by John | Jun 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is another one of the Last Kiss comics I originally created for Comics Buyer’s Guide way back when. This is the first time it’s ever appeared on the web. First time in color too!
Art by Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia from the story Judy and the Dude in Career Girl Romances #64, 1971.
Transcript:
CAPTION: Your car breaks down on a lonely dirt road…miles from anywhere! No food! No cell phone! No Tivo! All you have are your wits…and your comic books (because you’d never leave home without them.) How do you survive?
A. You read your comics for inspiration and come up with a brilliant plan! Alas, it involves time travel and moving the Earth out of orbit. So you die!
B. You alert Superman with your emergency signal watch! You’re saved!
C. Oops! You forgot to put new batteries in the watch! You die!
D. You (reluctantly!) ask your girlfriend for advice. She fixes the car in 10 seconds with some
chewing gum. You’re saved!
E. You decide it’s all a dream! So it won’t matter if you ignore everything and keep reading comics until…you die!
SCENE: Man and woman cuddling and enjoying a campfire.
MAN: Wow! This is great! How did you get the fire going?
WOMAN: I used your comics for kindling!
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1971 Art: Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia in Career Girl Romances #64.
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CAPTION: Your car breaks down on a lonely dirt road…miles from anywhere! No food! No cell phone! No Tivo! All you have are your wits…and your comic books (because you’d never leave home without them.) How do you survive?
A. You read your comics for inspiration and come up with a brilliant plan! Alas, it involves time travel and moving the Earth out of orbit. So you die!
B. You alert Superman with your emergency signal watch! You’re saved!
C. Oops! You forgot to put new batteries in the watch! You die!
D. You (reluctantly!) ask your girlfriend for advice. She fixes the car in 10 seconds with some
chewing gum. You’re saved!
E. You decide it’s all a dream! So it won’t matter if you ignore everything and keep reading comics until...you die!
SCENE: Man and woman cuddling and enjoying a campfire.
MAN: Wow! This is great! How did you get the fire going?
WOMAN: I used your comics for kindling!
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1971 Art: Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia in Career Girl Romances #64.
by John | Feb 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Here’s another updated comic from the days when I did Last Kiss for Comics Buyer’s Guide. Note: The two original art panels (below) are from the same story, but were taken from different pages of that story.
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Jealousy” in First Kiss #14, 1960.
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Jealousy” in First Kiss #14, 1960.
Curious about the story this art comes from? You can read the entire—extremely odd—story and the rest of the vintage comic book here on the free comics site, ComicBookPlus.com.
Transcript:
CAPTION: Welcome to Comicstown–where getting bitten by a radioactive spider, cloned by aliens, and becoming an orphaned mutant are every child’s dream…and constitutional right!
SCARLET SIREN: I’m the Scarlet Siren! My super power? I turn men into…unsuspecting fools!
MAN: I find that hard to believe!
SCARLET SIREN: See! It’s working already!
1960 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color by Allen Freeman
Art Code: 14.1.1.3 & 14.1.2.2
↓ TranscriptCAPTION: Welcome to Comicstown--where getting bitten by a radioactive spider, cloned by aliens, and becoming an orphaned mutant are every child’s dream…and constitutional right!
SCARLET SIREN: I’m the Scarlet Siren! My super power? I turn men into…unsuspecting fools!
MAN: I find that hard to believe!
SCARLET SIREN: See! It's working already!
1960 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color by Allen Freeman
Art Code: 14.1.1.3 & 14.1.2.2
by John | Feb 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Dream Along with Me” in First Kiss #32, June 1963.
Transcript
CAPTION: Are your lovers leaving smaller and smaller wads of cash on your nightstand? Are you looking for love in all the wrong places…mostly because all the good street corners are already taken? Then it’s time you set your sights higher! Read Last Kiss to learn the secrets to happier, more financially rewarding romance!
SCENE: Woman #1 is looking in a mirror and adjusting her hair, getting ready for a date. In the background Woman #2 sits at a desk.
WOMAN #1: Since I’ve been reading Last Kiss, I’ve been getting “birthday” gifts from men every day!
WOMAN #2: Every day? You poor kid! Mine are delivered hourly! But then, I’m easy…to buy for! I accept anything…as long as it’s over two carats!
Art by the Vince Colletta Studio
Next: How to date yourself…and make it tax deductible!
Art Code: 32.1.3.2-3
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CAPTION: Are your lovers leaving smaller and smaller wads of cash on your nightstand? Are you looking for love in all the wrong places...mostly because all the good street corners are already taken? Then it’s time you set your sights higher! Read Last Kiss to learn the secrets to happier, more financially rewarding romance!
SCENE: Woman #1 is looking in a mirror and adjusting her hair, getting ready for a date. In the background Woman #2 sits at a desk.
WOMAN #1: Since I’ve been reading Last Kiss, I’ve been getting “birthday” gifts from men every day!
WOMAN #2: Every day? You poor kid! Mine are delivered hourly! But then, I’m easy…to buy for! I accept anything…as long as it’s over two carats!
Art by the Vince Colletta Studio
Next: How to date yourself…and make it tax deductible!
Art Code: 32.1.3.2-3
by John | Feb 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Curious about the story this art comes from? You can read the entire story and the rest of the vintage comic book here on the free comics site, ComicBookPlus.com.
Art by Bob Powell & Howard Nostrand from the story “The Girl in the Moonpool” in Chamber of Chills #11, Aug. 1952.
Transcript:
OLD WOMAN IN WOODS: They say, to know what a girl will look like when she’s old, meet her mom! Fortunately for you, my mom looks great!
1952 Art: Bob Powell & Howard Nostrand Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art Code: DJP.lk508
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OLD WOMAN IN WOODS: They say, to know what a girl will look like when she’s old, meet her mom! Fortunately for you, my mom looks great!
1952 Art: Bob Powell & Howard Nostrand Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art Code: DJP.lk508
by John | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Art by Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia from the story “One Too Many Heartbreaks” in FIRST KISS #39, 1964.
TRANSCRIPT:
CAPTION: Unlike you, most people are already having trouble keeping their New Year’s resolutions! Why? Well, frankly they’re not as smart as you! (And not as easily flattered either!) Take Bob for instance…please!
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Hi, Bob! Why the long face?
WOMAN: Oh, he’s just grumpy because of his New Year’s resolution! He’s giving up comics…to make me happy! Not more than hot, wild love with me!
BOB: Actually, I’d settle for a mildly arousing handshake if I could just keep reading Last Kiss!
Art by Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia from the story “One Too Many Heartbreaks” in FIRST KISS #39, 1964.
Art Codes: 39.1.4.4 & 39.1.4.5
↓ TranscriptCAPTION: Unlike you, most people are already having trouble keeping their New Year’s resolutions! Why? Well, frankly they’re not as smart as you! (And not as easily flattered either!) Take Bob for instance…please!
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Hi, Bob! Why the long face?
WOMAN: Oh, he’s just grumpy because of his New Year’s resolution! He’s giving up comics...to make me happy! Not more than hot, wild love with me!
BOB: Actually, I’d settle for a mildly arousing handshake if I could just keep reading Last Kiss!
Art by Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia from the story "One Too Many Heartbreaks" in FIRST KISS #39, 1964.
Art Codes: 39.1.4.4 & 39.1.4.5
