by John | Nov 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ll be posting a new Thanksgiving comic tomorrow. But today’s comic is a golden oldie from the ancient past—of 2014. Mike Pascale and I have teamed up on a lot of holiday gags over the years. This is one of my favorites.
Original Art & Dialogue

Artist Unknown. From the story “The Love that Failed” in FIRST KISS #25, 1962
SCENE: Pilgrim man talking to a Pilgrim woman who has her hand over her face in disbelief at what he’s saying.
PILGRIM MAN: But…you said to “grab a breast!”
PILGRIM WOMAN: I meant the turkey’s…not my sister’s!
1962 Artist Unknown Pilgrim Cosplay: Mike Pascale
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Pilgrim man talking to a Pilgrim woman who has her hand over her face in disbelief at what he's saying.
PILGRIM MAN: But...you said to "grab a breast!"
PILGRIM WOMAN: I meant the Turkey's...not my sister's!
1962 Artist Unknown Pilgrim Cosplay: Mike Pascale
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by John | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorized

Art by Nick Cardy from Fight Comics #22, Dec. 1942.
Transcript:
SCENE: A smiling woman in a U.S. Navy uniform (a WAVE) salutes: Don’t be shy! You can salute back!
CAPTION: Happy Veterans Day!
1942 Art: Nick Cardy Restoration & New Dialogue: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A smiling woman in a U.S. Navy uniform (a WAVE) salutes: Don't be shy! You can salute back!
CAPTION: Happy Veterans Day!
1942 Art: Nick Cardy Restoration & New Dialogue: John Lustig
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by John | Oct 27, 2020 | Uncategorized

Art by Dick Giordano from Secrets of Young Brides #36, 1957.
Transcript:
SCENE: Two old women are standing, talking in a graveyard.
WOMAN #1: I buried my husband here!
WOMAN #2: I didn’t know he died!
WOMAN #1: He didn’t.
1957 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Two old women are standing, talking in a graveyard.
WOMAN #1: I buried my husband here!
WOMAN #2: I didn't know he died!
WOMAN #1: He didn't.
1957 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Oct 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
My thanks to Allen Freeman and Felina Vie for another fun holiday photo.
Transcript:
SCENE: Felina Vie dressed in a sexy, black costume with a giant spider and spider web in the background.
FELINA: Don’t try to resist! Just come closer! Closer! And let me devour your little fly heart!
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Felina Vie dressed in a sexy, black costume with a giant spider and spider web in the background.
FELINA: Don’t try to resist! Just come closer! Closer! And let me devour your little fly heart!
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by John | Oct 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Many thanks to my pal Mike Pascale for transforming the original art (below) into a fantastic horror-themed, romance comic for Halloween. The basic gag is also by Mike. (I just make a small tweak to the dialogue.)
By sheer coincidence, Mike submitted the gag just a couple of weeks after Shelagh and I went “green” and got a three-year lease on an all-electric car–a 2020 Chevy Bolt. (Rumor has it that Frankenstein’s Monster has already gotten the 2021 model.)

Art by Dick Giordano with possible assist by Vince Colletta. From the story “Letter from Long Ago” in FIRST KISS #6, 1958.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Frankenstein's Monster and a young woman are talking as a lightning storm rages in the background. The Monster's face is glowing green.
MONSTER: I hear you're into "green energy!"
WOMAN: Wanna make some sparks?
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