by John | Apr 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Happy Easter from my frequent partner in comic book mirth Mike Pascale and me!
I should point out that the credits don’t tell the whole story here. Allen Freeman did color the woman in this image. But Mike Pascale colored everything else and significantly modified the art from its original romance comic look.
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “The Gay Deception” in First Kiss #8, 1959. Published by Charlton.
Curious to see more? Click this link to read the entire vintage comic book for free. This panel is from Page 12 of ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 3.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A large, humanoid Easter Bunny has his back turned to us and is facing his wife (Mrs. Bunny.) In the background on shelves are a large number of Easter baskets. In each basket there's one Easter egg and one dollar.
MRS. BUNNY: See? our investments are safe! I made sure we don’t have all our eggs in one basket!
EASTER BUNNY (thinking): <Groan> This is what I get for marrying a beach bunny!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
Eggcellent Humor: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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by John | Apr 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Curious to see more? Click this link to read the entire vintage comic book for free. This panel is from Page 31 of ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 26.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young woman with yellow and pink hair crying, with her hands covering her face.
CAPTION: At first, Ella was egg-cited! Surely she’d meet some-bunny special at the Easter party! But Ella’s fragile, emotional shell cracked when she realized that...even though she was a good egg, she’d never get laid!
1952 Art: Nina Albright Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Rotten Egg: John Lustig
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by John | Apr 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Daffy, it’s definitely Rabbit Season…
↓ TranscriptYOUNG WOMAN IN A PLAYBOY BUNNY-TYPE SUIT, HOLDING A BASKET OF EASTER EGGS: Wow! You’re right. This is more fun when I don’t scramble them!
Art: A.I. Magic Egg-Head Writer: John Lustig
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by John | Apr 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Happy Easter!
Big thanks–even bigger than these monster eggs—to Mike Pascale for the great gag and visual changes to the original art. Now hop to it and think of some more gag, Mr. Pascale. (I’m paying you in Peeps®, of course!)
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art unattributed but possibly by Vince Colletta. From the story “You Can Never Tell” in First Kiss #10, Sept. 1959. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
SCENE: A mother in (an Easter?) dress is with a young girl and boy looking towards a house with at least three giant Easter eggs on the lawn. A pair of bunny rabbits look on.
MOM: Kids, you’re going to need bigger easter baskets!
BUNNY RABBITS: Mrs. Godzilla is such a show-off!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio? Color: Allen Freeman
Eggcellent Humor: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A mother in (an Easter?) dress is with a young girl and boy looking towards a house with at least three giant Easter eggs on the lawn. A pair of bunny rabbits look on.
MOM: Kids, you’re going to need bigger easter baskets!
BUNNY RABBITS: Mrs. Godzilla is such a show-off!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio? Color: Allen Freeman
Eggcellent Humor: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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by John | Apr 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
I actually created today’s Last Kiss comic back in 2021. But I already had enough Easter gags. So I decided to save it and run it this year. This, of course, was long before the recent news that Die Hard star Bruce Willis has aphasia and was retiring.
I only mention this because the timing is a little awkward and I love Willis. Going all the way back to his Moonlighting days, he’s been a fun, larger-than-screen actor. And I sincerely wish him well. I hope, in this lastest chapter in his life, he can still enjoy many moments of joy and love.
Note: Bunny image adapted from a photo by Emiliano Vittoriosi on Unsplash.
Transcript:
Here at Last Kiss Entertainment we adore classic movies.
(Some more than five years old!) So there’s nothing we love more…than cashing in big time by remaking them!
After all, even a perfect film can be improved by adding car chases, gross out humor, modern special effects and sarcastic, talking animals!
Thus, just in time for Easter, we bring you the new, improved…
DYE HARD: Color Me Eggcited
This film has been rated “G” (for Gross) by children of all ages.
RABBIT/BUNNY: Yippee-ki-yay, mother plucker!
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↓ TranscriptHere at Last Kiss Entertainment we adore classic movies.
(Some more than five years old!) So there’s nothing we love more...than cashing in big time by remaking them!
After all, even a perfect film can be improved by adding car chases, gross out humor, modern special effects and sarcastic, talking animals!
Thus, just in time for Easter, we bring you the new, improved…
DYE HARD: Color Me Eggcited
This film has been rated “G” (for Gross) by children of all ages.
RABBIT/BUNNY: Yippee-ki-yay, mother plucker!
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