by John | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’m exceedingly happy and proud to present the first Last Kiss comic written by my pal (and comic book legend!) Tony Isabella. I’ll be featuring Tony’s work about once a week for the next few weeks—and possibly longer if I can get him to do more!
Tony has been working in the comics industry since 1972, first as an editorial assistant at Marvel, but went on to write brilliantly for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Topps, Comico…oh, heck. Name a good comics company and chances are Tony wrote or edited for it. Among his creations are Black Lightning (DC’s first African America superhero,) Misty Knight and Tigra.
As to why I’ve asked Tony to contribute:
—I knew Tony would do a great job and I’m always looking for ways to expand the content and approach to Last Kiss and make it more fun.
—I’ve been struggling with a health issue for awhile and I’ve had to rely on re-runs of old Last Kisses a bit more than I’d like. I want to stress that I’m not dealing with anything life threatening. But I do go through periods when I have pain and fatigue problems that limit how much I can work. So having Tony contribute will let me keep to the same publication schedule with fewer reprints while I recover. And there’s the added bonus of having a new, fresh creative input and getting to work with someone I admire!
—Even after I do get the health issue resolved, I’ve got some book projects that have been on the back burner for way too long. So getting some help and eventually getting ahead on Last Kiss will let me finally get to those!
Original 1958 art and text:
Art by John Tartaglione from the story “To Stella with Love” from First Kiss #3, 1958.
Transcript:
SCENE: A man and a woman kissing.
CAPTION: Walt Disney’s Dating Etiquette
CAPTION: When reenacting the dinner scene from Lady and the Tramp, hold the kiss just long enough to savor the remaining sauce on your date’s lips!
CAPTION: If either of you burps, you’ve linguine too long!
1955 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man and a woman kissing.
CAPTION: Walt Disney’s Dating Etiquette
CAPTION: When reenacting the dinner scene from Lady and the Tramp, hold the kiss just long enough to savor the remaining sauce on your date’s lips!
CAPTION: If either of you burps, you’ve linguine too long!
1955 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sorry, no original art this time.
Transcription:
TEXT: Dear Mr. Last Kiss:
The billionaires I date all need more tax cuts and can barely afford to pay my blackmail and breast enhancement bills!
But I hear comics are a great investment! So I know comic fans must all be super rich!
And it breaks my heart to think of them being all alone…when they spend all
that money!
So please tell your readers to contact me right away…while I’m still in near mint condition!
I’m looking forward to falling hopelessly in love with at least one of them!
Smooches,
Lotta Von Tramp
77 Bigbucks St.
Sleazeville,
NV 89135
Art Codes: 12.2.6.4 & 12.2.6.2
↓ TranscriptTEXT: Dear Mr. Last Kiss:
The billionaires I date all need more tax cuts and can barely afford to pay my blackmail and breast enhancement bills!
But I hear comics are a great investment! So I know comic fans must all be super rich!
And it breaks my heart to think of them being all alone…when they spend all
that money!
So please tell your readers to contact me right away…while I’m still in near mint condition!
I’m looking forward to falling hopelessly in love with at least one of them!
Smooches,
Lotta Von Tramp
77 Bigbucks St.
Sleazeville,
NV 89135
Art Codes: 12.2.6.4 & 12.2.6.2
by John | Oct 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Below in the original art, Barney has a lifetime pass to the Museum of Boring.
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from First Kiss #4, 1958.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman is talking to someone who is holding a book.
WOMAN: You’re in volumes #63-65! And a dream sequence in #69!
BOOK TITLE: My Sex Life
Vol. 1.by Vatta Von Tramp
Art: V. Colletta Studio Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
©2013 Last Kiss Inc.
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by John | Mar 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Order now. Operators are standing by. And they’re getting cranky!
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A young couple are kissing on a porch. Two identical books are on the porch steps.
HEADLINE TEXT: Are You a Failure at Fornication?
TEXT: A mating dropout? A loving loser?
Then you need the book that’s helped millions…beget more millions:
BOOK TITLE: Sex for Nitwits!
TEASER TEXT: --Learn about sex at home--alone!
--New edition with more pictures!
--Fewer big words!
--And! Shorter! Sentences!
TESTIMONIAL: “Sex for Nitwits changed my life!”
--Votta Von Tramp,
Last Kiss Home for Unwed Moms!
MAN (KISSING WOMAN): I bought two copies so I’d learn twice as much!
WOMAN: I bought three!
by John | Jan 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Sometimes a joke takes root and won’t die. Then weird things happen…and characters like today’s Vixen Von Tramp are born.
Ms. Von Tramp (and her entire clan) were conceived over on gocomics.com/lastkiss when one of my readers–the impressively monikered “LordDogmore”–suggested that one of my less chaste female characters was “a member of that singing group “The Von Tramp” family. The play on the “Von Trapp” family of “The Sound of Music” tickled my silly bone. And apparently it did the same for other GoComics regulars because ever since then we’ve been making jokes about the Von Tramps.
Until today, though, none of my comics officially mentioned any of the Von Tramps by name. So, I take great pleasure in presenting a member of the clan Von Tramp. I’m sure we’ll meet more of them in the future. Thanks, LordD!
