Mother’s Day 2024

Mother’s Day 2024

Happy Mother’s Day!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Alice Kirkpatrick & Bill Ward from the story “Never Marry for Love” in Diary Loves #5, May 1950. Quality Comics.

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SCENE: Young, red-headed woman is in bed writing in a journal .

WOMAN (thinking): Mom, come quick! I stuffed Silly Putty up my nose...and I can't get it out!

Have a Happy, Relaxing Mother’s Day!

Art: Alice Kirkpatrick & Bill Ward Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Not a Mother of Invention: John Lustig
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You Look So Familiar

You Look So Familiar

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by John Tartaglione from the story “Dear Jilted” in Brides in Love #8, June 1958. Charlton Comics.

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SCENE: Man holding a red drinking glass is talking to a woman.

MAN: You look familiar!
WOMAN: I’m the mother of your children!
MAN: No, that’s not it!

1958 Art: John Tartaglione Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer of Mom’s Favorite Comic: John Lustig

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Complicated Sex

Complicated Sex

Original Vintage Art & Text

Penciller unknown. Inked by Dick Giordano. First appeared in First Kiss #21, 1961.

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SCENE: Man and woman sitting on the grass. He looks very down, maybe even depressed.

MAN: Mom’s right! Sex is more complicated...with two people!

1961 Inks: Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman
Complicated Guy: John Lustig
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Learning to Love

Learning to Love

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Nick Cardy from “Good-Time Girl” in My Real Love #5, 1952. Standard Comics. No link because the original comic book isn’t online.

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SCENE: Middle-aged man with a mustache talking to a young, red-headed woman.

MAN: I’m learning so much from my students!

WOMAN: Really? What are you teaching?

MAN: Sex Ed!

1952 Character Art: Nick Cardy Re-inked and colored: Allen Freeman
Student of Life: John Lustig
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Meanwhile, in the Batcave…

Meanwhile, in the Batcave…

Original Vintage Art & Text

Pencils by Charles Nicholas (& inks possibly by Vince Alascia.) From the story “Bride into Wife” in Brides in Love #3, April 1957. Charlton Comics.

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SCENE: Bruce Wayne in the Batcave.

BRUCE: I can fight crooks, but I can’t fight who I really am!

CAPTION: Bruce Wayne finally comes out...of The Batcave!

1957 Artist unknown Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Superhero on Earth 2: John Lustig

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