Memorial Day 2023

Memorial Day 2023

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SCENE: Young girl with flowers in a cemetery.

CAPTION: For war to disappear, men would have to become either cowards or wise.
---Jean Rostand

CAPTION: Have a peaceful Memorial Day!

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Quoth the Raven…

Quoth the Raven…

 

 

 

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SCENE: A raven is perched on top of a cross-shaped gravestone in a cemetery. On the gravestone are carved the words “War Dead.”

RAVEN: Nevermore!

Modified by John Lustig from an Unsplash photo by Matthias Mullner

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SCENE: A raven is perched on top of a cross-shaped gravestone in a cemetery. On the gravestone are carved the words "War Dead."

RAVEN: Nevermore!

Modified by John Lustig from an Unsplash photo by Matthias Mullner

matthias-mullner

Memorial Day 2021

Memorial Day 2021

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Image of a tombstone in a cemetary with two American flags on the gravestone.

Tombstone Inscription: Too Many
1776 -- Now
Beloved spouse, parent, offspring, friend, patriot and more.

Modified from a photo by Cross-Keys Media Text & SPX: John Lustig


Memorial Day 2020

Memorial Day 2020

I’m dedicating this one to my wife, Shelagh Lustig, and all the other medical personnel who are fighting the good fight.

Art by Vince Colletta from the story “Stars in My Eyes” in Teen Secret Diary #2, Dec. 1959.

 

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SCENE: Female nurse and male doctor. In the background is a closeup of an American flag.

CAPTION: New war…new heroes!

1959 Art: Vince Colletta Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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SCENE: Female nurse and male doctor. In the background is a closeup of an American flag.

CAPTION: New war...new heroes!

1959 Art: Vince Colletta Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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If Only it Was this Easy–and Safe

If Only it Was this Easy–and Safe

I like writing holiday-themed humor. But none is harder than Memorial Day.
So, I was happy when I found this old comic book cover art. Even in 1943, it was a sweetly naive, childish view of war. But sometimes reality is a little too real to bear.
 Happy Memorial Day!

Art by Al Plastino from 4Most Vol. 2, #4, Fall 1943.

 

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Two boys firing a sling shot and throwing a stone at pumpkins made up to look like Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Emperor Michinomiya Hirohito.

Caption: If only it was this easy! Memorial Day

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Art by Al Plastino from 4Most Vol. 2, #4, Fall 1943.

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Caption: If only it was this easy! Memorial Day

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Art by Al Plastino from 4Most Vol. 2, #4, Fall 1943.