Below is the original 1960s romance art—with the original, outrageous dialog!
Frankly, I almost didn’t use this panel—fearing that the imagery would confuse some readers.
In the context of the original 1960s story (see panel below), it’s clear that the woman at the bottom of the panel is dreaming of herself kissing a man.
But, in the Last Kiss version, it looks like some sort of weird Ménage à trois affair…in the midst of some billowing clouds. Hmm. Come to think of it, that works too!
Below is the original 1960s romance art. It’s a story about a college coed (Helen) who doesn’t have a boyfriend.
So, of course, she does what any girl would do. She makes one up.
She even has a picture of her fake boyfriend. This works out swell—until her friend Edna shows and announces that she knows the boy…
Below is the original First Kiss romance art from the 1960s. You can tell the guy is a writer (a poet actually) because he’s wearing an ascot tie.
All writers wear ascots because…we can. As soon as I get dressed in the morning (which is usually about 2 p.m.), I put on an ascot.
Sometimes I wear a shirt and pants. But—always an ascot!
Below is the original art and text from First Kiss in the 1960s.
Jill is a tease. She loves to lead men…to the edge. Then dump them. Think this story has a happy ending? Oh, sure. Absolutely!
(Just teasing.)
