Knotty Surprise Party
Art by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia in the story “The Hearty Welcomers” from FRANK MERRIWELL AT YALE #1, 1955.
Finger-Lickin’ Good Birthday
Meanwhile, back in 1950…
See the original 1950 art and dialogue for today’s Last Kiss webcomic here.
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RED-HEADED WOMAN: No, I can’t bake you a birthday cake!
Artist Unknown Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
©2014 Last Kiss Inc
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Artist Unknown Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
©2014 Last Kiss Inc
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A Mystery for the Ages
I’m not getting older. But I am getting to be a better liar!
Meanwhile, back in 1958…
See the original 1958 art and dialogue for today’s Last Kiss webcomic here.
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SCENE: Woman smiling.
WOMAN: My age is a mystery! Let’s leave it that way!
Art: Charles Nicholas? & Vince Colletta Re-ink & Color: Diego Pereira
©2014 Last Kiss Inc
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WOMAN: My age is a mystery! Let’s leave it that way!
Art: Charles Nicholas? & Vince Colletta Re-ink & Color: Diego Pereira
©2014 Last Kiss Inc
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Stan Lee’s 90th Birthday: Dec. 28, 2012
The list of people who’ve influenced my work is long. Maybe endless. But somewhere in the top 10, you’d find Stan Lee.
It’s been said that Stan Lee’s greatest creation wasn’t Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, The Hulk or any of the other Marvel characters. It was Stan Lee himself.
The things he said and wrote about the Marvel Universe (and himself) were as entertaining as any of his characters. His hype was so over the top, irreverent and good-natured that you knew he wasn’t taking himself seriously.
As a kid, I was firmly hooked on the heroics and drama of the Marvel Characters. But it was Stan’s sense of humor that—without me even realizing it—probably influenced me the most.
Apparently, with great power comes great humor…if you’re Stan Lee.
Original art from First Kiss #40 (1965) minus the Stan Lee head by John Romita, Sr. This gag first appeared in Comics Buyer’s Guide—where Last Kiss appears every month.
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SCENE: Stan Lee and a young female companion enter a room where people are celebrating Stan's birthday.
STAN'S FEMALE COMPANION: It’s like this everywhere!zzit’s as if someone declared today National Stan Lee Day!
STAN: I asked for “International,” but…maybe next year!
CAPTION: Happy 90th Birthday, Stan!
Stan by John Romita, Sr. © Marvel Characters Inc
Rest by Vince Colletta Studio Color by Diego Jourdan Pereira
STAN'S FEMALE COMPANION: It’s like this everywhere!zzit’s as if someone declared today National Stan Lee Day!
STAN: I asked for “International,” but…maybe next year!
CAPTION: Happy 90th Birthday, Stan!
Stan by John Romita, Sr. © Marvel Characters Inc
Rest by Vince Colletta Studio Color by Diego Jourdan Pereira
Birthday Sex
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WOMAN (thinking): Hmm! His
birthday is coming up! What can I get him? It can't be sex! We did that last year!
birthday is coming up! What can I get him? It can't be sex! We did that last year!
