by John | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
My thanks to Mike Pascale for the (sap-free!) Arbor Day gag and art changes. If you’re on Facebook interested in more of Mike’s humor—especially if you’re a sports fan—check out his Seahawks football webcomic Game Buzz.

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “A Moment to Remember” in FIRST KISS #21, 1962.
Transcript:
SLEEZY MAN IN FRONT OF A TREE HOLDING A SEED IN ONE HAND: Hey babe! Wanna help me plant my seed?
WOMAN: Sure! Jump in a hole and I’ll bury you!
Happy Arbor Day!
Arboreal Humor & Artistic Mayhem: Mike Pascale
1962 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSLEEZY MAN IN FRONT OF A TREE HOLDING A SEED IN ONE HAND: Hey babe! Wanna help me plant my seed?
WOMAN: Sure! Jump in a hole and I'll bury you!
Happy Arbor Day!
Arboreal Humor & Artistic Mayhem: Mike Pascale
1962 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Apr 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
My thanks to Mike Pascale for the Earth Day gag and art changes!

Art by Art Saaf in the story “My Kind of Love” in Best Romance #5, 1952.
Transcript:
Scene: Man embracing and coughing into the face of a woman wearing a protective medical mask.
MAN: It’s Earth Day! <Cough Cough> Let’s save the planet!
WOMAN: Sure! Right after I save myself!
1952 Art: Art Saaf Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Master of Masked Maidens: Mike Pascale
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↓ TranscriptScene: Man embracing and coughing into the face of a woman wearing a protective medical mask.
MAN: It’s Earth Day! <Cough Cough> Let's save the planet!
WOMAN: Sure! Right after I save myself!
1952 Art: Art Saaf Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Master of Masked Maidens: Mike Pascale
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by John | Apr 14, 2020 | Uncategorized

Art by Sam Glansman from Kona #1, 1962.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Human skeletons and giant eggs are at the bottom of a rocky cliff. A man is falling from the cliff and on the ledge of the cliff we can see the silhouette of a giant rabbit.
CAPTION: After Easter, have you ever wondered...where the Easter Bunny goes? Some say he has a hidden lair filled with giant, magical eggs that grant wishes! Impossible? Perhaps. But this much we know. Many have searched for the Bunny’s Lair. But none have ever returned--alive!
1962 Art: Sam Glanzman Art Changes: John Lustig
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by John | Apr 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
There’s no original art this time because the comic uses several different pieces of art for this Last Kiss. But multi-talented Mike Pascale’s bunny art was the most crucial piece.
Thanks, Mike!
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman is talking to a giant rabbit (or someone in a bunny suit.)
WOMAN: Easter’s over! Go home! My husband’s getting suspicious!
1958 Art of Woman: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
Bunny Artist & Playboy Key Holder: Mike Pascale
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman is talking to a giant rabbit (or someone in a bunny suit.)
WOMAN: Easter's over! Go home! My husband's getting suspicious!
1958 Art of Woman: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
Bunny Artist & Playboy Key Holder: Mike Pascale
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by John | Apr 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hoppy Easter!

Art by Art Saaf & Mike Peppe from the story “Kiss and Run” in NEW ROMANCES #14, 1952.
Transcript:
A man and a woman sitting on the grass somewhere. Two rabbits are nearby watching them.
MAN: Of course sex is part of the holiday! Where do you think Easter Bunnies come from?
1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptA man and a woman sitting on the grass somewhere. Two rabbits are nearby watching them.
MAN: Of course sex is part of the holiday! Where do you think Easter Bunnies come from?
1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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