by John | Aug 31, 2023 | Blog
A new Last Kiss by Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Frank Frazetta from the story “Brothers of the Wilderness” in Durango Kid #4, April-May 1950. Published by Magazine Enterprises. The story begins on Page 28.
Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: In a forest setting, a woman in the background looks towards a long-haired man in a headband.
CAPTION: Newly-engaged Lucinda was having second thoughts.
CAPTION: Did she really want to marry a man...
CAPTION: ...who was prettier than she was?
1953 Art: Frank Frazetta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Aug 29, 2023 | Blog
Mystery Man: Fine Jams
Lots of clever Last Kiss readers post fun comments on
my website. But the fan known as
“fine jams and jellies since 1982” is unique. His frequent and fantastically funny comments—usually about the original comic book panels—have been so popular that he’s developed his own fan base.
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Years ago, I turned one of his comments into an
actual Last Kiss comic. Today’s comic is the second “Fine Jams” Last Kiss. And there definitely will be more in the future.
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I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
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—John Lustig
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from “The Bride of 5th Avenue” in Brides in Love #10, Nov. 1958. Published by Charlton.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 8.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Bride and groom getting married and kissing in a church.
CAPTION: Dave wondered if he had taken his curiosity too far.
But Joan kept telling him she wouldn’t give “it” up until her wedding night.
And he was just dying to find out what “it” was. So…
1958 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: “fine jams and jellies since 1982”
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by John | Aug 27, 2023 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by John Tartaglione & Dick Giordano. From Linda Lark #6, Feb.-April 1963. Published by Dell Comics.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Story begins on Page 3.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man is walking with a young, female nurse. He looks over with interest at another female nurse who's walking away from them.
NURSE #1: The scenery’s so... beautiful!
MAN: Yeah! I can’t take my eyes off it!
Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art: John Tartaglione & Dick Giordano
1963 Art: attributed to John Tartaglione & Dick Giordano Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Background adapted from a photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash
Nursing His Humor: John Lustig
©2023 Last Kiss Inc
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Art by John Tartaglione & Dick Giordano. From Linda Lark #6, Feb.-April 1963. Published by Dell Comics.
by John | Aug 24, 2023 | Blog
Welcome to something different—and yet the same.
A few weeks ago, I ran a Last Kiss written by Tony Isabella that promoted support for the writers and actors on strike.It was intended as a one-off. But then…I received an e-mail from my pal Andy Mangels.
Andy’s the author of a flabbergasting number of comics, graphic novels and pop culture books. He is an idea factory. And his latest idea was that it’d be fun to see Tony’s dialogue used again—this time coming from a man instead of a woman.
Idea for today’s comic sent to John by Andy Mangels.
Andy even mocked up a carefully cropped romance comic panel with that dialogue. (See at left.)
Now the idea of running a Last Kiss with the same dialogue in a short period of time concerned me. How would readers react?
But I did like the idea of shifting genders as an experiment and novelty. And I loved the idea of supporting writers and actors again. Indeed it inspired me to write a writers strike gag of my own. (See last Friday’s Last Kiss.)
So here here’s Andy’s version of the gag. I know the art used in comic can have a big affect on how readers perceive the comic. Does it make a difference here? I’ll be interested to see how readers react. —John Lustig
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia from the story “Coffee and… a Kiss, Darling!” in First Kiss #8, April 1959. Published by Charlton.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 28.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man dressed as a soda founder worker or fast food restaurant worker.
MAN: It’s dull here with the writers on strike.
MAN: I miss them hitting on me...
MAN: ...and how they’re so grateful...
MAN: ...when I let them take me out!
WOMAN: And even more grateful afterwards.
WOMAN: Once you’ve been with a writer...
WOMAN: ...no other lover will do!
CAPTION: A public service announcement from Last Kiss.
CAPTION: Support the writers (and actors) on strike!
1959 Art: Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Layout & Muse: Andy Mangels
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Aug 22, 2023 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta from the story “Involuntary Bride” from First Kiss #40, Jan.1965. Published by Charlton.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 24.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man and a woman kiss as a bird circles above them in the sky.
WOMAN (thinking): His kisses are so hot...they’d melt my underwear…if I was wearing any!
1965 Art: Vince Colletta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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