by John | Sep 1, 2024 | Blog
Happy Labor Day from me and my frequent partner in hilarity Mike Pascale.
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “The Gay Deception” in First Kiss #8, 1959.
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN #1: My Labor Day party will have beer, burgers, buns and wieners!
WOMAN #2: Buns and…wieners? You mean…
WOMAN #1: Yup! Male strippers from... Big Bob’s Sausage Bar!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio New Color: Allen Freeman & Mike Pascale
Bouncers: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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by John | Aug 7, 2024 | Blog
My thanks to my pal Jennifer M. Contino for the gag. And–although I messed up and didn’t get it into the credits elsewhere–obviously Diego drew a new cat for the Last Kiss version of the panel. Thanks, Diego.
Original Vintage Art & Text
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by John | Jul 3, 2024 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A young boy (Buddy) is on the shoulders of Uncle Sam waving as he and Uncle Sam smile at readers.
UNCLE SAM: Happy Independence Day!
1942 Art Attributed to Lou Fine New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Background adapted from Mike Enerio’s Unsplash photo
In Charge of Sparklers: John Lustig
National Comics #19 Cover
by John | Jun 18, 2024 | Blog
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young African-American woman looking up at a night sky.
CAPTION: History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.
--Maya Angelou
Image modified from aphoto by Jessica Felicio
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by John | Jun 15, 2024 | Blog
Happy Father’s Day!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Lou Fine. From The Ray story in Smash Comics #26, Sept. 1941. Published by Quality Comics.
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: We see Bucky--a young, red-headed boy--in front of a sky scene. In the background we see the silhouette of a stork delivering a baby.
BUCKY: Thanks, Dad! Mom says, if you hadn’t made the stork visit her...she’d have married Uncle Jack! And I’d be my own cousin!
1941 Art: Lou Fine Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Proud Papa: John Lustig
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