by John | Sep 30, 2012 | Blog
“A Kiss is Merely a Biological Phenomenon“ is not the oddest romance story I’ve ever read. Not by far! But it’s the only one that seems like a (bad) skit from TV’s The Big Bang Theory.
It first appeared in Charlton’s Career Girl Romances #49 back in 1969—way before being a nerd was cool.
As if being a nerd isn’t bad enough, the main character has the added handicap of being a girl. And, of course, she isn’t interested in love or sex because—well, she’s a brainy geek and much too smart for that nonsense.
She also seems to have no understanding of social graces or—as far as I can tell—human emotion. In short, if The Big Bang‘s Sheldon Cooper were hurled back to 1969 and turned into a girl—this would be her.
(Please click on any of the images to enlarge them.)
As any nerd knows, “centrifuge” is merely a scientific euphemism for “disgusting man parts!”
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by John | Sep 27, 2012 | Blog
While I won’t be at the Las Vegas Comic Expo, lots of Last Kiss goodies will be for sale there. My pals at World Famous Comics are selling Last Kiss tote bags, fridge magnets, and prints at Booth #706. If you’re attending, please give them all your money. That isn’t too much to ask, is it?
by John | Sep 6, 2012 | Blog
Detail from the cover of Heart Throbs #108
by John | Sep 2, 2012 | Blog
Ooops!
Most romance comic books covers weren’t deliberately funny. But this one—definitely. It’s the cover of Charlton’s Brides in Love #1 (August 1956)
by John | Aug 27, 2012 | Blog
Earlier today I posted my one-panel gag “Waiting for Sex” and included a full page of the original 1957 art. Since then I’ve had several readers ask me how the story turns out.
So, I decided to go for broke and post the entire story — which was probably written by Good Ole Joe Gill and definitely drawn by Good Ole Charles Nicholas and Good Ole Sal Trapani.
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