by John | Jul 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
A prime example of I-Don’t-Need-Birth-Control-Because-I’m-Going-to-Stay-A-Virgin (this time) logic.
Original Vintage Art & Text
Read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.
Art by Vince Colletta Studio in the story “Loves Lovely Mirage” in FIRST KISS #36, 1964.
Transcript:
SCENE: A young man and woman are in the foreground. They’re on a date. In the background is an older woman.
MAN: You have a chaperone?
WOMAN: Yes! And it’s so unnecessary! I’ve ALMOST never gotten pregnant…on a first date!
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio
Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A young man and woman are in the foreground. They're on a date. In the background is an older woman.
MAN: You have a chaperone?
WOMAN: Yes! And it’s so unnecessary! I’ve ALMOST never gotten pregnant...on a first date!
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio
Color: Allen Freeman
36.1.2.2
by John | Jul 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
And for those of you who are curious, you can see the entire 1925 film on YouTube.
Transcript:
SCENE: A royal man and woman about to be coronated or married. There’s a huge crowd of soldiers and people behind them in the cathedral.
KING: Okay, you put your right foot in. You take your right foot out!
QUEEN: You put your right foot in and you shake it all about…
CAPTION: Doing “The Hokey Pokey–The Deluxe Edition.”
Image: John Gilbert and Mae Murray in the 1925 film The Merry Widow
New dialogue by John Lustig
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A royal man and woman about to be coronated or married. There's a huge crowd of soldiers and people behind them in the cathedral.
KING: Okay, you put your right foot in. You take your right foot out!
QUEEN: You put your right foot in and you shake it all about...
CAPTION: Doing “The Hokey Pokey--The Deluxe Edition.”
Image: John Gilbert and Mae Murray in the 1925 film The Merry Widow
New dialogue by John Lustig
Murray, Mae (Merry Widow, The)
by John | Jul 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Art from “The Love That Failed” in FIRST KISS #25, 1962.
Transcript:
Woman crying as a man tries to kiss her.
WOMAN: It’s not fair!
Why didn’t someone tell us…sex
isn’t an Olympic sport?
1962 Artist Unknown Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptWoman crying as a man tries to kiss her.
WOMAN: It’s not fair!
Why didn’t someone tell us...sex
isn’t an Olympic sport?
1962 Artist Unknown Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Jul 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Another titanic tale of torrid fun from my comic collaborators and pals Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by John Celardo from the story “Stand-In for Love” in Intimate Love #24, Sept. 1953.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man driving a black, convertible at night. There’s a beautiful woman beside him.
WOMAN: if you don’t stop singing na na na na
na na…I’ll jump out of this car! What do you say to that?
MAN (speaking via a bat-shaped word balloon): Activate
Bat-Passenger-Seat- Restraint!
1953 Art: John Celardo New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Lettering: John Lustig
Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man driving a black, convertible at night. There's a beautiful woman beside him.
WOMAN: if you don’t stop singing na na na na
na na...I’ll jump out of this car! What do you say to that?
MAN (speaking via a bat-shaped word balloon): Activate
Bat-Passenger-Seat- Restraint!
1953 Art: John Celardo New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Lettering: John Lustig
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Jul 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Chasal (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani) in the story “How He Came to Kiss Me” from FIRST KISS #21, 1961.
Read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man and woman kissing.
WOMAN (thinks): I don’t know
anything about him…except he’s a great kisser. But…maybe that’s enough!
1961 Art: Chasal (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani)
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Dialogue & Lettering: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman kissing.
WOMAN (thinks): I don’t know
anything about him...except he’s a great kisser. But…maybe that’s enough!
1961 Art: Chasal (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani)
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Dialogue & Lettering: John Lustig
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