by John | Mar 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Art by Bob Powell from the story “The Rat Man” from Tomb of Terror #5, Oct. 1952.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman wearing gloves covering her face in horror.
WOMAN: If only he’d propose…so I could stop…holding in these farts!
1952 Art: Bob Powell Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art by Bob Powell from the story “The Rat Man” from Tomb of Terror #5, Oct. 1952.
Art Code: DJP.lk499
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman wearing gloves covering her face in horror.
WOMAN: If only he’d propose...so I could stop...holding in these farts!
1952 Art: Bob Powell Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art by Bob Powell from the story "The Rat Man" from Tomb of Terror #5, Oct. 1952.
Art Code: DJP.lk499
by John | Dec 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Art attributed to Jack Kamen from the story “Dangerous Deception” in First Romance Magazine #51, 1958.
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.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman sitting on couch looking somewhat sad as she holds a newspaper that has a photo of her and a man. The headline under the photo says: Engaged!
WOMAN: Sure! I was a tad early with the announcement! But you’re going to propose eventually, right?
1958 Art: Jack Kamen? Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman sitting on couch looking somewhat sad as she holds a newspaper that has a photo of her and a man. The headline under the photo says: Engaged!
WOMAN: Sure! I was a tad early with the announcement! But you’re going to propose eventually, right?
1958 Art: Jack Kamen? Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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Art attributed to Jack Kamen from the story "Dangerous Deception" in First Romance Magazine #51, 1958.
by John | Nov 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Dream Along with Me” in First Kiss #32, June 1963.
Transcript:
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman hugging startled young man.
WOMAN: Since you’re shy, I proposed to myself! And Congrats! I accepted!
1963 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
Art Code: 32.1.4.2
by John | Oct 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
When it comes to proposals, he’s pennywise and pound (cake) foolish!
In regard to the original comic panel (below,), the guy’s missing mouth is odd, but that’s clearly a printing error. (The mouth is there in the black and white photostat of the art as it was originally drawn.)
But what flummoxes me is the half-empty caption box that’s floating in the art. I’ve never seen a caption box before with so much empty space., Obviously, more text was planned for that spot. Normally, text was lettered—or in Charlton’s case, typed with a giant typewriter—right on the original art. But it’s possible that extra text was planned for this caption, then pasted on and simply fell off before printing. Or maybe someone forgot to add it. This is the type of oddity that makes Charlton Comics so maddening—and fascinating.
Art possibly by the Vince Colletta Studio. From the story “The Right Love” in First Kiss #34, 1963.
Scan from black & white original art for First Kiss #34.
Transcription:
SCENE: Man sitting in a restaurant looks at a waitress walking by.
MAN (thinking): I’ll propose! I hope she says “yes!” Then I won’t have to tip her!
1963 Art: Possibly the Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan
Art Code: DJP.lk386
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man sitting in a restaurant looks at a waitress walking by.
MAN (thinking): I’ll propose! I hope she says “yes!” Then I won’t have to tip her!
1963 Art: Possibly the Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan
Art Code: DJP.lk386
by John | Sep 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
To create today’s artwork, my pal Mike Pascale masterfully mooched together elements from two different, pre-existing Last Kiss panels (See below) and put them together. Thanks, Mike!
Color by Diego Jourdan Pereira. Click on image to enlarge.
Color by Allen Freeman. Click image to enlarge.
Art by Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia from the story “One Too Many Heartbreaks” in FIRST KISS #39, 1964
Art by the Vince Colletta Studio from the story “The End of Summer” in First Kiss #34, 1963. Click image to enlarge.
Transcript:
SCENE: Young man and woman in bathing suits walking along the beach. In the foreground, a man aims a rifle in their direction.
YOUNG MAN: There’s no way your dad can shoot down our engagment!
MAN WITH RIFLE (thinking): Wanna bet?
Blend of Vintage Comic Panels: Mike (Photoshop) Pascale
Art Code: DJP.lk415_34.3.1.1
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young man and woman in bathing suits walking along the beach. In the foreground, a man aims a rifle in their direction.
YOUNG MAN: There’s no way your dad can shoot down our engagment!
MAN WITH RIFLE (thinking): Wanna bet?
Blend of Vintage Comic Panels: Mike (Photoshop) Pascale
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