by John | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
My thanks to Mike Pascale for the (sap-free!) Arbor Day gag and art changes. If you’re on Facebook interested in more of Mike’s humor—especially if you’re a sports fan—check out his Seahawks football webcomic Game Buzz.

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “A Moment to Remember” in FIRST KISS #21, 1962.
Transcript:
SLEEZY MAN IN FRONT OF A TREE HOLDING A SEED IN ONE HAND: Hey babe! Wanna help me plant my seed?
WOMAN: Sure! Jump in a hole and I’ll bury you!
Happy Arbor Day!
Arboreal Humor & Artistic Mayhem: Mike Pascale
1962 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSLEEZY MAN IN FRONT OF A TREE HOLDING A SEED IN ONE HAND: Hey babe! Wanna help me plant my seed?
WOMAN: Sure! Jump in a hole and I'll bury you!
Happy Arbor Day!
Arboreal Humor & Artistic Mayhem: Mike Pascale
1962 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Apr 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
My thanks to Mike Pascale for the Earth Day gag and art changes!

Art by Art Saaf in the story “My Kind of Love” in Best Romance #5, 1952.
Transcript:
Scene: Man embracing and coughing into the face of a woman wearing a protective medical mask.
MAN: It’s Earth Day! <Cough Cough> Let’s save the planet!
WOMAN: Sure! Right after I save myself!
1952 Art: Art Saaf Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Master of Masked Maidens: Mike Pascale
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↓ TranscriptScene: Man embracing and coughing into the face of a woman wearing a protective medical mask.
MAN: It’s Earth Day! <Cough Cough> Let's save the planet!
WOMAN: Sure! Right after I save myself!
1952 Art: Art Saaf Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Master of Masked Maidens: Mike Pascale
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by John | Apr 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Happy National Weed Day!

Art by unknown artist. From CRIMES BY WOMEN #6, 1949.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man smoking a joint. Growing behind him are a bunch of marijuana plants.
MAN: Good news! I finally weeded the yard!
1949 Artist Unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptTranscript:
SCENE: Man smoking a joint. Growing behind him are a bunch of marijuana plants.
MAN: Good news! I finally weeded the yard!
1949 Artist Unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorized

Art Saaf & Mike Peppe from the story “Kiss and Run” in New Romances #14, 1952.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man and woman resting on the grass.
MAN: Remember when we were young, brave and foolish?
WOMAN: The good ol’ days? Yes! It’s hard to believe that was just last month!
1952 Art: Saaf & Mike Peppe
New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman resting on the grass.
MAN: Remember when we were young, brave and foolish?
WOMAN: The good ol’ days? Yes! It's hard to believe that was just last month!
1952 Art: Saaf & Mike Peppe
New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Apr 14, 2020 | Uncategorized

Art by Sam Glansman from Kona #1, 1962.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Human skeletons and giant eggs are at the bottom of a rocky cliff. A man is falling from the cliff and on the ledge of the cliff we can see the silhouette of a giant rabbit.
CAPTION: After Easter, have you ever wondered...where the Easter Bunny goes? Some say he has a hidden lair filled with giant, magical eggs that grant wishes! Impossible? Perhaps. But this much we know. Many have searched for the Bunny’s Lair. But none have ever returned--alive!
1962 Art: Sam Glanzman Art Changes: John Lustig
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