by John | Aug 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by John Tartaglione from the story “Elopement” in First Kiss #4, 1958. Published by Charlton.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 23.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and a sad (or bored) woman are cuddling.
MAN: I’m so happy! our lives are perfect!
WOMAN: <Sigh> Almost Perfect! Last night I noticed our bedroom ceiling needs painting.
MAN: Last night? when we made love?!!
WOMAN: Well, it was very distracting!
958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Retired Ceiling Inspector: John Lustig
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by John | Aug 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Summer Always Passes” in First Kiss #13, March 1960. Published by Charlton.
Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 9.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man smiling (leering?) at a beautiful woman in a bathing suit who's sitting by a swimming pool.
WOMAN: My love’s free! But the rest of me’s expensive!
1960 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Rich Humor: John Lustig
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by John | Aug 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
A new Last Kiss by Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Jack Keller (and probably story) from “Race Against Time” in Teenage Hotrodders #6, Feb. 1964. Published by Charlton.
Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 10.
↓ TranscriptPart 2 of 2
SCENE: The stern-looking editor is talking to us.
EDITOR: Since we put romance on our front page...
EDITOR: ...our circulation is up 1000%!
EDITOR: Every day, we have hundreds of classifieds ads...
EDITOR: ...from people looking for a special someone.
EDITOR: And every d*mn divorce lawyer in the city...
EDITOR: ...is running big expensive ads with us!
EDITOR: Ain’t love grand!
1964 Art: Jack Keller Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Jul 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Love? Sex! Extra! Read all about it in this first installment of a two-parter by Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Jack Keller (and probably story) from “Race Against Time” in Teenage Hotrodders #6, Feb. 1964. Published by Charlton.
Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 10.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: The editor---an angry, older man---points his finger out at us as a stunned younger man looks on from the side of the panel.
EDITOR: I’m tired of putting politics on our front pages!
EDITOR: Somewhere out there, two people are meeting cute!
EDITOR: I want that story...and I want photos!
EDITOR: We’re going to revolutionize the press!
EDITOR: Eat our dust, New York Times!
CAPTION: Oh, my! Can feel-good stories of cute, sexy romance really replace reports of perverse, partisan politics?
Find out Wednesday in our exciting conclusion!
1964 Art: Jack Keller Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Jul 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Inks by Vince Colletta from the story “Party Girl!” in First Kiss #4, July 1958. Published by Charlton.
Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 3.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A beautiful, young woman is getting undressed. (Or dressed.) She is in front of a mirror.
WOMAN: Okay! You can stop loving me for my mind...for now!
1958 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
Mindless--for Now: John Lustig
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