The Love Tax

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by John Tartaglione from the story “Elopement” in FIRST KISS #4, 1958.

Curious to see more? Click this link to read the entire vintage comic book for free.

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DAUGHTER: <Sob>Sometimes love is so...taxing!

MOM: I know! Some nights I can barely afford to pay your dad!

1958 Art: John Tartaglione Foreground Color: Dan McConnell
Fantastic Facial Fixer: Mike Pascale
Master Taxer: John Lustig

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Abby Amour, Part 6–Drinks and Innuendos

Written by the legendary Tony Isabella, the Abby Amour miniseries runs every Friday. If you missed any previous episodes, no problem. You can catch them here:

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Frank Frazetta in the story “A Love of My Own” in Personal Love #24, 1953. Published by Eastern Color. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Colonel Blunder and Abby Amour are having drinks at a restaurant. He reaches across the table to hold her hand and they are gazing into each others’ eyes.

CAPTION: The Loves of Abby Amour

COL. BLUSTER: It’s inappropriate for a commanding officer to ask a subordinate out for drinks…but I had to try to talk you out of resigning. The unit won’t be the same without you!

ABBY: Colonel Bluster, your unit…I mean…the unit will soldier on just fine. You’re known for your rigid standards of excellence!

COL. BLUSTER: *ulp*

1953 Art: Frank Frazetta
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella

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SCENE: Colonel Blunder and Abby Amour are having drinks at a restaurant. He reaches across the table to hold her hand and they are gazing into each others' eyes.

CAPTION: The Loves of Abby Amour

COL. BLUSTER: It’s inappropriate for a commanding officer to ask a subordinate out for drinks...but I had to try to talk you out of resigning. The unit won’t be the same without you!

ABBY: Colonel Bluster, your unit...I mean...the unit will soldier on just fine. You’re known for your rigid standards of excellence!

COL. BLUSTER: *ulp*

1953 Art: Frank Frazetta
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella

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Saddle Sore

Original Vintage Art & Text

Pencils possibly by King Ward from “Sheriff Sal’s Last Stand” in Western Love Trails #7, Nov. 1949. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Cowgirl with one hand to her forehead. She’s lost in thought and has her eyes closed.

COWGIRL (thinks): One a’ these days he’s gonna kiss me…instead of his @#$% horse!

1949 Pencils: King Ward? Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Cowpuncher & Woman Kisser: John Lustig

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SCENE: Cowgirl with one hand to her forehead. She's lost in thought and has her eyes closed.

COWGIRL (thinks): One a’ these days he’s gonna kiss me...instead of his @#$% horse!

1949 Pencils: King Ward? Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Cowpuncher & Woman Kisser: John Lustig

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Orgasm? Heads or Tails?

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Harry Anderson & Bill Ward from the story “I Took the Wrong Road” in Diary Loves #7, 1950. Quality Comics. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.

 

Transcript:

MAN: Heads we make love! Tails we have sex!

1960 Art: Harry Anderson & Bill Ward Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Spare Change: John Lustig
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MAN: Heads we make love! Tails we have sex!

1960 Art: Harry Anderson & Bill Ward Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Spare Change: John Lustig
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Diary Loves #7

A Cheesy Romance

No-calorie humor served up by Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Dick Giordano from the cover of Romantic Story #68, Sept. 1963. Charlton Comics. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.

 

 

 

Transcript:

CAPTION: When her pastry chef husband came home from work…

CAPTION: …weight-conscious Amy couldn’t get enough of him.

CAPTION: After all, secondhand cheesecake smell…

CAPTION: …was better than no cheesecake at all!

1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella

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CAPTION: When her pastry chef husband came home from work...

CAPTION: ...weight-conscious Amy couldn’t get enough of him.

CAPTION: After all, secondhand cheesecake smell...

CAPTION: ...was better than no cheesecake at all!

1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella

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