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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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

1.6.4.1-3