by John | Jul 25, 2024 | Blog
John Lustig at Comic-Con
I’m attending this week’s San Diego Comic-Con.
And my friend Spencer Brinkerhoff III has graciously offered me space at his Booth #5560. (It’s a corner booth right by the doors between F & G Hall on the first floor–near Artist Alley.)
I’m bringing some Last Kiss goodies as well as a few of the Last Kiss, Marvel & Disney comics I’ve written. But my main reason for being there is to meet readers and fans. So, please come by and say, “Howdy!”
Today’s comic is more Last Kiss fun from Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Mike Sekowsky from the story “I Need Your Love” in New Romances #16, June 1953.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman standing next to each other.
WOMAN: You don’t need to feel ashamed for having erotic thoughts...about a cartoon character. Everyone has those sometimes.
WOMAN (thinking): Hmm...I wonder if he’d cosplay...Sailor Jupiter for me.
Silhouette of Sailor Jupiter is shown in the thought balloon.
1953 Art: Mike Sekowsky New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Jul 18, 2024 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Pencilled art probably by Art Cappello–although one site credits it to Bill Molno–with inks by Vince Alascia from the story “My Man” in First Kiss #11, Nov. 1959. Charlton.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A mom and dad at home with their young daughter.
CAPTION: Dr. Hugo Mania and Prof. Mary Shrinkhead (AKA Major Ego and Captain Id) were as happy as two superheroes could be! But then they got married and soon they were facing their toughest challenge…raising a child!
MAJOR EGO: Let’s take Suzy with us on our crime patrol!
CAPTAIN ID: She can carry a laser cannon! We’ll call her Super Ego…the tiny tot of Freudian Justice!
SUZY: But I want to go to the beach!
PANEL TWO:
SCENE: SCENE: Scene shifts to family in bathing suits at the beach.
CAPTION: Holy Dr. Spock! What a dilemma! Pummeling criminals (until they admit their self-destructive tendencies) or spending "quality time" at the beach! What will they choose?
CAPTAIN ID: Well…I suppose we can fight crime here instead!
MAJOR EGO: Sure! Evil mutant surfers are bound to show up!
SUZY: Lord! I just pray I was adopted!
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by John | Jun 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Condemned” in First Kiss #40, Jan. 1965.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman nurse using judo (or some such martial art) to throw a man in a shabby alley.
CAPTION: Nighty-Night Nurse (the hard-slugging angel of mercy) stamps out butts…one butthead at a time!
NURSE: Don’t you know…smoking is dangerous?
MAN: Gulp! More dangerous than this?
CAPTION: Remember, Kids! The only good butt is below your waist!
1965 Art: Vince Colletta Studio
Color by Allen Freeman
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Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Condemned” in First Kiss #40, Jan. 1965.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman nurse using judo (or some such martial art) to throw a man in a shabby alley.
CAPTION: Nighty-Night Nurse (the hard-slugging angel of mercy) stamps out butts...one butthead at a time!
NURSE: Don’t you know...smoking is dangerous?
MAN: Gulp! More dangerous than this?
CAPTION: Remember, Kids! The only good butt is below your waist!
1965 Art: Vince Colletta Studio
Color by Allen Freeman
40.3.3.6
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story "Condemned" in First Kiss #40, Jan. 1965.
by John | Feb 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Here’s another updated comic from the days when I did Last Kiss for Comics Buyer’s Guide. Note: The two original art panels (below) are from the same story, but were taken from different pages of that story.
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Jealousy” in First Kiss #14, 1960.
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Jealousy” in First Kiss #14, 1960.
Curious about the story this art comes from? You can read the entire—extremely odd—story and the rest of the vintage comic book here on the free comics site, ComicBookPlus.com.
Transcript:
CAPTION: Welcome to Comicstown–where getting bitten by a radioactive spider, cloned by aliens, and becoming an orphaned mutant are every child’s dream…and constitutional right!
SCARLET SIREN: I’m the Scarlet Siren! My super power? I turn men into…unsuspecting fools!
MAN: I find that hard to believe!
SCARLET SIREN: See! It’s working already!
1960 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color by Allen Freeman
Art Code: 14.1.1.3 & 14.1.2.2
↓ TranscriptCAPTION: Welcome to Comicstown--where getting bitten by a radioactive spider, cloned by aliens, and becoming an orphaned mutant are every child’s dream…and constitutional right!
SCARLET SIREN: I’m the Scarlet Siren! My super power? I turn men into…unsuspecting fools!
MAN: I find that hard to believe!
SCARLET SIREN: See! It's working already!
1960 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color by Allen Freeman
Art Code: 14.1.1.3 & 14.1.2.2
