Why Do I Have to Work So Hard?

Why Do I Have to Work So Hard?

Happy Labor Day! And many thanks to my pal Mike Pascale for both today’s joke and the additions to the art.

Artist unknown. Art from GREAT LOVER ROMANCE #16, 1954.

Artist unknown. Art from GREAT LOVER ROMANCE #16, 1954.

 
Transcript:

SCENE: Man wearing a hardhat is kissing the neck of a woman who has her eyes closed.

MAN: Why do I have to work so hard to please you?

WOMAN: It’s Labor Day!

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Mike Pascale

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SCENE: Man wearing a hardhat is kissing the neck of a woman who has her eyes closed.

MAN: Why do I have to work so hard to please you?

WOMAN: It’s Labor Day!

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Mike Pascale

Mother’s Day? So Unfair!

Mother’s Day? So Unfair!

Artist unknown. From the story "Mary Spratchet" from CRIMES BY WOMEN #5, 1949.

Artist unknown. From the story “Mary Spratchet” from CRIMES BY WOMEN #5, 1949.

 
Transcript:

SCENE: Grey-haired, heavyset mother is holding a newspaper—the Dayton City Paper—and is speaking to someone who is offpanel.

MOM: Hey, it’s Mother’s Day!

Adult Child (from off-panel): And you’re just reminding me…now? Thanks a lot, Mom!

Artist unknown Restoration & Color Diego Jourdan Pereira

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SCENE: Grey-haired, heavyset mother is holding a newspaper---the Dayton City Paper---and is speaking to someone who is offpanel.

MOM: Hey, it's Mother's Day!

Adult Child (from off-panel): And you're just reminding me...now? Thanks a lot, Mom!

Artist unknown Restoration & Color Diego Jourdan Pereira

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Mother Very Superior

Mother Very Superior

 

Art by the Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Girl Meets Boy” in First Kiss #11, 1959. Published by Charlton.

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Young woman and her mother are in a kitchen. The mother is holding a big bowl and is apparently cooking.

YOUNG WOMAN: Oh, Mother, you’re so…

MOTHER: Superior?

Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman

©2015 Last Kiss Inc

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SCENE: Young woman and her mother are in a kitchen. The mother is holding a big bowl and is apparently cooking.

YOUNG WOMAN: Oh, Mother, you’re so…

MOTHER: Superior?

Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman

©2015 Last Kiss Inc

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Who’s the Boss

Who’s the Boss

 
Transcript:

SCENE: Young woman looks on as a stern, older woman looks back with disapproval.

OLDER WOMAN: I’m a mother! So, I outrank you!
Art: Vernon Green Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
©2015 Last Kiss Inc
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SCENE: Young woman looks on as a stern, older woman looks back with disapproval.

OLDER WOMAN: I’m a mother! So, I outrank you!
Art: Vernon Green Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
©2015 Last Kiss Inc
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Love in a Virgin Forest

Love in a Virgin Forest

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SCENE: Man and woman sitting beneath a tree.

WOMAN: This tree is a symbol of our untainted love!

MAN: Yup! Virgin wood and always hard!

Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman ©2015 Last Kiss Inc

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