by John | Mar 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Art by Bill Ward from a Torchy story in Doll Man #12, 1947.
Transcript:
SCENE: A beautiful woman (April) sitting up in bed.
WOMAN: Hi! I’m April! Wanna fool around?
BOTTOM CAPTION: Best April Fool’s Day…Ever!
1947 Art: Bill Ward Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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Art by Bill Ward from a Torchy story in Doll Man #12, 1947.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A beautiful woman (April) sitting up in bed.
WOMAN: Hi! I’m April! Wanna fool around?
BOTTOM CAPTION: Best April Fool’s Day...Ever!
1947 Art: Bill Ward Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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Art by Bill Ward from a Torchy story in Doll Man #12, 1947.
by John | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Art by Al Avison from the cover of Hi-School Romance #24, December 1953.
Transcript:
SCENE: A woman (a full-grown leprechaun) and a man are kissing. In the background is a closeup of a bunch of shamrocks.
HEADLINE: Breakfast Cereal Theater Presents: Leprechaun Love (A sugar-coated romance!)
WOMAN: You’re always after me lucky charms!
MAN: They’re magically delicious!
CAPTION: I’m feeling lucky already!
1953 Art: Al Avison Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art by Al Avison from the cover of Hi-School Romance #24, December 1953.
Art Code: DJP.lk462
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman (a full-grown leprechaun) and a man are kissing. In the background is a closeup of a bunch of shamrocks.
HEADLINE: Breakfast Cereal Theater Presents: Leprechaun Love (A sugar-coated romance!)
WOMAN: You’re always after me lucky charms!
MAN: They’re magically delicious!
CAPTION: I’m feeling lucky already!
1953 Art: Al Avison Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art by Al Avison from the cover of Hi-School Romance #24, December 1953.
Art Code: DJP.lk462
by John | Feb 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Happy Valentine’s Day from me and my pal (& frequent collaborator) Mike Pascal.
I’m not sure why Mike and I keep coming up with zombie LK comics for V. Day. We’ve also done a fair amount of Cupid gags for the holiday. Hmm. I can see where this is going and—no, Mike, we’re not a doing zombie Cupid comic next year!
(Unless, of course it’s very, very funny—and tasteful.)
Art by Dick Giordano from the story “My Secret” in First Kiss #27, Aug. 1962.
Transcript:
SCHOOL GIRL #1: My Valentine has heart!
SCHOOL GIRL #2: Mine has brains!
ZOMBIE GIRL: Mine had both…and they were delicious!
1962 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman & Mike Pascal Zombie Makeover & Dating Advice: Mike Pascale
Art Code: 27.1.1.2_MP
↓ TranscriptSCHOOL GIRL #1: My Valentine has heart!
SCHOOL GIRL #2: Mine has brains!
ZOMBIE GIRL: Mine had both...and they were delicious!
1962 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman & Mike Pascal Zombie Makeover & Dating Advice: Mike Pascale
Art Code: 27.1.1.2_MP
by John | Feb 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Later this week, I’ll have a new Valentine’s Day cartoon that I cooked up with my pal Mike Pascale. But for now, here’s a slightly updated Valentine’s Day comic from the Last Kiss comic book series—way back in 2002.
And here’s the original 1962 published art:
Art by Dick Giordano from the cover of Love Diary #24, Nov. 1962.
Transcript:
SCENE: Crying woman calls out to a letter carrier/postman who is holding some letters in front of a post box.
WOMAN: B-but you must have at least one Valentine for me! I’ve slept with every man in town!
POSTMAN: Well…uh, not every man!
1962 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Shane Fisher & John Lustig
Art Code: N45PostalDue
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Crying woman calls out to a letter carrier/postman who is holding some letters in front of a post box.
WOMAN: B-but you must have at least one Valentine for me! I've slept with every man in town!
POSTMAN: Well...uh, not every man!
1962 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Shane Fisher & John Lustig
Art Code: N45PostalDue
by John | Dec 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year!
Inks by Dick Giordano from the story “Heartbreaker” in First Kiss #12, 1960.
Transcription:
SCENE: A man and a woman are dancing close together as soap bubbles swirl around them.
MAN: I’m looking forward to keeping ALL of my resolutions in 2019!
WOMAN: That’s funny! I’m looking forward to breaking all of mine!
1960 Inks: Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman
Art Code: 12.3.3.4
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man and a woman are dancing close together as soap bubbles swirl around them.
MAN: I’m looking forward to keeping ALL of my resolutions in 2019!
WOMAN: That’s funny! I’m looking forward to breaking all of mine!
1960 Inks: Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman
Art Code: 12.3.3.4
