by John | Feb 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Few pieces of Last Kiss art have been used as much—and have evolved as much—as the art in today’s comic. Many thanks to my pal Mike Pascale for continuing to find new ways to tweak and transform this vintage panel.
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Hope Never Dies” in FIRST KISS #29, 1962.
Transcript:
SCENE: Two flying cupids (with bows and arrows) talk in the foreground while in the background a man and a woman kiss. Both the man and the woman have arrows sticking out of their backs,
CUPID #1: You made a Democrat and a Republican fall in love? Amazing!
CUPID #2: And for my next trick…I’m gonna change my own diaper!
1962 Baby Art: Vince Colletta Studio Cupidization & Flying Fun: Mike Pascale
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Two flying cupids (with bows and arrows) talk in the foreground while in the background a man and a woman kiss. Both the man and the woman have arrows sticking out of their backs,
CUPID #1: You made a Democrat and a Republican fall in love? Amazing!
CUPID #2: And for my next trick…I’m gonna change my own diaper!
1962 Baby Art: Vince Colletta Studio Cupidization & Flying Fun: Mike Pascale
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by John | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
This comic that mischievous Mike Pascale and I created back in 2014 is one of my favorite Valentine’s Day gags. But tomorrow we’ll have a brand new cupid comic that’s twice as outrageous!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Condemned” in FIRST KISS #40, 1965.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman holding a baby who has wings.
WOMAN: So, Cupid, still think you’re not the father.
Art: Vince Colletta Studio Cupidization: Mike Pascale
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Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Condemned” in FIRST KISS #40, 1965.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman holding a baby who has wings.
WOMAN: So, Cupid, still think you're not the father.
Art: Vince Colletta Studio Cupidization: Mike Pascale
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Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story "Condemned" in FIRST KISS #40, 1965.
by John | Feb 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
More fun from Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella.
Sorry no original art this time!
Transcript:
SCENE: Close up of a red-headed woman wearing a gold bracelet, necklace and earrings.
CAPTION: Glorie knew exactly how to think Richie for this lovely solid gold Fitbit. She’d show the Poor Little Rich guy some steps he’d never even dreamed of!
1957 Artist Unknown Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Close up of a red-headed woman wearing a gold bracelet, necklace and earrings.
CAPTION: Glorie knew exactly how to think Richie for this lovely solid gold Fitbit. She'd show the Poor Little Rich guy some steps he'd never even dreamed of!
1957 Artist Unknown Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Feb 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
This is the reason I always give chocolate for Valentine’s Day.
Pencils by Mike Sekowsky from the story “Date with Scandal” Pencils in Intimate Love #28, Aug. 1954.
Transcript:
SCENE: Crying woman does a faceplant as a man walks away in the background.
WOMAN: The only lover who never disappoints me is…chocolate!
1954 Pencils: Mike Sekowsky Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Pencils by Mike Sekowsky from the story “Date with Scandal” Pencils in Intimate Love #28, Aug. 1954.
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Crying woman does a faceplant as a man walks away in the background.
WOMAN: The only lover who never disappoints me is...chocolate!
1954 Pencils: Mike Sekowsky Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Pencils by Mike Sekowsky from the story "Date with Scandal" Pencils in Intimate Love #28, Aug. 1954.
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by John | Feb 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
More whimsy from Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella—who is confronting “ghostly evil” in real life by running for office!
Art by John Prentice from the story “Bedeviled” in First Love Illustrated #69, Oct. 1956.
SCENE:
SCENE: Woman in a costume (trapeze artist or superhero, take your pick!) is on a stage. She appears to be doing a shimmy with a bunch of cloth behind her posterior. An appreciative audience looks on.
CAPTION: By day, Marissa’s the host of HGTV’s hit series Haunted House Renovation.
CAPTION: By night, she dons her mystic drapery to confront ghostly evil as…
CAPTION: Drapery Doll, the Material Girl Who Closes the Curtains on Evil!*
CAPTION: *Okay, well, she’s still working on her hero name. All the good ones have been taken.
1956 Art: John Prentice Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
Art by John Prentice from the story “Bedeviled” in First Love Illustrated #69, Oct. 1956.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman in a costume (trapeze artist or superhero, take your pick!) is on a stage. She appears to be doing a shimmy with a bunch of cloth behind her posterior. An appreciative audience looks on.
CAPTION: By day, Marissa’s the host of HGTV’s hit series Haunted House Renovation.
CAPTION: By night, she dons her mystic drapery to confront ghostly evil as…
CAPTION: Drapery Doll, the Material Girl Who Closes the Curtains on Evil!*
CAPTION: *Okay, well, she’s still working on her hero name. All the good ones have been taken.
1956 Art: John Prentice Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
Art by John Prentice from the story "Bedeviled" in First Love Illustrated #69, Oct. 1956.
