by John | Jul 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Boomin’ Brain Farts! I’ve been so busy getting ready for Comic-Con International that I forgot to post today’s comic. Posted!
No back to convention prep. I’ll be at the Last Kiss Entertainment booth (#2302.) More about my schedule here.
Art by John Tartaglione from “Elopement” in First Kiss #4, 1958.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young woman talking to her mother.
YOUNG WOMAN: I need sex advice, Mom! But I prefer someone with more experience!
Art: John Tartaglione Cleanup: Heather Chestnut Color: Dan McConnell
©2013 Last Kiss Inc.
4.4.2.1
by John | Jun 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Meanwhile, back in 1960 when this art appeared in First Kiss #12, here’s what was going:
Laurie is dating Rajah—hot, young rebel without a cause—or a pause. (He doesn’t wear a tie and he rides a scooter!)
Laurie’s parents don’t approve. And now Laurie and Rajah have decided to secretly elope. But Mom finds out!
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young woman crying as her mother looks on.
YOUNG WOMAN: I need a man!
MOTHER: Have you tried police line-ups? That’s how I met your dad!
Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
©2013 Last Kiss Inc.
12.1.8.4
by John | May 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Happy (jail free) Mother’s Day!
Original art by Vince Colletta Studio from “Condemned” in First Kiss #40, 1965.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A police officer talks to a female nurse.
COP: The suspect looks just like you...except she’s older...and
dresses like a porn star!
NURSE: Gee! What’s Mom done now?
Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
©2013 Last Kiss Inc
40.3.4.6
by John | Aug 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
The original First Kiss art and dialogue (right) were published back in the good ol’ days—1961!
Back then, real men went to college. And less desirable creatures drove trucks for a living.
Nowadays?
Hey, given a choice between a college guy (Your student loan is how much?) and a truck driver (OMG! You make how much?), it might not seem so bad to keep on trucking.
↓ TranscriptAn older woman is holding a knitting needle and smiling at a younger woman who is her daughter.
MOM: I know you’re a virgin! But I’m knitting booties...just in case!
by John | Aug 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
There are actually two versions of the original art. Here’s the art is as it appeared on the splash page of “The End of Summer” in First Kiss #34 (drawn by the Vince Colletta Studio):
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And here it is—slightly repositioned and reworked by Dick Giordano—for use on the issue’s cover:
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To save time—and especially money—Charlton Comics often used elements of the interior art for its covers.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman tearfully watches as her husband and her mom walk on the back with their arms around each other.
WOMAN (thinking): Maybe taking mom on our honeymoon was a mistake!
Art: Vince Colletta Studio & Dick Giordano
Color: Allen Freeman
