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Original Vintage Art & Text

Inks by Dick Giordano from the story “Heartbreaker” in FIRST KISS #12, 1960. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.

 

Here’s a story synopsis of the original art’s story “Heartbreaker” via the good folks at ComicBookPlus.com:

Jill is the “campus queen,” who flirts with boys and breaks their hearts. She becomes interested in new student Ron and thinks she’s found true love at last. However, Ron says he’s taking someone else to the prom, and now Jill has “learned my lesson…the hard way!”

 

 

 

 

Original Vintage Art & Text

Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.

Transcript:

SCENE: A man is driving a car and a woman is beside him in the passenger seat. The car is a convertible or a jalopy.

WOMAN: Hurry! We’ve got to elope…before one of us changes her mind!

1960 Inks: Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman
Pedal to the Metal: John Lustig

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SCENE: A man is driving a car and a woman is beside him in the passenger seat. The car is a convertible or a jalopy.

WOMAN: Hurry! We’ve got to elope...before one of us changes her mind!

1960 Inks: Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman
Pedal to the Metal: John Lustig

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Ladder Lass’ Tall, Tall Tale

She had high hopes, but low morals!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Al Avison from the cover of Hi-School Romance #11, Oct. 1951. Harvey Comics. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.

 

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Young woman is climbing through a window as she hands her suitcase to a man on a ladder.

WOMAN: Shhh! For crying out loud. Haven’t you ever eloped before? I don’t wanna wake my husband…uh, I mean…my folks.

CAPTION: Forbidden in 47 states! The sex saga that was all downs and no ups: “I Fell for any Man with a Ladder!”

1951 Art: Al Avison Ladder Salesman: John Lustig

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SCENE: Young woman is climbing through a window as she hands her suitcase to a man on a ladder.

WOMAN: Shhh! For crying out loud. Haven’t you ever eloped before? I don’t wanna wake my husband…uh, I mean...my folks.

CAPTION: Forbidden in 47 states! The sex saga that was all downs and no ups: “I Fell for any Man with a Ladder!”

1951 Art: Al Avison Ladder Salesman: John Lustig

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You Can Kiss Me…Today

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Dick Giordano from Just Married #38, Oct. 1964. Curious about the original vintage comic book? Click the link to read the entire issue for free.

Transcribe:

SCENE: A bride and groom are about to kiss at their wedding. In the background, a man and woman look on.

GROOM: Mind if I kiss you?

BRIDE: I guess it’ll be okay…this time!

1964 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Dialogue:John Lustig

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SCENE: A bride and groom are about to kiss at their wedding. In the background, a man and woman look on.

GROOM: Mind if I kiss you?

BRIDE: I guess it’ll be okay...this time!

1964 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Dialogue:John Lustig

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He Will

Original Vintage Art & Text

Artist unknown. From the story “Censored” in All True Romance #2, Oct. 1951. Published by Comics Media. Click the link to read entire comic book for free. This story begins on Page 26.

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: A bride covering the mouth of a groom who is struggling to speak.

BRIDE: He says…he will!

Artist Unknown Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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SCENE: A bride covering the mouth of a groom who is struggling to speak.

BRIDE: He says…he will!

Artist Unknown Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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Honeymoon Excitement

Diego and Icha on their wedding day.

Last Kiss Artist Marries

I’m thrilled to announce that artist Diego Jourdan Pereira has lost his bachelor status and gotten hitched! He and his sweetie Maritza “Icha” Mardones Castillo were wed last Friday (Oct. 1) in Santiago, Chile where they both live.

The couple met in 2008 at a friend’s birthday party and eventually dated. But that first brush with romance didn’t stick. Years later they re-united and fell in love.

(By then Diego was re-inking and coloring romance art for Last Kiss. And I like to think that all that romance work had something to do with Diego and Icha finding true love.)

In addition to his Last Kiss work, Diego has worked on numerous other comics, coloring books and licensing projects for major publishers such as DC Comics. In the last few years, Diego has also become the author of numerous trivia and puzzle books.

 

Original Vintage Art & Text

Pencils by Charles Nicholas. (Inks possibly by Jon D’Agostino.) From the story “The End of the Honeymoon” in BRIDES IN LOVE #1, 1956. Click link to read this entire vintage comic book for free.

 

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: A groom and bride are close–possibly about to kiss.

GROOM: Just think! We can spend our entire honeymoon in bed…reading comics.

1956 Pencils: Charles Nicholas Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Dialogue & Lettering: John Lustig

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SCENE: A groom and bride are close--possibly about to kiss.

GROOM: Just think! We can spend our entire honeymoon in bed...reading comics.

1956 Pencils: Charles Nicholas Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Dialogue & Lettering: John Lustig

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