by John | May 30, 2024 | Blog
Many thanks to my brother-in-law Rich Hernandez for the gag!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by John Tartaglione from the story “Elopement” in First Kiss #4, July 1958. Published by Charlton.
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↓ TranscriptScene: A man and a sad-looking woman are embracing.
MAN: Let’s just forget about what happened last night!
WOMAN: Which part? The clown, the trapeze, or...the box of one-size-doesn’t-fit-all condoms?
1958 Art: John Tartaglione New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writers: Rich Hernandez & John Lustig
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by John | May 28, 2024 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Inks by Dick Giordano from the story “Heartbreaker” in First Kiss #12, Jan. 1960.
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN (to Man): How do you feel?
MAN: With both hands...if you let me!
1960 Inks: Dick Giordano New Color: Allen Freeman
Handy in a Pinch: John Lustig
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by John | May 26, 2024 | Blog
While I’m getting over Covid I didn’t have enough oomph to do a new comic for Memorial Day. (Coming up with a meaningful image and text for the holiday is by far my toughest assignment every year. Frankly, I’m not up to it at the moment)
The best I could do is run this reprint gag which has a military theme–sort of.
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Girl Meets Boy!” in First Kiss # 11, Nov. 1959. Published by Charlton.
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN: Don’t wait up for me! The fleet’s in! I may not be back for days!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story "Girl Meets Boy!" in FIRST KISS # 11, 1959.
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by John | May 23, 2024 | Blog
After not even getting the sniffles during the first three and a half years of the pandemic, I’ve now got Covid–for the second time in eight months. Both times were on trips in crowded situations. (First on a cruise in September and last week during a vacation in Las Vegas.)
While I’m doing much, much better now, I’m behind on deadlines so I’m re-running some Last Kiss gags while I catch up. I expect to be back with new gags in about a week.
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Playin’ It Cool” in First Kiss #12, Jan. 1960. Published by Charltong
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN: You're sick? Gosh! Don't you have better things to do in bed?
1960 Art: Vince Colletta New Color: Allen Freeman
Sick Sense of Humor: John Lustig
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by John | May 21, 2024 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art possibly by Jill Elgin. From the Blonde Bomber story in All-New Comics #9, Jully 1944. Published by Harvey Comics.
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man and a woman are tied up in front of a huge, stone fireplace. Books in a bookcase are nearby. Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane?
JIMMY: Groan! How many times this week have we been abducted and tied up by super villains, Lois?
LOIS: Beats me, Jimmy! I can’t count that high!
JIMMY: Me either!
CAPTION: Next: Our heroes are captured by the sinister sorcerer Deja Vu Doo...again! And again! And again!
1944 Art: Jill Elgin? Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Bound for Glory: John Lustig
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