This is the second of two Christmas gags written by my pal Jennifer M. Contino–the self-pronounced “Queen of Christmas comics.” (Even Santa doesn’t have as many Christmas-themed comic books as her!)
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Bill Ward from the story “Rapture at Homecoming Time” in Diary Loves #8, March 1951. Quality Comics. The story begins on Page #12.
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↓ Transcript
SCENE: Distraught woman wearing long-armed opera gloves has one to her forehead and is lost in thought.
MUSIC PLAYING IN BACKGROUND: “On the Fifth Day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…”
WOMAN (thinking): I dated all the Lords, Drummers and Pipers! But didn’t get even one golden ring...let alone five!
1951 Art: Bill Ward Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira & Mike Pascale
Writer: Jennifer M. Contino
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MUSIC PLAYING IN BACKGROUND: “On the Fifth Day of Christmas, my true love sent to me…”
WOMAN (thinking): I dated all the Lords, Drummers and Pipers! But didn’t get even one golden ring...let alone five!
1951 Art: Bill Ward Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira & Mike Pascale
Writer: Jennifer M. Contino
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Yeah, but she got all the birds.
So many birds… 184 birds. Maybe more. Bird crap all over everything.
There’s gotta be a lord-a-leaping that wants to upgrade to a redhead. Here’s an example:
https://imgur.com/t/red_head_monday/XgI36EK
Further proof that it’s good to upgrade to redheads:
SOUND ON!
https://imgur.com/gallery/sNHh8Fl
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Destini!
Well, the Lords could afford it, but the musicians? You’d best pray to have no positive results*.
*on your medical tests. Yeah, you should get tested.