by John | Nov 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Art by Matt Baker from the story “Call to Arms” in APPROVED COMICS (FIGHTIN’ MARINES) #11, 1954.
Transcript:
MAN: LOOK! A Last Kiss reader!
WOMAN: So smart! So discerning! So sexy!
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Art by Matt Baker from the story “Call to Arms” from APPROVED COMICS (FIGHTIN’ MARINES) #11, 1954.
↓ TranscriptMAN: LOOK! A Last Kiss reader!
WOMAN: So smart! So discerning! So sexy!
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Art by Matt Baker from the story "Call to Arms" from APPROVED COMICS (FIGHTIN' MARINES) #11, 1954.
by John | Nov 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “He’s Not Good Enough” in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman kissing a man on a cheek.
WOMAN: Cheer up, Dear! So far you’re my favorite husband!
1958 Artists: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “He’s Not Good Enough” in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman kissing a man on a cheek.
WOMAN: Cheer up, Dear! So far you’re my favorite husband!
1958 Artists: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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FK05.4.2.3
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story "He’s Not Good Enough" in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
by John | Oct 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Art by Matt Baker from the cover of TEEN-AGE ROMANCES #14, 1951.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man lying on his back in the grass with his eyes closed. Woman next to him is looking at him.
WOMAN (thinking): I wonder what he’s dreaming about…besides me naked!
1951 Artist: Matt Baker Re-Creation: Kirsten Wilson
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Art by Matt Baker from the cover of TEEN-AGE ROMANCES #14, 1951.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man lying on his back in the grass with his eyes closed. Woman next to him is looking at him.
WOMAN (thinking): I wonder what he’s dreaming about…besides me naked!
1951 Artist: Matt Baker Re-Creation: Kirsten Wilson
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Art by Matt Baker from the cover of TEEN-AGE ROMANCES #14, 1951.
by John | Oct 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Happy Halloween from me & my frequent collaborator Mike Pascale. May all your tricks be treats! —John
Art Notes: Few pieces of Last Kiss art have gone through as many changes as today’s comic. Here’s the original 1963 FIRST KISS art:
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from FIRST KISS #33, 1963.
And here’s the art after I asked Allen Freemen to extend the drawing (of the woman on the left) back in 2009. (To simplify the art and focus on the coffee drinker, I also asked Allen to omit the woman on the right:)
Years later, I needed a higher-res version of the image for a zombie coffee gag for a Finnish licensee who put it on a travel mug. So Diego Jourdan Pereira re-drew Allen’s art for me and then Mike Pascale added the zombie touches:
And then this year—when Mike and I were scrambling for Halloween gags—I suggested he modify his coffee zombie (removing the coffee and adding some blood around the mouth.) See? Simple! (When!)
Transcript:
SCENE: Zombie woman thinking.
ZOMBIE WOMAN: When we broke up, he told me to…eat my heart out! But his was so much tastier!
1963 Artist: Vince Colletta Studio Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Master of Macabre Modifications: Mike Pascale
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Art by Vince Colletta Studio from FIRST KISS #33, 1963.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Zombie woman thinking.
ZOMBIE WOMAN: When we broke up, he told me to...eat my heart out! But his was so much tastier!
1963 Artist: Vince Colletta Studio Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Master of Macabre Modifications: Mike Pascale
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FK33.3.7.5
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from FIRST KISS #33, 1963.
by John | Oct 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
A big thanks and a (virgin) Bloody Mary to my buddy Mike Pascale for the sharp-toothed art modifications and basic idea for this gag.
On Sunday night, I’ll be posting another Halloween collaboration I did with Mike. So stay tuned, kids—same vampire bat time, same vampire bat channel!
Artist unknown. From FIRST LOVE ILLUSTRATED #52, 1955.
Transcript:
SCENE: A flight attendant/stewardess is holding a tray of food and looks nervous as a vampire guy behind her looks like he’s about to bite her.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: So, uh…coffee, teA, or <gulp!> me?
1955 Artist unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Director of Vampire Dental Care: Mike Pascale
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First Love Illustrated 52.0
Artist unknown. From FIRST LOVE ILLUSTRATED #52, 1955.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A flight attendant/stewardess is holding a tray of food and looks nervous as a vampire guy behind her looks like he's about to bite her.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: So, uh...coffee, teA, or <gulp!> me?
1955 Artist unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Director of Vampire Dental Care: Mike Pascale
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First Love Illustrated 52.0
Artist unknown. From FIRST LOVE ILLUSTRATED #52, 1955.
