by John | Feb 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
At best, love is a leap of faith off a cliff of uncertainty…into a whirlpool of passion. At worst, it’s a belly flop into heartbreak!
But this is Leap Day. So what the heck? Leap!
A Peek at the Original Romance Art…
The panel below is from a story about a prim, young woman who wants to be bad. So she dresses up like a slut and pretends to be faster than a race car on an oiled track. But then a boy (whom she met earlier on the boardwalk) calls her bluff and kisses her. Urk!
Instantly she’s back to her prim, confused and boy-less self! Or…is she?
↓ TranscriptWOMAN (talking to a man) I thought I was in love before...but it turns out I was just horny!
Inks by Dick Giordano
by John | Feb 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Below is the original 1965 romance comic art. Football, hockey, skiing—they’re okay. But sisters stealing each others boyfriends? Now that’s a sport!
Click image to enlarge.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Two women talking.
FIRST WOMAN: The paternity tests are back!
SECOND WOMAN: So, who’s the lucky dad? The ski team? or the Hockey team?
Art by Vince Colletta Studio
by John | Feb 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
And here’s an alternative universe version of reality–the original romance art and text from the early 1960s…
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Someone talking to an unhappy man.
SPEAKER: Great first date! But I need a nap…before my sex change tomorrow!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio
by John | Feb 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
And here’s the original romance art. Click to enlarge.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman standing in a doorway, looking wide-eyed at a man kissing another woman (or man?)
WOMAN IN DOORWAY: So, it’s not a kiss? it’s mouth-to-mouth resexitation?
Pencils by Vince Colletta Inks by Dick Giordano
by John | Feb 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
And here’s the original romance art—before it got the Last Kiss update:
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman looks sad.
WOMAN (thinking): I’ll say it’s a miracle! Another virgin birth!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio
