Furnished with the Bare Necessities

Furnished with the Bare Necessities

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “Good Ole Joe” in FIRST KISS #1, 1957. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.

 

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Exterior of a second-floor building. A long word balloon from a single speaker is seen coming from the inside of the building.

WORD BALLOON: Ugh!I wouldn’t rent this dump even if…Good Lord! I can see the nudist colony across the street! And over there…a bounce castle for cheer leaders!!! And next to it…Oh, my! is that even legal?

CAPTION: Get a Last Kiss Apartment now! Free binoculars while supplies last!

1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Allen Freeman
Landlord: John Lustig

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SCENE: Exterior of a second-floor building. A long word balloon from a single speaker is seen coming from the inside of the building.

WORD BALLOON: Ugh!I wouldn’t rent this dump even if...Good Lord! I can see the nudist colony across the street! And over there...a bounce castle for cheer leaders!!! And next to it...Oh, my! is that even legal?

CAPTION: Get a Last Kiss Apartment now! Free binoculars while supplies last!

1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Allen Freeman
Landlord: John Lustig

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Young Love

Young Love

 

 

 

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SCENE: Photo of a girl and slightly older boy (Leroy) circa 1908.

GIRL: We held hands! Good grief! I might be pregnant! So Leroy and I are getting married!

LEROY: Gee! I hope someone invents Sex education soon!

1908 Photographer: Lewis W. Hine
Subjects: Delia St. Germain & brother Edward
2022 Wiseguy: John Lustig

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SCENE: Photo of a girl and slightly older boy (Leroy) circa 1908.

GIRL: We held hands! Good grief! I might be pregnant! So Leroy and I are getting married!

LEROY: Gee! I hope someone invents Sex education soon!

1908 Photographer: Lewis W. Hine
Subjects: Delia St. Germain & brother Edward
2022 Wiseguy: John Lustig

America

Being Me

Being Me

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Dick Giordano & Vince Alascia from the story “The Hearty Welcomers” in Frank Merriwell at Yale #1, 1955. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Medium close up of a guy.

MAN: At comic cons I don’t have to pretend! I can be who I really am…Jessica Rabbit’s sexier, less bashful sister!

1965 Art: Dick Giordano & Vince Alascia Figure Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Less Bashful Writer: John Lustig

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SCENE: Medium close up of a guy.

MAN: At comic cons I don’t have to pretend! I can be who I really am…Jessica Rabbit’s sexier, less bashful sister!

1965 Art: Dick Giordano & Vince Alascia Figure Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Less Bashful Writer: John Lustig

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Don’t Look!

Don’t Look!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from “A Bouquet of Roses” in First Kiss #20, 1961. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.

 

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Woman looks on with doubt as a man starts to take off his suit jacket.

WOMAN: Wait! Seeing you naked might spoil the mood!

Art: Vince Colletta Studio Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Always in the Mood: John Lustig

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SCENE: Woman looks on with doubt as a man starts to take off his suit jacket.

WOMAN: Wait! Seeing you naked might spoil the mood!

Art: Vince Colletta Studio Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Always in the Mood: John Lustig

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Twit Wit

Twit Wit

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “One Stolen Kiss” from FIRST KISS #1, 1957. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.

 

Transcript:

SCENE: An upset woman is talking to a smiling guy who is wearing a beret and smoking a cigarette.

WOMAN: I’m trying to decide if you’re a sexist halfwit…or a full-blown nitwit!

MAN: Who says I can’t be both?

1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Witty Wonder: John Lustig

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SCENE: An upset woman is talking to a smiling guy who is wearing a beret and smoking a cigarette.

WOMAN: I’m trying to decide if you’re a sexist halfwit...or a full-blown nitwit!

MAN: Who says I can’t be both?

1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Witty Wonder: John Lustig

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