Torchy’s 2022 New Year’s Resolutions

Torchy’s 2022 New Year’s Resolutions

Happy New Year!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Pencils (and possibly inks) by Gill Fox in a story from Torchy #4, May 1950. Quality Comics.Curious about the original vintage comic book? Click the link to read the entire issue for free.

 

 

 

 

 

Transcript:

TORCHY: New Year’s Resolution #1: No more sex with strangers. #2: Always introduce myself first. #3: Never use my real name.

1950 Pencils: Gill Fox Dialogue & Art Renovation: John Lustig

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TORCHY: New Year’s Resolution #1: No more sex with strangers. #2: Always introduce myself first. #3: Never use my real name.

1950 Pencils: Gill Fox Dialogue & Art Renovation: John Lustig

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I Was a Romance Cover Model

I Was a Romance Cover Model

I literally laughed out loud when I read Tony Isabella‘s gag for this art. For those of us who know romance comics, it’s outright hilarious!

Sobbing, broken-hearted females graced the covers of a staggering number of romance comics. Love didn’t make these women happy. It made them miserable—before their inevitable happy endings, of course.

Crying damsels in obvious distress didn’t appear on the covers of every romance comic. But they showed up so frequently that it must’ve been a challenge for the artists. How could they top the misery level of previous covers? How many tears were enough? Or too much?

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by John Tartaglione from the story “To Stella with Love” in FIRST KISS #3, 1958. Click link to read the vintage comic book where this art first appeared.

 

Fore Fun

Fore Fun

Sexy fun from Tony Isabella & Allen Freeman!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “Good Ole Joe” in FIRST KISS #1, 1957. Curious about the original vintage comic book? Click the link to read the entire issue for free.

 

 

 

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Man and woman in a garden or yard.

WOMAN: Bring your big hand down to my breasts. Move your little hand lower. I’ll tell you when it’s low enough.

CAPTION: Teaching Him Foreplay

1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Modern Color: Allen Freeman
Writer: Tony Isabella

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SCENE: Man and woman in a garden or yard.

WOMAN: Bring your big hand down to my breasts. Move your little hand lower. I’ll tell you when it’s low enough.

CAPTION: Teaching Him Foreplay

1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Modern Color: Allen Freeman
Writer: Tony Isabella

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Christmas Hope

Christmas Hope

Happy (and Healthy) Holidays!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Vince Coletta inks from the story “This Gamble Called Love” in BRIDES IN LOVE #9, 1958. Click the link to read the entire issue for free

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Santa Claus and a woman are talking in the foreground. In the background, we can see the silhouette of a reindeer flying through the sky.

SANTA: You’re asking for a Christmas miracle?

WOMAN: Yes! A big one! I want everyone to be happy and healthy in 2022!

Santa-fication and Character Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Writer: John Lustig

Merry Christmas!

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SCENE: Santa Claus and a woman are talking in the foreground. In the background, we can see the silhouette of a reindeer flying through the sky.

SANTA: You’re asking for a Christmas miracle?

WOMAN: Yes! A big one! I want everyone to be happy and healthy in 2022!

Santa-fication and Character Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Writer: John Lustig

Merry Christmas!

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Christmas Exhausts Me

Christmas Exhausts Me

Christmas is almost here. I wonder if it’s too late to start shopping.

 

 

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: An exhausted, small dog wearing a reindeer headband is sleeping—or at least has their eyes closed.

CAPTION #1: Christmas is coming! I’m so excited!

CAPTION #2: But first…a nap!

CAPTION #3: Dog tired? It happens to the best of us!

Photo: Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash Dialogue: John Lustig

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SCENE: An exhausted, small dog wearing a reindeer headband is sleeping---or at least has their eyes closed.

CAPTION #1: Christmas is coming! I’m so excited!

CAPTION #2: But first…a nap!

CAPTION #3: Dog tired? It happens to the best of us!

Photo: Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash Dialogue: John Lustig

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