Mother’s Day 2024

Mother’s Day 2024

Happy Mother’s Day!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Alice Kirkpatrick & Bill Ward from the story “Never Marry for Love” in Diary Loves #5, May 1950. Quality Comics.

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SCENE: Young, red-headed woman is in bed writing in a journal .

WOMAN (thinking): Mom, come quick! I stuffed Silly Putty up my nose...and I can't get it out!

Have a Happy, Relaxing Mother’s Day!

Art: Alice Kirkpatrick & Bill Ward Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Not a Mother of Invention: John Lustig
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She’s Branching Out for Arbor Day

She’s Branching Out for Arbor Day

Happy Arbor Day from me and my frequent partner in hilarity Mike Pascale.

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by John Tartaglione from the story “Elopement” in First Kiss #4, July 1958. Charlton Comics.

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SCENE: A woman with a small suitcase is leaving a home's courtyard.

VOICE FROM OFF PANEL: You’re celebrating Arbor Day? How?!!

WOMAN: Isn’t it obvious? I’m leaf-ing you!

1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Dan McConnell
Have Puns, Will Babble: Mike Pascale & John Lustig

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Earthy Humor

Earthy Humor

My thanks to mischievous Mike Pascale for the great Earth Day gag!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by “Chasal” (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani) from the story “Whose Broken Heart?” in First Kiss #15, July 1960. Charlton.

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SCENE: Man and woman are outside. The woman seems upset by what he says to her.

MAN: Climate change gets me hot!

WOMAN: One more reason to stop it!

Earth Day

1960 Art: "Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Earthy Humor: Mike Pascale

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A Taxing Time with Tillie

A Taxing Time with Tillie

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “A Bouquet of Roses” in First Kiss #20, May 1961.

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WOMAN: I’ve been looking for someone like you! So get out your receipts! I want to know everything about you!*

CAPTION: *First “Date” with Tillie Tightpurse, IRS Auditor!

1961 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
Taxing Humor: John Lustig

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April Fools’ Lust

April Fools’ Lust

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Art Saaf & Mike Peppe from the story “Kiss and Run” in New Romances #14, Dec. 1952. Standard Comics.

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SCENE: Man and woman in a car talking.

MAN: As an April Fools' joke, let’s have sex!

WOMAN: How’d that be funny?

MAN: Seeing me naked always makes women laugh!

1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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