by John | Mar 23, 2025 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Nina Albright from the story “My Hotel Romance” in Cinderella Love #1, Jan. 1950. Published by Ziff Davis.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com.
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ComicBookPlus Synopsis of the Original 10-Page Story: “My Hotel Romance”
(Spoiler Warning)
College student Joan takes a summer job as a waitress at a fancy resort hotel. Supervisor Miss Agness will fire anyone who speaks to a guest except in the line of duty.
Ross and Joan fall in love, even though he’s already engaged to wealthy Nikki. Nikki sees Ross and Joan together and has her dismissed.
Ross, a successful writer, buys a controlling interest in the hotel, dismisses the strict management, and will marry Joan.
Note from John about this story:This is what happens when writers become rich. They buy hotels to impress their dates. Alas, I can only afford individual motel rooms—one night at a time.
↓ TranscriptMan in tux embracing a French maid who seems either reluctant or distracted. Maybe both.
MAN: So you’ll sleep with me?
MAID: I-I guess so...as long as I don’t have to...make the bed afterwards!
1950 Pencils: Nina Albright Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Often Sleeps with Himself: John Lustig
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by John | Sep 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Art by John Tartaglione from the story “To Stella with Love” from FIRST KISS #3, 1958. Click image to enlarge.You can also read the entire issue of FIRST KISS #3 for free at ComicBookPlus.com.
Transcript:
MAN: Tonight let’s forget that I’m your boss!
WOMAN: So… I’m not getting paid?
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptMAN: Tonight let’s forget that I’m your boss!
WOMAN: So... I’m not getting paid?
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Mar 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
When I got my first newspaper job, I was not only a reporter. I was also a photographer.
For me, darkroom work was tedious. It took hours. And hours. And sometimes more hours to get things the way I wanted them. (And sometimes not even then!)
Plus, I usually did it in the evening—too busy during the day!—when all I wanted was to go home.
And then there was the time I got chemicals in one of my eyes! Arggh!!!
So I was happy to get out of photography when I started doing comics. Of course, I now spend hours and hours every week working in Photoshop. But, hey! No icky chemicals—so I’m happy!
Art by Art Saaf & Mike Peppe from the story “Kiss and Run” from NEW ROMANCES #14, 1952.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman standing in the doorway of a photography darkroom, staring in shock as a man and woman make out in the darkroom.
WOMAN (thinking): I knew something was developing in the Darkroom! But not this!
1952 Art by Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman standing in the doorway of a photography darkroom, staring in shock as a man and woman make out in the darkroom.
WOMAN (thinking): I knew something was developing in the Darkroom! But not this!
1952 Art by Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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