by John | Dec 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
I literally laughed out loud when I read Tony Isabella‘s gag for this art. For those of us who know romance comics, it’s outright hilarious!
Sobbing, broken-hearted females graced the covers of a staggering number of romance comics. Love didn’t make these women happy. It made them miserable—before their inevitable happy endings, of course.
Crying damsels in obvious distress didn’t appear on the covers of every romance comic. But they showed up so frequently that it must’ve been a challenge for the artists. How could they top the misery level of previous covers? How many tears were enough? Or too much?
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by John Tartaglione from the story “To Stella with Love” in FIRST KISS #3, 1958. Click link to read the vintage comic book where this art first appeared.
by John | Dec 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sexy fun from Tony Isabella & Allen Freeman!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “Good Ole Joe” in FIRST KISS #1, 1957. Curious about the original vintage comic book? Click the link to read the entire issue for free.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man and woman in a garden or yard.
WOMAN: Bring your big hand down to my breasts. Move your little hand lower. I’ll tell you when it’s low enough.
CAPTION: Teaching Him Foreplay
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Modern Color: Allen Freeman
Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman in a garden or yard.
WOMAN: Bring your big hand down to my breasts. Move your little hand lower. I’ll tell you when it’s low enough.
CAPTION: Teaching Him Foreplay
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Modern Color: Allen Freeman
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Dec 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Happy (and Healthy) Holidays!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Vince Coletta inks from the story “This Gamble Called Love” in BRIDES IN LOVE #9, 1958. Click the link to read the entire issue for free
Transcript:
SCENE: Santa Claus and a woman are talking in the foreground. In the background, we can see the silhouette of a reindeer flying through the sky.
SANTA: You’re asking for a Christmas miracle?
WOMAN: Yes! A big one! I want everyone to be happy and healthy in 2022!
Santa-fication and Character Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Writer: John Lustig
Merry Christmas!
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Santa Claus and a woman are talking in the foreground. In the background, we can see the silhouette of a reindeer flying through the sky.
SANTA: You’re asking for a Christmas miracle?
WOMAN: Yes! A big one! I want everyone to be happy and healthy in 2022!
Santa-fication and Character Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Writer: John Lustig
Merry Christmas!
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by John | Dec 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Christmas is almost here. I wonder if it’s too late to start shopping.
Transcript:
SCENE: An exhausted, small dog wearing a reindeer headband is sleeping—or at least has their eyes closed.
CAPTION #1: Christmas is coming! I’m so excited!
CAPTION #2: But first…a nap!
CAPTION #3: Dog tired? It happens to the best of us!
Photo: Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash Dialogue: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: An exhausted, small dog wearing a reindeer headband is sleeping---or at least has their eyes closed.
CAPTION #1: Christmas is coming! I’m so excited!
CAPTION #2: But first…a nap!
CAPTION #3: Dog tired? It happens to the best of us!
Photo: Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash Dialogue: John Lustig
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by John | Dec 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta Studio in the story “Made for Romance” in FIRST KISS #4, 1958. Click link to read the entire issue of the original comic–for free.
Note: The expression on the woman’s face in the original art didn’t match the gag. So I replaced her face with another image of her from elsewhere in the story. With Photoshop almost all things are possible!
Transcript:
WOMAN talking while she thinks about—seen in a thought balloon—herself kissing a man. In the background is a green mistletoe pattern.
WOMAN: I hung mistletoe in every room. So, Merry Christmas to me!
1958 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Character Color: Allen Freeman
Writer: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN talking while she thinks about---seen in a thought balloon---herself kissing a man. In the background is a green mistletoe pattern.
WOMAN: I hung mistletoe in every room. So, Merry Christmas to me!
1958 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Character Color: Allen Freeman
Writer: John Lustig
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