by John | Nov 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text

Pencils by Charles Quinlan from the story “Riff-Raff” in Diary Loves #8, March 1951. Published by Quality Comics. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
SCENE: Older man reaching around red-headed woman to touch her hand. He looks at her with a yearning intenseness. She doesn’t look at him and appears very uninterested in him.
MAN: You remind me of myself at your age!
WOMAN: So, clueless older men hit on you too?
1951 Pencils: Charles Quinlan Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Clueless in Seattle: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Older man reaching around red-headed woman to touch her hand. He looks at her with a yearning intenseness. She doesn't look at him and appears very uninterested in him.
MAN: You remind me of myself at your age!
WOMAN: So, clueless older men hit on you too?
1951 Pencils: Charles Quinlan Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Clueless in Seattle: John Lustig
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by John | Nov 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
No kidding. Please vote!
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman in a sexy barbarian costume is holding a giant, cartoonish axe.
BARBARIAN WOMAN: Axe not what your country can do for you. Axe what you can do for your country.*
CAPTION: Don’t be a barbarian. Vote!
CAPTION: *With apologies to John F. Kennedy
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman in a sexy barbarian costume is holding a giant, cartoonish axe.
BARBARIAN WOMAN: Axe not what your country can do for you. Axe what you can do for your country.*
CAPTION: Don’t be a barbarian. Vote!
CAPTION: *With apologies to John F. Kennedy
Photo: Bryan Turner Dialogue: John Lustig
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by John | Nov 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Abby Amour miniseries runs every Friday. Dialogue by
Tony Isabella. If you’ve missed any episodes, no problem. You can catch them here:
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. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
BANNER LOGO: The Loves of Abby Amour
SCENE: Abby is lying down and crying. And generally looking miserable.
CAPTION: Two weeks ago…
ABBY THINKS: I really shouldn’t have ordered the eggplant. I haven’t felt this nauseated…since Elon bought Twitter. Before I go to the base hospital…I’ll let Colonel Bluster…know what happened. I’ll send this eggplant emoji.
IMAGE: An eggplant
CAPTION: Uh-oh.
1953 Art: Frank Frazetta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Lettering: John Lustig
Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptBANNER LOGO: The Loves of Abby Amour
SCENE: Abby is lying down and crying. And generally looking miserable.
CAPTION: Two weeks ago...
ABBY THINKS: I really shouldn’t have ordered the eggplant. I haven’t felt this nauseated...since Elon bought Twitter. Before I go to the base hospital...I’ll let Colonel Bluster...know what happened. I’ll send this eggplant emoji.
IMAGE: An eggplant
CAPTION: Uh-oh.
1953 Art: Frank Frazetta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Lettering: John Lustig
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Nov 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Another torrid tale of love & lust from my comic collaborators and pals Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!
Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Vince Colletta from the story “A One-Sided Love” in Romantic Story #45, 1959. Charlton.Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
SCENE: There’s a bright light pattern streaking around in the night air by a sad-eyed woman.
CAPTION: The neon lights are bright on Broadway.
CAPTION: But dark was the heart of Renee.
CAPTION: Her last relationship was with…
CAPTION: …a Times Square Elmo…
CAPTION: …and he dumped her for…
CAPTION: …a furry-loving Dora the Explorer.
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: There's a bright light pattern streaking around in the night air by a sad-eyed woman.
CAPTION: The neon lights are bright on Broadway.
CAPTION: But dark was the heart of Renee.
CAPTION: Her last relationship was with...
CAPTION: ...a Times Square Elmo...
CAPTION: ...and he dumped her for...
CAPTION: ...a furry-loving Dora the Explorer.
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Oct 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Happy Halloween!
And many thanks to my pal Mike Pascale for the ghastly—I mean—great gag and the amazing art transformation!
Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “A Moment to Remember” in FIRST KISS #21, 1962. Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
SCENE: A female ghoul and a male ghoul talking outside—perhaps in a graveyard!
CAPTION: Gertie was the talk of the graveyard! Everyone said she was a real man-eater! But, alas for poor Ed, he wasn’t much of a man anymore!
MALE GHOUL: Don’t you want to be my ghoulfriend?
FEMALE GHOUL: Sorry, I…I think we should eat other people!
1961 Art: Vince Colletta Studio
Monster Makers: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A female ghoul and a male ghoul talking outside---perhaps in a graveyard!
CAPTION: Gertie was the talk of the graveyard! Everyone said she was a real man-eater! But, alas for poor Ed, he wasn’t much of a man anymore!
MALE GHOUL: Don’t you want to be my ghoulfriend?
FEMALE GHOUL: Sorry, I…I think we should eat other people!
1961 Art: Vince Colletta Studio
Monster Makers: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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