by John | Sep 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Delicious dialogue by Tony Isabella—spinach salesman to the stars and writer of stuff.
Art by Dick Giordano from Secrets of Young Brides #37, June 1963.
Transcript:
SCENE: Young man in a sailor’s cap is standing behind a crying woman, holding her by the arm just below the shoulder.
WOMAN: We’re finished! I won’t wear a ratty old dress..and go on a starvation diet…and get breast reduction surgery…to fulfill your “Olive Oyl” fantasy!
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young man in a sailor's cap is standing behind a crying woman, holding her by the arm just below the shoulder.
WOMAN: We’re finished! I won’t wear a ratty old dress..and go on a starvation diet...and get breast reduction surgery...to fulfill your “Olive Oyl” fantasy!
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by John | Aug 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Inks by Dick Giordano from the story “Hello Beautiful” in First Kiss #12, Jan. 1960.
Transcript:
CAPTION #1: After its latest humiliating defeat, The Society of Slightly Useful Heroes meets in its secret headquarters. (Just off Highway 9! Ask for directions at the Motel 6.) Never has morale been so low! Never has the future looked so bleak! And never have the potato chips been so stale! Oh, what to do? What to do?
SCENE: Very unglamorous-looking group of people (three-women and two women) in a living room/parlor setting.)
CAPTION #2 is a Roll Call: Our Heroes: Princess PMS
Bowel Boy
Captain Kaput
Lady Looker
Quip Queen
WOMAN #1: Our foes are laughing at us! They say we’re Common Cowards!
WOMAN #2: B-But we’re not! Everyone knows…we’re super cowards!
1960 Inks: Dick Giordano New Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptCAPTION #1: After its latest humiliating defeat, The Society of Slightly Useful Heroes meets in its secret headquarters. (Just off Highway 9! Ask for directions at the Motel 6.) Never has morale been so low! Never has the future looked so bleak! And never have the potato chips been so stale! Oh, what to do? What to do?
SCENE: Very unglamorous-looking group of people (three-women and two women) in a living room/parlor setting.)
CAPTION #2 is a Roll Call: Our Heroes: Princess PMS
Bowel Boy
Captain Kaput
Lady Looker
Quip Queen
WOMAN #1: Our foes are laughing at us! They say we’re Common Cowards!
WOMAN #2: B-But we’re not! Everyone knows...we’re super cowards!
1960 Inks: Dick Giordano New Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Super fun (and dietary guidance) from Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella.
Art by Art Saaf & Mike Peppe from the story “Kiss and Run” in NEW ROMANCES #14, 1952.
Transcript:
SCENE: Costumed superhero woman is changing in an alley when she spots a man and a woman talking.
SUPERHERO: My ex doesn’t realize it, but he’s hooking up with a villainess who will drain all his stamina. Oh, heck, he was a lousy boyfriend in and out of the sack. Who am I to deny a sister a light snack?
1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Costumed superhero woman is changing in an alley when she spots a man and a woman talking.
SUPERHERO: My ex doesn’t realize it, but he’s hooking up with a villainess who will drain all his stamina. Oh, heck, he was a lousy boyfriend in and out of the sack. Who am I to deny a sister a light snack?
1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Jun 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
I only had time to dig out and post one of the two panels of original art. Here it is, Princess…
Art by Art Saaf & Mike Peppe from the story “Kiss and Run” in New Romances #14, 1952.
Transcript:
CAPTION: Sure, you’re a superhero! But that doesn’t mean you’re invulnerable to
super embarrassment!
How many times have you defeated a crazed villain and then–just moments before plunging to his death–the creep ridicules you because you don’t have a college degree?
MAN: I know it hurts…worse than an atomic wedgie! But now you can earn the respect of the scumbags you battle…with a real degree from the greatest diploma mill in the universe! Comicstown University!
SCENE: Young woman in a commencement graduation cap & gown is embraced by her father (the man from the first panel.) In the background, two older women are talking.
YOUNG WOMAN: With a degree in psychology, I can bash bad guys…and psychoanalyze them!
OLDER WOMAN #1: Wow! Fists of Fury and flaming Freudian philosophy!
OLDER WOMAN #2: That’s a super-powered combo that’ll make any villain cringe!
CAPTION: Comicstown University: We guarantee you’ll get a super education–even if you’re super dumb!
1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe
Color–Left Panel: Diego Jourdan Perira Right Panel Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptCAPTION: Sure, you’re a superhero! But that doesn’t mean you’re invulnerable to
super embarrassment!
How many times have you defeated a crazed villain and then--just moments before plunging to his death--the creep ridicules you because you don’t have a college degree?
MAN: I know it hurts...worse than an atomic wedgie! But now you can earn the respect of the scumbags you battle...with a real degree from the greatest diploma mill in the universe! Comicstown University!
SCENE: Young woman in a commencement graduation cap & gown is embraced by her father (the man from the first panel.) In the background, two older women are talking.
YOUNG WOMAN: With a degree in psychology, I can bash bad guys…and psychoanalyze them!
OLDER WOMAN #1: Wow! Fists of Fury and flaming Freudian philosophy!
OLDER WOMAN #2: That’s a super-powered combo that’ll make any villain cringe!
CAPTION: Comicstown University: We guarantee you’ll get a super education--even if you’re super dumb!
1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe
Color--Left Panel: Diego Jourdan Perira Right Panel Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | May 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
June is Gay Pride Month. So this seemed like a good way to start off the month. I’ll be running other LGBTQ-themed gags about once a week during June.
By the way, this is the first time I’ve posted this comic on the web. But I actually created it last year and turned it into a fridge magnet for the San Diego Comic-Con. Sales at the Prism Comics booth were…well, super!
Art by Gill Fox from the cover of Crack Comics #26, Nov. 1942.
Transcript:
SCENE: Superhero in short pants, cape and boots is holding an American flag in front of a rainbow-colored background.
CAPTION: Truth, Justice & Fabulous!
1942 Art: Gill Fox Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Superhero in short pants, cape and boots is holding an American flag in front of a rainbow-colored background.
CAPTION: Truth, Justice & Fabulous!
1942 Art: Gill Fox Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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