by John | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Gorgo love courtesy of matchmaker Tony Isabella.
Artist unknown, but possibly by Dick Giordano & Vince Colletta. From Gorgo #10, Dec. 1962.
Transcript:
SCENE: Gorgo and another giant creature are fighting (or hugging) as skyscrapers are knocked two the ground and turned to rubble. In the background a flying saucer attacks with some sort of ray blast and a helicopter is also flying nearby.
CAPTION #1: Though they were literally from different worlds…
CAPTION #2: everyone could see their love was true.
CAPTION #3: However, there were some issues…
CAPTION #4: with their reception and wedding night.
CAPTION #5: Mar-a-Lago would never be the same.
1962 Art: Unknown, but possibly by Dick Giordano & Vince Colletta Restoration: John Lustig
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Gorgo and another giant creature are fighting (or hugging) as skyscrapers are knocked two the ground and turned to rubble. In the background a flying saucer attacks with some sort of ray blast and a helicopter is also flying nearby.
CAPTION #1: Though they were literally from different worlds...
CAPTION #2: everyone could see their love was true.
CAPTION #3: However, there were some issues...
CAPTION #4: with their reception and wedding night.
CAPTION #5: Mar-a-Lago would never be the same.
1962 Art: Unknown, but possibly by Dick Giordano & Vince Colletta Restoration: John Lustig
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | May 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
More Last Kiss fun from Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella.
Art by Bill Ward from Torchy #4, May 1950.
Transcript:
SCENE: Policeman helping a beautiful woman into a cab/taxi.
POLICEMAN: Kindly take no offense at my observation, lady…but your gams are truly spec-tac-ular!
CAPTION: After a quick visit to Google to find out what the heck “gams” were…Chloe realized Casey was the man for her! They don’t make them like him anymore!
1950 Art: Bill Ward
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Policeman helping a beautiful woman into a cab/taxi.
POLICEMAN: Kindly take no offense at my observation, lady...but your gams are truly spec-tac-ular!
CAPTION: After a quick visit to Google to find out what the heck “gams” were...Chloe realized Casey was the man for her! They don’t make them like him anymore!
1950 Art: Bill Ward
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Art by Dick Giordano from Sweethearts #70, March 1963.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman with multi-hued, dyed hair is holding a book in the foreground and looking back towards where a young man is signing books for another woman.
WOMAN IN FOREGROUND: OMG! I’m not the heroine in this love story! I’m the funny sidekick~
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman with multi-hued, dyed hair is holding a book in the foreground and looking back towards where a young man is signing books for another woman.
WOMAN IN FOREGROUND: OMG! I'm not the heroine in this love story! I'm the funny sidekick~
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
More Last Kiss fun from Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella.
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story Love’s Lovely Mirage” in FIRST KISS #36, 1964.
Transcript:
SCENE: A woman and a man are talking outside. He is holding a book.
WOMAN: I know we’re social distancing, Carter, but, really…Reading
a book on our date?
MAN: I’m also practicing emotional distancing, Hortense! We shan’t be exchanging bodily fluids…until there’s a vaccine!
CAPTION: Romance was just another victim of the Covid-19.
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman and a man are talking outside. He is holding a book.
WOMAN: I know we’re social distancing, Carter, but, really...Reading
a book on our date?
MAN: I’m also practicing emotional distancing, Hortense! We shan’t be exchanging bodily fluids...until there’s a vaccine!
CAPTION: Romance was just another victim of the Covid-19.
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Apr 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
More Last Kiss fun from Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella.
If you have trouble reading the text of the original art, I’ve typed it out below.
Art by Dick Giordano from Just Married #34, Dec. 1963.
Original 1963 Text: Andrew and I were on our honeymoon and very much in love! That would be enough…for a time! Then I would change my husband, and make ours a…”Perfect Marriage”
HUSBAND: Terri…you’re terrific!
WIFE (thinking): How can you be so crude?
Transcript of today’s Last Kiss comic:
Scene: Man and woman embracing and about to kiss.
WOMAN: Alone at last, my darling! We have 15 minutes tops before the kids figure out we’re on the roof…and bust through the door!
CAPTION: Even in lockdown, romance will find a way!
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptCover Caption: Andrew and I were on our honeymoon and very much in love! That would be enough...for a time! Then I would change my husband, and make ours a..."Perfect Marriage"
HUSBAND: Terri...you're terrific!
WIFE (thinking): How can you be so crude?
Scene: Man and woman embracing and about to kiss.
WOMAN: Alone at last, my darling! We have 15 minutes tops before the kids figure out we’re on the roof...and bust through the door!
CAPTION: Even in lockdown, romance will find a way!
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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