24-Carat Callers

24-Carat Callers

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “The Face of Love” in FIRST KISS #19, 1961. Click image to enlarge.

Transcript:

SCENE: Beautiful, well-dressed woman in front of a make-up table and mirror. On the table are a bunch of framed portrait photos of men.

WOMAN: I wish the phone would ring! It’s been days since anyone gave me any jewelry!

Art by Vince Colletta Studio Color by Allen Freeman

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SCENE: Beautiful, well-dressed woman in front of a make-up table and mirror. On the table are a bunch of framed portrait photos of men.

WOMAN: I wish the phone would ring! It’s been days since anyone gave me any jewelry!

Art by Vince Colletta Studio Color by Allen Freeman

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Phone-y Terror

Phone-y Terror

1952 art by Art Saaf & Mike Peppe from the story “Kiss & Run” in NEW ROMANCES #14.

Transcript:

SCENE: Woman tearfully embraces a man in the background as a phone rings in the background.

WOMAN: Every time that phone rings…I think the worst!

MAN: That someone died?

WOMAN: No! That you’re too cheap to buy an iPhone!

SOUND (of phone ringing):BRRRRRR

1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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SCENE: Woman tearfully embraces a man in the background as a phone rings in the background.

WOMAN: Every time that phone rings…I <sob> think the worst!

MAN: That someone died?

WOMAN: No! That you’re too cheap to buy an iPhone!

SOUND (of phone ringing):BRRRRRR

1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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Fight for Sex

Fight for Sex

Art: Alice Kirkpatrick?         From All Romances #2, 1949.

Art: Alice Kirkpatrick? From All Romances #2, 1949.

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SCENE: Man and woman holding each other lovingly in each other's arms.

MAN: Wow! Makeup sex is great!
WOMAN: What can we fight about next?

Art: Alice Kirkpatrick? Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

©2013 Last Kiss Inc

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Sex? Who Calls?

Sex? Who Calls?

Original art from First Kiss #21, 1961.

Original art from First Kiss #21, 1961,

Don’t be petty, Helen. Let me talk to Ted.

Look, just because I slept with him last night doesn’t mean you can’t trust me now.

Well, all right. I guess I can wait for him to finish making love to you. But tell him to hurry!

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SCENE: Woman talking on the phone.

WOMAN: My first obscene call? Well, that depends...making or receiving?

Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman

©2013 Last Kiss Inc.
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No phone? Have a Phone-y!

No phone? Have a Phone-y!

I think the digital age is still young enough that most people will recognize that bulky, yellow appliance as a corded phone. But in a few years…who knows?

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SCENE: Woman talking on an old-fashioned (pre-digital), corded phone handset.

WOMAN: The perks? The job comes with a fancy, new phone! And
guess what? No roaming charges!