by John | Jan 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
This Nightmare on Woke St. episode is by Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Girl Meets Boy!” in FIRST KISS #11, Nov. 1959.
Transcript:
SCENE: Caucasian man talking to a woman of color.
MAN: We should get together, girl! I’m so woke I have insomnia!
WOMAN (thinks): Dear Jesus…Let me wake up…from this nightmare!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Caucasian man talking to a woman of color.
MAN: We should get together, girl! I’m so woke I have insomnia!
WOMAN (thinks): Dear Jesus...Let me wake up...from this nightmare!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Girl Meets Boy!” in FIRST KISS #11, Nov. 1959.
Transcript:
Scene: Woman on a bed or couch with her head in her hands, thinking pensively.
WOMAN (thinking): Mom was right! If you don’t charge men for the first lap dance…they never respect you!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptScene: Woman on a bed or couch with her head in her hands, thinking pensively.
WOMAN (thinking): Mom was right! If you don’t charge men for the first lap dance...they never respect you!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Dec 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
More fun from guest writer Tony Isabella.
Art by Art Capello from the cover of Just Married #114, 1976.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman in foreground looks with concern as a man and a woman in the background cuddle.
WOMAN IN FOREGROUND (thinks): Amber has another new beau. If only she could be mine! I hope this one…is as “accident-prone” as the last!
1976 Art: Art Capello Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman in foreground looks with concern as a man and a woman in the background cuddle.
WOMAN IN FOREGROUND (thinks): Amber has another new beau. If only she could be mine! I hope this one...is as "accident-prone" as the last!
1976 Art: Art Capello Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Nov 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Suggestive? You bet?
Art by “Chasal” (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani) from “My Silent Love” in First Kiss #21, July 1961.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man talking to smiling woman.
MAN: Darn it! I’m dumping you! Try not to look so happy!
1961 Art: “Chasal” (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani)
Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
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Art by “Chasal” (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani) from “My Silent Love” in First Kiss #21, July 1961.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man talking to smiling woman.
MAN: Darn it! I’m dumping you! Try not to look so happy!
1961 Art: “Chasal” (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani)
Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
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Art by "Chasal" (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani) from "My Silent Love" in First Kiss #21, July 1961.
by John | Nov 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
I suspect this guy has totally killed the moment—and possibly the relationship.
By the way, I absolutely love this art by Dick Giordano. But then I could say that about virtually any art by Giordano. I’ll admit that I’m particularly fond of Dick’s romance art.
Years ago, I interviewed Dick about his romance work. To illustrate the interview, Dick kindly loaned me a huge pile of black and white photostats of his Charlton romance covers. This image is from one of the scans of that art
Art by Dick Giordano from Teen-Age Love #37, May 1964.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman and man embracing—probably about to kiss.
WOMAN: Will it scare you if I say…I love you?
MAN: Not as much as if you say you’re pregnant!
1964 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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Art by Dick Giordano from Teen-Age Love #37, May 1964.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman and man embracing---probably about to kiss.
WOMAN: Will it scare you if I say...I love you?
MAN: Not as much as if you say you’re pregnant!
1964 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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Art by Dick Giordano from Teen-Age Love #37, May 1964.
