Lug Nuts

Lug Nuts

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Matt Baker from the cover of Wartime Romances #17, Sept. 1953. Published by St. John.

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SCENE: Two sailors at a bar. The first sailor looks over with interest at a beautiful blonde who is walking by. The second sailor places his hand on the first sailor's back and looks at him with concern.

SECOND SAILOR: No! She’ll only break your heart…the way you broke mine! And then, who’s going to comfort you? Me! You big lug!

1953 Art: Matt Baker
Lug Nut: John Lustig

Wartime Romances #17

How to Cheer Up

How to Cheer Up

Original Vintage Art & Text

Artist unknown. From the story “Censored” in All True Romance #2, Oct. 1951. Published by Comic Media.

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SCENE: A man and woman are talking in the foreground. In the background is a bed.

WOMAN: You’re right! Sex might cheer me up! But...with whom?

1951 Artist Unknown Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Cheer Squad Leader: John Lustig

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Happiness Isn’t a Warm Gun

Happiness Isn’t a Warm Gun

Original Vintage Art & Text

Pencils by Alice Kirkpatrick from the story “I Played with Fire” in Diary Loves #8, 1951. Published by Quality.

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SCENE: Woman pointing a handgun at a smiling man.

WOMAN: Make me Happy...or else!

Pencils: Alice Kirkpatrick Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Happy to Make You Happy: John Lustig
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Memorial Day 2023

Memorial Day 2023

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SCENE: Young girl with flowers in a cemetery.

CAPTION: For war to disappear, men would have to become either cowards or wise.
---Jean Rostand

CAPTION: Have a peaceful Memorial Day!

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Oh, That’s Rich!

Oh, That’s Rich!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Sid Greene from the story “Betrayal of Love” in Diary Loves #2, 1949.

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SCENE: Man cups a young woman's chin as he talks to her.

MAN: Don’t think of me as old! Think of me as rich!

1949 Art: Sid Greene Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Wiser, Not Older: John Lustig
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