by John | Apr 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Happy Easter from my frequent partner in comic book mirth Mike Pascale and me!
I should point out that the credits don’t tell the whole story here. Allen Freeman did color the woman in this image. But Mike Pascale colored everything else and significantly modified the art from its original romance comic look.
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “The Gay Deception” in First Kiss #8, 1959. Published by Charlton.
Curious to see more? Click this link to read the entire vintage comic book for free. This panel is from Page 12 of ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 3.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A large, humanoid Easter Bunny has his back turned to us and is facing his wife (Mrs. Bunny.) In the background on shelves are a large number of Easter baskets. In each basket there's one Easter egg and one dollar.
MRS. BUNNY: See? our investments are safe! I made sure we don’t have all our eggs in one basket!
EASTER BUNNY (thinking): <Groan> This is what I get for marrying a beach bunny!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
Eggcellent Humor: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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by John | Apr 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
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. Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus. The story begins on Page 11.
Past episodes of Abby Amour:
The Abby Amour miniseries runs every Friday. Dialogue by Tony Isabella with re-purposed art by Frank Frazetta. Color by Diego Jourdan Pereira! Lettering, crazy layout and special effects by John Lustig.
↓ TranscriptLOGO: The Loves of Abby Amour
CAPTION: Abby meets with the mystery man...
CAPTION: ...who brought her flowers...
CAPTION: ...while she was comatose!
ABBY: Joe Cupid! It was you?
ABBY: And why am I just now noticing...
ABBY: ...how much you look like...
ABBY: ...that creep Johnny Sacko?
ABBY: This better be one heck of a plot twist!
CAPTION: To be continued next Friday!
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by John | Apr 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Curious to see more? Click this link to read the entire vintage comic book for free. This panel is from Page 31 of ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 26.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young woman with yellow and pink hair crying, with her hands covering her face.
CAPTION: At first, Ella was egg-cited! Surely she’d meet some-bunny special at the Easter party! But Ella’s fragile, emotional shell cracked when she realized that...even though she was a good egg, she’d never get laid!
1952 Art: Nina Albright Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Rotten Egg: John Lustig
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by John | Apr 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Daffy, it’s definitely Rabbit Season…
↓ TranscriptYOUNG WOMAN IN A PLAYBOY BUNNY-TYPE SUIT, HOLDING A BASKET OF EASTER EGGS: Wow! You’re right. This is more fun when I don’t scramble them!
Art: A.I. Magic Egg-Head Writer: John Lustig
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