by John | Apr 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Happy Tax Day—courtesy of Mike Pascale and me.
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta from the story “Involuntary Bride” from FIRST KISS #40, 1965. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
MAN: Your CPA called! Your taxes are due…today!
WOMAN (hand to forehead as if she has a headache): <Groan!>CPA must stand for Constant Pain in the A**!
CAPTION: **Rhymes with “Class!” But we’re too classy to say it!
1965 Art: Vince Colletta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Taxing Humor: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptMAN: Your CPA called! Your taxes are due...today!
WOMAN (hand to forehead as if she has a headache): <Groan!>CPA must stand for Constant Pain in the A**!
CAPTION: **Rhymes with “Class!” But we’re too classy to say it!
1965 Art: Vince Colletta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Taxing Humor: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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by John | Apr 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Happy Easter!
Big thanks–even bigger than these monster eggs—to Mike Pascale for the great gag and visual changes to the original art. Now hop to it and think of some more gag, Mr. Pascale. (I’m paying you in Peeps®, of course!)
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art unattributed but possibly by Vince Colletta. From the story “You Can Never Tell” in First Kiss #10, Sept. 1959. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
SCENE: A mother in (an Easter?) dress is with a young girl and boy looking towards a house with at least three giant Easter eggs on the lawn. A pair of bunny rabbits look on.
MOM: Kids, you’re going to need bigger easter baskets!
BUNNY RABBITS: Mrs. Godzilla is such a show-off!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio? Color: Allen Freeman
Eggcellent Humor: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A mother in (an Easter?) dress is with a young girl and boy looking towards a house with at least three giant Easter eggs on the lawn. A pair of bunny rabbits look on.
MOM: Kids, you’re going to need bigger easter baskets!
BUNNY RABBITS: Mrs. Godzilla is such a show-off!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio? Color: Allen Freeman
Eggcellent Humor: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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by John | Apr 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
I actually created today’s Last Kiss comic back in 2021. But I already had enough Easter gags. So I decided to save it and run it this year. This, of course, was long before the recent news that Die Hard star Bruce Willis has aphasia and was retiring.
I only mention this because the timing is a little awkward and I love Willis. Going all the way back to his Moonlighting days, he’s been a fun, larger-than-screen actor. And I sincerely wish him well. I hope, in this lastest chapter in his life, he can still enjoy many moments of joy and love.
Note: Bunny image adapted from a photo by Emiliano Vittoriosi on Unsplash.
Transcript:
Here at Last Kiss Entertainment we adore classic movies.
(Some more than five years old!) So there’s nothing we love more…than cashing in big time by remaking them!
After all, even a perfect film can be improved by adding car chases, gross out humor, modern special effects and sarcastic, talking animals!
Thus, just in time for Easter, we bring you the new, improved…
DYE HARD: Color Me Eggcited
This film has been rated “G” (for Gross) by children of all ages.
RABBIT/BUNNY: Yippee-ki-yay, mother plucker!
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↓ TranscriptHere at Last Kiss Entertainment we adore classic movies.
(Some more than five years old!) So there’s nothing we love more...than cashing in big time by remaking them!
After all, even a perfect film can be improved by adding car chases, gross out humor, modern special effects and sarcastic, talking animals!
Thus, just in time for Easter, we bring you the new, improved…
DYE HARD: Color Me Eggcited
This film has been rated “G” (for Gross) by children of all ages.
RABBIT/BUNNY: Yippee-ki-yay, mother plucker!
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by John | Apr 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Playing It Cool” in FIRST KISS #12, Jan. 1960. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcribe:
SCENE: Woman crying as an older woman (her mom) gives her advice.
CRYING WOMAN: I need a man!
OLDER WOMAN: Have you tried police line-ups? That’s how I met your dad!
1960 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman crying as an older woman (her mom) gives her advice.
CRYING WOMAN: I need a man!
OLDER WOMAN: Have you tried police line-ups? That’s how I met your dad!
1960 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Apr 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Yes, taken out of context, the original 1960s romance art and dialog (below) may seem really suggestive. But that’s just because you have a dirty mind.
Shame on you!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Suggestive? You bet?
Art by “Chasal” (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani) from “My Silent Love” in First Kiss #21, July 1961. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
WOMAN (talking to a man): I like you! You’re not like other men! You’re more like other women!
1961 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Character Color: Allen Freeman
Not Like Other Writers: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN (talking to a man): I like you! You’re not like other men! You’re more like other women!
1961 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Character Color: Allen Freeman
Not Like Other Writers: John Lustig
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