by John | Aug 16, 2020 | Uncategorized

Artist unknown, but may be Matt Baker. From the story “Second Best Beau” in Hi-School Romance #75, Nov. 1958.
Transcript:
WOMAN (thinking): Is that a man? or A woman? Am I turned on? Or…no! I’m definitely turned on!
1958 Art: Artist unknown, but might be Matt Baker
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN (thinking): Is that a man? or A woman? Am I turned on? Or…no! I’m definitely turned on!
1958 Art: Artist unknown, but might be Matt Baker
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Aug 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hot, brilliant humor for cool, smart readers (and room-temperature dummies) courtesy of Tony Isabella.

Art by the Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Teach Me, My Love” in FIRST KISS #29, 1962.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman talking to her personal mannequin (Molly Mannequin.) In panels on each side of the main panel we see store mannequins.
WOMAN: Oh, my dear Molly Mannequin. Sheltering at home with you has been wonderful. Tonight, let’s read another chapter of Fifty Shades of Off-Color. I hope *giggle* you don’t blush easily.
Molly Mannequin (thinking): Where’s a woodchipper when you need one? I miss my friends at Macy’s.
1962 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer & Dummy Dialogue Coach: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman talking to her personal mannequin (Molly Mannequin.) In panels on each side of the main panel we see store mannequins.
WOMAN: Oh, my dear Molly Mannequin. Sheltering at home with you has been wonderful. Tonight, let’s read another chapter of Fifty Shades of Off-Color. I hope *giggle* you don’t blush easily.
Molly Mannequin (thinking): Where’s a woodchipper when you need one? I miss my friends at Macy’s.
1962 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer & Dummy Dialogue Coach: Tony Isabella
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by John | Aug 11, 2020 | Uncategorized

Art by Dick Giordano from the story “Last Paradise” from Intimate #3, 1958.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman pushes away in alarm from a man.
MAN: Of course I didn’t max out all the credit cards! I saved one for our old age!
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman pushes away in alarm from a man.
MAN: Of course I didn’t max out all the credit cards! I saved one for our old age!
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by John | Aug 9, 2020 | Uncategorized

Art by John Tartaglione from the story “Elopement” in FIRST KISS #4, 1958.
Transcript:
Scene: A man and a sad-looking woman are embracing. The man has green hair. In the background is a pond or small lake.
WOMAN (thinking): I’ve kissed a lot of frogs! But <sigh> still no prince!
MAN: Ribit
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Background: Adapted from Unsplash photo by Mattia Bericchia
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↓ TranscriptScene: A man and a sad-looking woman are embracing. The man has green hair. In the background is a pond or small lake.
WOMAN (thinking): I’ve kissed a lot of frogs! But <sigh> still no prince!
MAN: Ribit
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Background: Adapted from Unsplash photo by Mattia Bericchia
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by John | Aug 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Printed Version of Original, Vintage Art & Dialog:

Art by Harry Lazarus from the story “Fate Is a Many-Armed Buddha!” in Adventures into the Unknown #66, Sept. 1955.
Transcript:
CAPTION: As billionaires go, Mannly Rich and his brother Vastly Rich aren’t complicated. They believe in simple solutions
…no matter how complex the problems! Of course, no problem is more complex than Covid 19! So…
SCENE, PANEL 1: Two men in suits (one wearing a yacht captain’s hat) are standing by a cannon.
Face masks? Social distancing? it’s absurd! I say we fight this virus the good, ol’ American way! We ignore it!
SCENE, PANEL 2: Man in yacht captain’s hat smiles as the cannon fires.
Right! And when that doesn’t work…We blow it to kingdom come!
CANNON FIRES: Boom!
CAPTION: Problem solved!
1955 Art: Harry Lazarus Art Cleanup & New Dialogue: John Lustig
↓ TranscriptCAPTION: As billionaires go, Mannly Rich and his brother Vastly Rich aren’t complicated. They believe in simple solutions
...no matter how complex the problems! Of course, no problem is more complex than Covid 19! So...
SCENE, PANEL 1: Two men in suits (one wearing a yacht captain's hat) are standing by a cannon.
Face masks? Social distancing? it’s absurd! I say we fight this virus the good, ol’ American way! We ignore it!
SCENE, PANEL 2: Man in yacht captain's hat smiles as the cannon fires.
Right! And when that doesn’t work...We blow it to kingdom come!
CANNON FIRES: Boom!
CAPTION: Problem solved!
1955 Art: Harry Lazarus Art Cleanup & New Dialogue: John Lustig