by John | Dec 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Happy Hanukkah!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Pencils by Dick Giordano? Inks by Vince Colletta. From the story “This Gamble Called Love” in Brides in Love #9, Sept. 1958. (No link this time. The original comic isn’t posted online.)
↓ TranscriptSANTA: Actually, I don’t mind working on Christmas! I’m Jewish!
WOMAN: Happy Hanukkah!
1958 Art: Dick Giordano? & Vince Colletta
Santafication: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Santa Scribe: John Lustig
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by John | Dec 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
This week I’ll be posting Last Kiss comics every day through Christmas. I hope you enjoy the extra comics!
Santa appears here courtesy of part-time Christmas elf and full-time nice guy Mike Pascale.
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Dick Giordano from the story “Fooling with Love” in FIRST KISS #7, 1959. Read the entire issue for free by clicking the link.
Transcript:
SCENE: Close up of a woman kissing Santa Claus on the cheek. She has one hand on his other cheek.
SANTA: Ready to get off my naughty list?
WOMAN: Nope!
1959 Art: Dick Giordano Santa-fication: Mike Pascale
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Close up of a woman kissing Santa Claus on the cheek. She has one hand on his other cheek.
SANTA: Ready to get off my naughty list?
WOMAN: Nope!
1959 Art: Dick Giordano Santa-fication: Mike Pascale
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by John | Dec 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Instead of showing the original, vintage panel art, I’m posting the opening, splash panel from that same story. Frankly there’s a lot more going on it and I thought it’d be more fun! —John
Artist unknown. From the Glory Forbes story in Ranger Comics #39, Feb. 1948. Fiction House.
Transcript:
SCENE: Young woman skiing rapidly and out of control down a mountain.
CAPTION: Dear Santa:
Thank you for the skis!
I didn’t see any instructions. But I’m sure I’ll figure it out!
WOMAN: Where the %$#@ are the brakes?!!
1948 Artist Unknown Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young woman skiing rapidly and out of control down a mountain.
CAPTION: Dear Santa:
Thank you for the skis!
I didn’t see any instructions. But I’m sure I’ll figure it out!
WOMAN: Where the %$#@ are the brakes?!!
1948 Artist Unknown Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Dec 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Happy Holidays and many thanks to all of you who’ve been reading Last Kiss! I hope 2021 is a much better and happier year for all of us!
Original Vintage Artwork:
Pencils by Charles Nicholas in Nurse Betsy Crane #18, 1962.
Transcript:
SANTA (pointing his forefinger forcibly upwards as he makes a point): You don’t have to believe in me! But Santa believes in you!
CAPTION: Believe, hope and have a Merry Christmas!
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↓ TranscriptSANTA (pointing his forefinger forcibly upwards as he makes a point): You don’t have to believe in me! But Santa believes in you!
CAPTION: Believe, hope and have a Merry Christmas!
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by John | Dec 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Below is the original, vintage art before artist Diego Jourdan Pereira Santa-fied it:
Artist unknown. From the story “Censored” in All True Romance #2, published by Comics Media in 1951.
Transcript:
SCENE: Santa Claus thinking to himself.
SANTA (thinks): At last I believe in myself!
CAPTION: After years of therapy, Santa finally has a breakthrough!
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Santa Claus thinking to himself.
SANTA (thinks): At last I believe in myself!
CAPTION: After years of therapy, Santa finally has a breakthrough!
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