by John | May 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’m dedicating this one to my wife, Shelagh Lustig, and all the other medical personnel who are fighting the good fight.

Art by Vince Colletta from the story “Stars in My Eyes” in Teen Secret Diary #2, Dec. 1959.
Transcript:
SCENE: Female nurse and male doctor. In the background is a closeup of an American flag.
CAPTION: New war…new heroes!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Female nurse and male doctor. In the background is a closeup of an American flag.
CAPTION: New war...new heroes!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | May 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
More Last Kiss fun from Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella.

Art by Bill Ward from Torchy #4, May 1950.
Transcript:
SCENE: Policeman helping a beautiful woman into a cab/taxi.
POLICEMAN: Kindly take no offense at my observation, lady…but your gams are truly spec-tac-ular!
CAPTION: After a quick visit to Google to find out what the heck “gams” were…Chloe realized Casey was the man for her! They don’t make them like him anymore!
1950 Art: Bill Ward
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Policeman helping a beautiful woman into a cab/taxi.
POLICEMAN: Kindly take no offense at my observation, lady...but your gams are truly spec-tac-ular!
CAPTION: After a quick visit to Google to find out what the heck “gams” were...Chloe realized Casey was the man for her! They don’t make them like him anymore!
1950 Art: Bill Ward
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorized

Art by Dick Giordano from Sweethearts #70, March 1963.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman with multi-hued, dyed hair is holding a book in the foreground and looking back towards where a young man is signing books for another woman.
WOMAN IN FOREGROUND: OMG! I’m not the heroine in this love story! I’m the funny sidekick~
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman with multi-hued, dyed hair is holding a book in the foreground and looking back towards where a young man is signing books for another woman.
WOMAN IN FOREGROUND: OMG! I'm not the heroine in this love story! I'm the funny sidekick~
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | May 17, 2020 | Uncategorized

Art from the story “The Toast of the ‘Golden Nugget’ ” in Western Love Trails #9, 1950. King Ward might be the artist.
You can read the entire, original story “The Toast of the ‘Golden Nugget’ ” for free at:
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=24035
Transcript:
SCENE: A woman in an off-shoulders, old-time western dress. She is holding a comb.
WOMAN: My dad can’t get his shotgun out of hock for at least a week! So…Hey, no hurry about proposing!
1950 Art: King Ward? Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman in an off-shoulders, old-time western dress. She is holding a comb.
WOMAN: My dad can’t get his shotgun out of hock for at least a week! So...Hey, no hurry about proposing!
1950 Art: King Ward? Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
More Last Kiss fun from Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella.

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story Love’s Lovely Mirage” in FIRST KISS #36, 1964.
Transcript:
SCENE: A woman and a man are talking outside. He is holding a book.
WOMAN: I know we’re social distancing, Carter, but, really…Reading
a book on our date?
MAN: I’m also practicing emotional distancing, Hortense! We shan’t be exchanging bodily fluids…until there’s a vaccine!
CAPTION: Romance was just another victim of the Covid-19.
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman and a man are talking outside. He is holding a book.
WOMAN: I know we’re social distancing, Carter, but, really...Reading
a book on our date?
MAN: I’m also practicing emotional distancing, Hortense! We shan’t be exchanging bodily fluids...until there’s a vaccine!
CAPTION: Romance was just another victim of the Covid-19.
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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