by John | Jan 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Passion and slurps courtesy of Tony Isabella!
Vintage Art:
Art by Vince Colletta from FIRST KISS #9, 1959.
Transcript:
SCENE: A man (a sailor) and a woman are kissing.
SOUND EFFECTS: *MFFF* *SMACK* *GURGLE* *SLURP* *AHH* *GLUPP*
CAPTION: Love has a language all its own.
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
Lip-Smacking Dialogue: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man (a sailor) and a woman are kissing.
SOUND EFFECTS: *MFFF* *SMACK* *GURGLE* *SLURP* *AHH* *GLUPP*
CAPTION: Love has a language all its own.
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
Lip-Smacking Dialogue: Tony Isabella
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by John | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Gorgo love courtesy of matchmaker Tony Isabella.
Artist unknown, but possibly by Dick Giordano & Vince Colletta. From Gorgo #10, Dec. 1962.
Transcript:
SCENE: Gorgo and another giant creature are fighting (or hugging) as skyscrapers are knocked two the ground and turned to rubble. In the background a flying saucer attacks with some sort of ray blast and a helicopter is also flying nearby.
CAPTION #1: Though they were literally from different worlds…
CAPTION #2: everyone could see their love was true.
CAPTION #3: However, there were some issues…
CAPTION #4: with their reception and wedding night.
CAPTION #5: Mar-a-Lago would never be the same.
1962 Art: Unknown, but possibly by Dick Giordano & Vince Colletta Restoration: John Lustig
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Gorgo and another giant creature are fighting (or hugging) as skyscrapers are knocked two the ground and turned to rubble. In the background a flying saucer attacks with some sort of ray blast and a helicopter is also flying nearby.
CAPTION #1: Though they were literally from different worlds...
CAPTION #2: everyone could see their love was true.
CAPTION #3: However, there were some issues...
CAPTION #4: with their reception and wedding night.
CAPTION #5: Mar-a-Lago would never be the same.
1962 Art: Unknown, but possibly by Dick Giordano & Vince Colletta Restoration: John Lustig
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | May 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
More Last Kiss fun from Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella.
Art by Bill Ward from Torchy #4, May 1950.
Transcript:
SCENE: Policeman helping a beautiful woman into a cab/taxi.
POLICEMAN: Kindly take no offense at my observation, lady…but your gams are truly spec-tac-ular!
CAPTION: After a quick visit to Google to find out what the heck “gams” were…Chloe realized Casey was the man for her! They don’t make them like him anymore!
1950 Art: Bill Ward
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Policeman helping a beautiful woman into a cab/taxi.
POLICEMAN: Kindly take no offense at my observation, lady...but your gams are truly spec-tac-ular!
CAPTION: After a quick visit to Google to find out what the heck “gams” were...Chloe realized Casey was the man for her! They don’t make them like him anymore!
1950 Art: Bill Ward
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Art by Dick Giordano from Sweethearts #70, March 1963.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman with multi-hued, dyed hair is holding a book in the foreground and looking back towards where a young man is signing books for another woman.
WOMAN IN FOREGROUND: OMG! I’m not the heroine in this love story! I’m the funny sidekick~
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman with multi-hued, dyed hair is holding a book in the foreground and looking back towards where a young man is signing books for another woman.
WOMAN IN FOREGROUND: OMG! I'm not the heroine in this love story! I'm the funny sidekick~
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
More Last Kiss fun from Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella.
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story Love’s Lovely Mirage” in FIRST KISS #36, 1964.
Transcript:
SCENE: A woman and a man are talking outside. He is holding a book.
WOMAN: I know we’re social distancing, Carter, but, really…Reading
a book on our date?
MAN: I’m also practicing emotional distancing, Hortense! We shan’t be exchanging bodily fluids…until there’s a vaccine!
CAPTION: Romance was just another victim of the Covid-19.
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman and a man are talking outside. He is holding a book.
WOMAN: I know we’re social distancing, Carter, but, really...Reading
a book on our date?
MAN: I’m also practicing emotional distancing, Hortense! We shan’t be exchanging bodily fluids...until there’s a vaccine!
CAPTION: Romance was just another victim of the Covid-19.
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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