was done with this movie! He was a serious actor! He knew his lines! Why didn’t his costar know his? How hard was it to memorize..."RRAAAUUGHHH?"
1962 Art: Joe Sinnott & Vince Colletta Art Restoration: John Lustig
Writers: Tony Isabella & John Lustig
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“Oh Gorgo! I knew you were kinky, but…in public?!?”
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It…was…a
flippy floppy
long and stringy
yellow, blue dot
monster thingy
That Gorgo
wore
for the first time
today
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So, bye-bye, Miss Canada Dry
Drove my Gremlin to the Kremlin, but Putin was high
And schmutzes were noshin’
Pastrami on rye
Singin’, “This’ll be the day Manhattan dies
This’ll be the day Manhattan dies”
Sorry Don McLean. But you still owe me five bucks.
Oh, God! I love these, Jams!
(I was a big Don McLean fan in my youth.)
Oh, gods, this is one of those things people may well write ‘LOL’ as a reply, but I really did!! Fantastic! (I’m a bit young to have been a Don McLean fan, I think, but these lyrics are definitely LOL-worthy, ‘cause I did!!)
Gale, if you’re a little young for Don McLean, then Bryan Hyland doing “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” might have totally escaped you. If so, you should YouTube it.
Dammit Jams! Now you gave me a Hell of an ear-worm! LOL!! That was your best one in a long time!
They know they want to… It’s just a bit of a debate about who’s the top.
Gorgo was my favorite “monster movie” as both mom and baby (baby was Gorgo) live at the end, and walk off in to the sea
This is too easy!
“Rag”
dammit
“Arrrgh”
ah fudge
“Mom liked you best!!”
Ooops….
It’s a lot harder than you think… now, is that second “H” silent?
Sorry Gorgo! Apparently “Grrrrranimals” have really hit the bottom of the barrel…