This comic’s dedicated to my wife Shelagh and daughter Caitie Lustig—both redheads and “already perfect!
Art by Bill Ward from the story “I Danced with Heartbreak” in DIARY LOVES #9, 1951. Click image to enlarge.
Transcript:
SCENE: Redheaded woman looking at a compact mirror as she puts on her lipstick.
REDHEAD: Dye my hair? But…I’m a redhead! So I’m already perfect!
1951 Art: Bill Ward Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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SCENE: Redheaded woman looking at a compact mirror as she puts on her lipstick.
REDHEAD: Dye my hair? But...I’m a redhead! So I'm already perfect!
1951 Art: Bill Ward Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
DJP.lk141
REDHEAD: Dye my hair? But...I’m a redhead! So I'm already perfect!
1951 Art: Bill Ward Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
DJP.lk141
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The new picture is missing from https://www.lastkisscomics.com/comic/redhead-power/ . There is only the one from 1951.
By the way, I have been enjoying Last Kiss, although I would prefer you to not change the hair or skin colour, without changing the facial characteristics to match the new race/sub-race.
Oh my gosh! You’re right. I could swear it was there before. Maybe I accidentally deleted it. Fixed. Thanks much for letting me know!!!
As to changes in color, I generally leave that up to my colorist/artist. Diego Jourdan Pereira changes skin tones more than anyone else whom I work with. And, I generally, love the results and I really like having some diversity in the comics—especially since there was virtually none in the originals.
But I understand your point. Perhaps some slight changes in future art can be made.
Again, thanks, Mary Jo.