by John | Aug 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Art by John Tartaglione from the story “Elopement” in FIRST KISS #4, 1958.
Transcript:
Scene: A man and a sad-looking woman are embracing. The man has green hair. In the background is a pond or small lake.
WOMAN (thinking): I’ve kissed a lot of frogs! But <sigh> still no prince!
MAN: Ribit
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Background: Adapted from Unsplash photo by Mattia Bericchia
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↓ TranscriptScene: A man and a sad-looking woman are embracing. The man has green hair. In the background is a pond or small lake.
WOMAN (thinking): I’ve kissed a lot of frogs! But <sigh> still no prince!
MAN: Ribit
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Background: Adapted from Unsplash photo by Mattia Bericchia
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by John | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Printed Version of Original, Vintage Art & Dialog:
Art by Harry Lazarus from the story “Fate Is a Many-Armed Buddha!” in Adventures into the Unknown #66, Sept. 1955.
Transcript:
CAPTION: As billionaires go, Mannly Rich and his brother Vastly Rich aren’t complicated. They believe in simple solutions
…no matter how complex the problems! Of course, no problem is more complex than Covid 19! So…
SCENE, PANEL 1: Two men in suits (one wearing a yacht captain’s hat) are standing by a cannon.
Face masks? Social distancing? it’s absurd! I say we fight this virus the good, ol’ American way! We ignore it!
SCENE, PANEL 2: Man in yacht captain’s hat smiles as the cannon fires.
Right! And when that doesn’t work…We blow it to kingdom come!
CANNON FIRES: Boom!
CAPTION: Problem solved!
1955 Art: Harry Lazarus Art Cleanup & New Dialogue: John Lustig
↓ TranscriptCAPTION: As billionaires go, Mannly Rich and his brother Vastly Rich aren’t complicated. They believe in simple solutions
...no matter how complex the problems! Of course, no problem is more complex than Covid 19! So...
SCENE, PANEL 1: Two men in suits (one wearing a yacht captain's hat) are standing by a cannon.
Face masks? Social distancing? it’s absurd! I say we fight this virus the good, ol’ American way! We ignore it!
SCENE, PANEL 2: Man in yacht captain's hat smiles as the cannon fires.
Right! And when that doesn’t work...We blow it to kingdom come!
CANNON FIRES: Boom!
CAPTION: Problem solved!
1955 Art: Harry Lazarus Art Cleanup & New Dialogue: John Lustig
by John | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
More fun from guest writer (& fun-loving summer camp counselor with a secret) Tony Isabella.
Printed Version of Original, Vintage Art & Dialog:
Art by Art Saaf & Mike Peppe from the story “Kiss and Run” in NEW ROMANCES #14, 1952.
Transcript:
SCENE Woman and man in a car. The man is driving.
CAPTION: Why you should watch horror movies
WOMAN: Oh, Bob, darling, I’m so excited about our summer jobs. Just imagine…we’ll be senior counselors at secluded…Camp Erie Background Music!™
MAN: it’ll be great, Betsy! Hip young newlyweds and a bunch of horny teens with cliché personality flaws…
1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE Woman and man in a car. The man is driving.
CAPTION: Why you should watch horror movies
WOMAN: Oh, Bob, darling, I’m so excited about our summer jobs. Just imagine...we’ll be senior counselors at secluded...Camp Erie Background Music!™
MAN: it’ll be great, Betsy! Hip young newlyweds and a bunch of horny teens with cliché personality flaws...
1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Aug 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Printed Version of Original, Vintage Art & Dialog:
Art by Dick Giordano from Love Diary #25, Jan. 1963.
Transcript:
SCENE: In the foreground a man tries to woo a woman. But the woman is looking past him at a man waving in the background.
MAN IN FOREGROUND: I dig chicks with tattoos! They know what they want!
WOMAN (thinking): Yes, I do!
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: In the foreground a man tries to woo a woman. But the woman is looking past him at a man waving in the background.
MAN IN FOREGROUND: I dig chicks with tattoos! They know what they want!
WOMAN (thinking): Yes, I do!
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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