by John | Aug 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
I still haven’t seen the Barbie movie. (I hear it’s great!)
But I do want to note that Tony Isabella wrote this before the movie came out. So, if the film has a similar joke, it’s copying Tony. Not the other way around.
And, Hollywood, we’re okay with that. Really. But if you want to send
Tony, colorist
Diego Jourdan Pereira (and me) some
barrels of movie money, we are even
more okay with that!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Frank Frazetta from the story “Brothers of the Wilderness” in The Durango Kid #4, April-May 1950. Published by Magazine Enterprises.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 28.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Close-up of a woman with pink hair who is looking out at the reader.
WOMAN: I’m living my best Barbie life. Like her, I have my own dream house...and my own dream car...and multiple professional careers...and a second dream house for my clothes. Life would be perfect if only...my hot boyfriend and I...had genitals.
1950 Art: Frank Frazetta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Aug 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by John Tartaglione from the story “Elopement” in First Kiss #4, 1958. Published by Charlton.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 23.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and a sad (or bored) woman are cuddling.
MAN: I’m so happy! our lives are perfect!
WOMAN: <Sigh> Almost Perfect! Last night I noticed our bedroom ceiling needs painting.
MAN: Last night? when we made love?!!
WOMAN: Well, it was very distracting!
958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Retired Ceiling Inspector: John Lustig
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by John | Aug 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Summer Always Passes” in First Kiss #13, March 1960. Published by Charlton.
Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 9.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man smiling (leering?) at a beautiful woman in a bathing suit who's sitting by a swimming pool.
WOMAN: My love’s free! But the rest of me’s expensive!
1960 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Rich Humor: John Lustig
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by John | Aug 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
A new Last Kiss by Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Jack Keller (and probably story) from “Race Against Time” in Teenage Hotrodders #6, Feb. 1964. Published by Charlton.
Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com’s presentation of the comic. The story begins on Page 10.
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SCENE: The stern-looking editor is talking to us.
EDITOR: Since we put romance on our front page...
EDITOR: ...our circulation is up 1000%!
EDITOR: Every day, we have hundreds of classifieds ads...
EDITOR: ...from people looking for a special someone.
EDITOR: And every d*mn divorce lawyer in the city...
EDITOR: ...is running big expensive ads with us!
EDITOR: Ain’t love grand!
1964 Art: Jack Keller Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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