by John | Apr 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Vintage Art & Text:
Art by Dick Giordano from the story “My Secret” in FIRST KISS #27, 1962.
Transcript:
SCENE: A man and woman are dancing. The woman leans into him and smiles.
WOMAN: Silly me! I thought you forgot my birthday!
MAN (thinking): Her
Birthday? Oh…crud! Now she’ll expect me to pay for dinner!
1962 Art: Dick Giordano Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
Everything Else: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man and woman are dancing. The woman leans into him and smiles.
WOMAN: Silly me! I thought you forgot my birthday!
MAN (thinking): Her
Birthday? Oh…crud! Now she’ll expect me to pay for dinner!
1962 Art: Dick Giordano Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
Everything Else: John Lustig
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by John | Jan 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Happy Birthday to…me! (And all the other January 25th babies!)
Artist unknown. Art from the story “The Love that Failed” in FIRST KISS #25, 1962.
Transcript:
WOMAN (thinking): Hmm! What can I get him for his birthday? It can’t be sex! We did that last year!
1962 Artist Unknown Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN (thinking): Hmm! What can I get him for his birthday? It can't be sex! We did that last year!
1962 Artist Unknown Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
Artist unknown. Art from the story "The Love that Failed" in FIRST KISS #25, 1962.
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by John | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Love Comics Later” in First Kiss #15, July 1960.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man and woman kissing and making out in the foreground. In the background is a much older woman and a piano.
YOUNGER WOMAN: Sex! Just what I wanted for my birthday!
OLDER WOMAN: Lucky me! It’s my birthday too!
1960 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman kissing and making out in the foreground. In the background is a much older woman and a piano.
YOUNGER WOMAN: Sex! Just what I wanted for my birthday!
OLDER WOMAN: Lucky me! It’s my birthday too!
1960 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Jan 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Art by Bill Ward in the story “Rapture at Homecoming Time” in DIARY LOVES #8, 1951.
Transcript:
MAN: Since it’s your birthday, I’ll pay for dinner…even if we don’t have sex!
WOMAN IN COCKTAIL DRESS (thinking): Yeah! Like that’ll happen!
1951 Art: Bill Ward Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art Code: DJP.lk189
↓ TranscriptMAN: Since it’s your birthday, I’ll pay for dinner...even if we don’t have sex!
WOMAN IN COCKTAIL DRESS (thinking): Yeah! Like that’ll happen!
1951 Art: Bill Ward Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art Code: DJP.lk189
by John | Jan 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Surprise Party” in FIRST KISS #40, 1965.
Transcript:
SCENE: Adult birthday party with a birthday cake and people celebrating as a woman in the foreground kisses a smiling man.
WOMAN: Wow! How did you keep this a secret?
MAN: I’m really good at lying to you!
ANOTHER WOMAN AT THE PARTY: GEE! I wish someone would lie to me!
1965 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Adult birthday party with a birthday cake and people celebrating as a woman in the foreground kisses a smiling man.
WOMAN: Wow! How did you keep this a secret?
MAN: I’m really good at lying to you!
ANOTHER WOMAN AT THE PARTY: GEE! I wish someone would lie to me!
1965 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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