by John | Jan 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Art by Will Eisner from the cover of Jungle Comics #5, May 1940, published by Fiction House.
Transcript:
SCENE: Beautiful seductress in a slinky dress is standing in front of a skull cave as her subjects (armed ape men) fight with and menace Tzarzan—a Tarzan-like man in a leopard loincloth. In the background, a young woman is held captive by another ape man.
SEDUCTRESS: Prove your love, Tzarzan! Defeat my savage simian suitors! And I’ll go to second base with you!
TZARZAN: Lady, you’ve got a strange idea of foreplay!
1940 Art: Will Eisner Art Clean Up & Dialogue: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Beautiful seductress in a slinky dress is standing in front of a skull cave as her subjects (armed ape men) fight with and menace Tzarzan---a Tarzan-like man in a leopard loincloth. In the background, a young woman is held captive by another ape man.
SEDUCTRESS: Prove your love, Tzarzan! Defeat my savage simian suitors! And I’ll go to second base with you!
TZARZAN: Lady, you’ve got a strange idea of foreplay!
1940 Art: Will Eisner Art Clean Up & Dialogue: John Lustig
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by John | Jan 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Happy Birthday to…me! (And all the other January 25th babies!)
Artist unknown. Art from the story “The Love that Failed” in FIRST KISS #25, 1962.
Transcript:
WOMAN (thinking): Hmm! What can I get him for his birthday? It can’t be sex! We did that last year!
1962 Artist Unknown Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN (thinking): Hmm! What can I get him for his birthday? It can't be sex! We did that last year!
1962 Artist Unknown Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
Artist unknown. Art from the story "The Love that Failed" in FIRST KISS #25, 1962.
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by John | Jan 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
My thanks to long-time Last Kiss fan Jim Guida for writing this gag. Jim, though, doesn’t claim sole credit for the gag. As Jim puts it:
“…the ‘nose hair’ joke was sort of stolen from an episode of FRIENDS, when Jennifer Aniston is looking at her Dad, as he lies in a hospital bed, and says, ‘Well, I see the nose and ear trimmer I got you was a waste of money.’ ”
Oh, Jim! Professional humorists don’t steal jokes. They borrow and re-interpret them. So, congratulations. You’re now a professional!
Original, Vintage Published Art:
Art by Dick Giordano from Secrets of Young Brides #43, July 1964.
Transcript:
SCENE: A woman lying face up on the grass reaches up to a man who is looking (tenderly?) at her.
MAN: You know, darling, that nose hair trimmer wasn’t a joke gift.
WOMAN: Oh, my god! I was hoping if I closed my eyes, he would think I was dead and just go away.
1964 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Jim Guida
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman lying face up on the grass reaches up to a man who is looking (tenderly?) at her.
MAN: You know, darling, that nose hair trimmer wasn't a joke gift.
WOMAN: Oh, my god! I was hoping if I closed my eyes, he would think I was dead and just go away.
1964 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Jim Guida
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by John | Jan 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Of course, Inauguration Day hasn’t really crawled here at turtle speed. It’s more like drunk, senior citizen, snail speed—filmed in slow motion and with frequent screen freezes.
But now (at last!) it’s here. And I’m glad (almost) beyond words.
I hope this marks the beginning of a better time for all of us—Democrats, Republicans, Independents. All of us.
— — —
More cute turtle pix (and other photos) by Brittney Weng here.
SCENE:
SCENE: Turtle sitting next to a small American flag on the beach.
TURTLE: Stop complaining! I got here as quickly as I could!
CAPTION: Inauguration Day arrives…at last!
Adapted from a photo by Brittney Weng
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Turtle sitting next to a small American flag on the beach.
TURTLE: Stop complaining! I got here as quickly as I could!
CAPTION: Inauguration Day arrives...at last!
Adapted from a photo by Brittney Weng
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by John | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Art possibly by Al Avison from True Brides’ Experiences #11, April 1955, Harvey Comics.
I actually used this gag before—back in 2012. But this time I used the dialogue with different art. (See below.) I think it works better this time.
I’d love to pretend that the success of Last Kiss comics is solely dependent on the writing. But having better art really improves most gags!
Transcript:
SCENE: Man and woman on a beach smiling at each other.
WOMAN: No, I don’t believe in sex without love either! So, uh…I guess we must be in love!
1955 Art: Al Avison? Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman on a beach smiling at each other.
WOMAN: No, I don’t believe in sex without love either! So, uh…I guess we must be in love!
1955 Art: Al Avison? Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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