by John | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hot, brilliant humor for cool, smart readers (and room-temperature dummies) courtesy of Tony Isabella.
Art by the Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Teach Me, My Love” in FIRST KISS #29, 1962.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman talking to her personal mannequin (Molly Mannequin.) In panels on each side of the main panel we see store mannequins.
WOMAN: Oh, my dear Molly Mannequin. Sheltering at home with you has been wonderful. Tonight, let’s read another chapter of Fifty Shades of Off-Color. I hope *giggle* you don’t blush easily.
Molly Mannequin (thinking): Where’s a woodchipper when you need one? I miss my friends at Macy’s.
1962 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer & Dummy Dialogue Coach: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman talking to her personal mannequin (Molly Mannequin.) In panels on each side of the main panel we see store mannequins.
WOMAN: Oh, my dear Molly Mannequin. Sheltering at home with you has been wonderful. Tonight, let’s read another chapter of Fifty Shades of Off-Color. I hope *giggle* you don’t blush easily.
Molly Mannequin (thinking): Where’s a woodchipper when you need one? I miss my friends at Macy’s.
1962 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer & Dummy Dialogue Coach: Tony Isabella
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by John | Aug 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Art by Dick Giordano from the story “Last Paradise” from Intimate #3, 1958.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman pushes away in alarm from a man.
MAN: Of course I didn’t max out all the credit cards! I saved one for our old age!
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman pushes away in alarm from a man.
MAN: Of course I didn’t max out all the credit cards! I saved one for our old age!
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by John | Aug 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Art by John Tartaglione from the story “Elopement” in FIRST KISS #4, 1958.
Transcript:
Scene: A man and a sad-looking woman are embracing. The man has green hair. In the background is a pond or small lake.
WOMAN (thinking): I’ve kissed a lot of frogs! But <sigh> still no prince!
MAN: Ribit
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Background: Adapted from Unsplash photo by Mattia Bericchia
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↓ TranscriptScene: A man and a sad-looking woman are embracing. The man has green hair. In the background is a pond or small lake.
WOMAN (thinking): I’ve kissed a lot of frogs! But <sigh> still no prince!
MAN: Ribit
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Background: Adapted from Unsplash photo by Mattia Bericchia
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by John | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Printed Version of Original, Vintage Art & Dialog:
Art by Harry Lazarus from the story “Fate Is a Many-Armed Buddha!” in Adventures into the Unknown #66, Sept. 1955.
Transcript:
CAPTION: As billionaires go, Mannly Rich and his brother Vastly Rich aren’t complicated. They believe in simple solutions
…no matter how complex the problems! Of course, no problem is more complex than Covid 19! So…
SCENE, PANEL 1: Two men in suits (one wearing a yacht captain’s hat) are standing by a cannon.
Face masks? Social distancing? it’s absurd! I say we fight this virus the good, ol’ American way! We ignore it!
SCENE, PANEL 2: Man in yacht captain’s hat smiles as the cannon fires.
Right! And when that doesn’t work…We blow it to kingdom come!
CANNON FIRES: Boom!
CAPTION: Problem solved!
1955 Art: Harry Lazarus Art Cleanup & New Dialogue: John Lustig
↓ TranscriptCAPTION: As billionaires go, Mannly Rich and his brother Vastly Rich aren’t complicated. They believe in simple solutions
...no matter how complex the problems! Of course, no problem is more complex than Covid 19! So...
SCENE, PANEL 1: Two men in suits (one wearing a yacht captain's hat) are standing by a cannon.
Face masks? Social distancing? it’s absurd! I say we fight this virus the good, ol’ American way! We ignore it!
SCENE, PANEL 2: Man in yacht captain's hat smiles as the cannon fires.
Right! And when that doesn’t work...We blow it to kingdom come!
CANNON FIRES: Boom!
CAPTION: Problem solved!
1955 Art: Harry Lazarus Art Cleanup & New Dialogue: John Lustig
by John | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
More fun from guest writer (& fun-loving summer camp counselor with a secret) Tony Isabella.
Printed Version of Original, Vintage Art & Dialog:
Art by Art Saaf & Mike Peppe from the story “Kiss and Run” in NEW ROMANCES #14, 1952.
Transcript:
SCENE Woman and man in a car. The man is driving.
CAPTION: Why you should watch horror movies
WOMAN: Oh, Bob, darling, I’m so excited about our summer jobs. Just imagine…we’ll be senior counselors at secluded…Camp Erie Background Music!™
MAN: it’ll be great, Betsy! Hip young newlyweds and a bunch of horny teens with cliché personality flaws…
1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE Woman and man in a car. The man is driving.
CAPTION: Why you should watch horror movies
WOMAN: Oh, Bob, darling, I’m so excited about our summer jobs. Just imagine...we’ll be senior counselors at secluded...Camp Erie Background Music!™
MAN: it’ll be great, Betsy! Hip young newlyweds and a bunch of horny teens with cliché personality flaws...
1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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