by John | Oct 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Special thanks for today’s comic treat to devil-may-care Mike Pascale!
Artist Unknown. From the story “Bachelor’s Farewell” in FIRST KISS #7, 1959.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Blonde woman talking to a guy in a devil costume.
WOMAN: My costume? I’m a nymphomaniac!
Artist Unknown Devilish Charm & Color: Mike Pascale
©2014 Last Kiss Inc
Image code: 7.5.2.4
by John | Oct 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today and tomorrow I’m re-running some horror and Halloween-themed comics I’ve done with my pal Mike Pascale. I’ll be running all-new gags Monday through Halloween.
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “The Love Thief” in First Kiss #37, 1964.
Transcript:
SCENE: Vampire woman scene from the back is brushing her hair while looking into a mirror. The mirror shows the hairbrush, but not the vampire.
SCENE: Adult female vampire brushing her hair as she looks in the mirror. In the mirror’s image, we only see the brush—not the vampire.
VAMPIRE: This is why vampires never get new hairdos!
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio New Color: Allen Freeman Vampire SPX & Hair-Raising Humor: Mike Pascale
Art Code: 37.3.2.5
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Vampire woman scene from the back is brushing her hair while looking into a mirror. The mirror shows the hairbrush, but not the vampire.
SCENE: Adult female vampire brushing her hair as she looks in the mirror. In the mirror's image, we only see the brush---not the vampire.
VAMPIRE: This is why vampires never get new hairdos!
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio New Color: Allen Freeman Vampire SPX & Hair-Raising Humor: Mike Pascale
Art Code: 37.3.2.5
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story "The Love Thief" in First Kiss #37, 1964.
by John | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hi. No coloring credit this time because I just scanned a print of the original comic and adjusted the color and the art myself. I’ll be using this approach for several of the other Halloween-themed comics coming up. I hope you like the results! —John
1954 Art: Lee Elias From the cover of Witches Tales #23.
↓ TranscriptTRANSCRIPTION:
SCENE: Crazed-looking old man who is wearing a white human uniform (doctor or mortician) is adjusting the hair or wig of a skeleton. The skeleton is smoking a cigarette and admiring himself as he looks into a hand mirror.
CRAZY OLD MAN: Hey, if it works for Trump, it’ll work for you!
SKELETON: Let's make Halloween great again!
1954 Art: Lee Elais From the cover of Witches Tales #23
by John | Oct 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Happy Halloween from me & my frequent collaborator Mike Pascale. May all your tricks be treats! —John
Art Notes: Few pieces of Last Kiss art have gone through as many changes as today’s comic. Here’s the original 1963 FIRST KISS art:
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from FIRST KISS #33, 1963.
And here’s the art after I asked Allen Freemen to extend the drawing (of the woman on the left) back in 2009. (To simplify the art and focus on the coffee drinker, I also asked Allen to omit the woman on the right:)
Years later, I needed a higher-res version of the image for a zombie coffee gag for a Finnish licensee who put it on a travel mug. So Diego Jourdan Pereira re-drew Allen’s art for me and then Mike Pascale added the zombie touches:
And then this year—when Mike and I were scrambling for Halloween gags—I suggested he modify his coffee zombie (removing the coffee and adding some blood around the mouth.) See? Simple! (When!)
Transcript:
SCENE: Zombie woman thinking.
ZOMBIE WOMAN: When we broke up, he told me to…eat my heart out! But his was so much tastier!
1963 Artist: Vince Colletta Studio Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Master of Macabre Modifications: Mike Pascale
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Art by Vince Colletta Studio from FIRST KISS #33, 1963.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Zombie woman thinking.
ZOMBIE WOMAN: When we broke up, he told me to...eat my heart out! But his was so much tastier!
1963 Artist: Vince Colletta Studio Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Master of Macabre Modifications: Mike Pascale
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FK33.3.7.5
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from FIRST KISS #33, 1963.
by John | Oct 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
A big thanks and a (virgin) Bloody Mary to my buddy Mike Pascale for the sharp-toothed art modifications and basic idea for this gag.
On Sunday night, I’ll be posting another Halloween collaboration I did with Mike. So stay tuned, kids—same vampire bat time, same vampire bat channel!
Artist unknown. From FIRST LOVE ILLUSTRATED #52, 1955.
Transcript:
SCENE: A flight attendant/stewardess is holding a tray of food and looks nervous as a vampire guy behind her looks like he’s about to bite her.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: So, uh…coffee, teA, or <gulp!> me?
1955 Artist unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Director of Vampire Dental Care: Mike Pascale
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First Love Illustrated 52.0
Artist unknown. From FIRST LOVE ILLUSTRATED #52, 1955.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A flight attendant/stewardess is holding a tray of food and looks nervous as a vampire guy behind her looks like he's about to bite her.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: So, uh...coffee, teA, or <gulp!> me?
1955 Artist unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Director of Vampire Dental Care: Mike Pascale
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First Love Illustrated 52.0
Artist unknown. From FIRST LOVE ILLUSTRATED #52, 1955.
