by John | Feb 29, 2024 | Blog
More fun from Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Al Williamson & Frank Frazetta from the story “The Weeping Walloper” in John Wayne Adventure Comics #8, March 1951. Toby Press. The story begins on Page 3.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Cowboys John Wayne and Dusty are riding their horses.
JOHN WAYNE: I love being a cowboy! I love riding the open range! I love my horse! And I love you, Dusty!
DUSTY: Aw, shucks, Johnny. Tonight, I’m gonna shave and...we kin play sheriff...and saloon gal!
1951 Art: Al Williamson & Frank Frazetta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Feb 28, 2024 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta from the story “Involuntary Bride” from First Kiss #40, 1965. Charlton. The story begins on Page 24.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: An woman (the bride's mother?) is helping a young bride with the bride's wedding dress.
BRIDE: I want to be ready! I’m proposing today! And he might say, “yes!”
1965 Art: Vince Colletta Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Said Yes: John Lustig
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by John | Feb 27, 2024 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Nina Albright from the story “My Hotel Romance” in Cinderella Love #1, 1950. Ziff-Davis. The story begins on Page 17.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Two maids. One is crying and the other has her arm around her and is trying to comfort her.
CRYING MAID: I wanted to say “yes!” But he requested turn down service! So I turned him down!
1950 Pencils: Nina Albright Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Service with a Smile: John Lustig
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by John | Feb 25, 2024 | Blog
Angela Knight
It’s always fun for me when writer friends pen a Last Kiss. Their gags are always expressions of their own personalities and humor. And they always surprise me.
Angela Knight, best selling erotic romance writer.
Best-selling, erotic-romance author Angela Knight went above and beyond, though. She also let me use the art she created for one of her books, Unmasked. (“Things get hot when heroes take off their masks — among other things!”)
Plus today’s Last Kiss turned into a bit of a collaboration. I wrote the opening caption. (“How do superheroes pay their super bills…”) So extra fun for me.
Like me, Angela has her roots in newspaper reporting and writing comics. Most notably, she wrote a three-issue, 1988 comic book series, CyCops for David Anthony Kraft’s company Comics Interview.
Best-selling New York Times Author
In 1996, Angela discovered small press publisher Red Sage, and realized her dream of romance publication in the company’s Secrets 2 anthology.
She published several more novellas and a novel with the company before going on to write for the Berkley Imprint of Penguin Random House. Books from her Mageverse and Time Hunters series hit the New York Times list. She was also the recipient of a Career Achievement award in Paranormal Romance from Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine
Angela lives in South Carolina with her husband, Michael, a detective with the Spartanburg City Police Department. The couple has two grown sons, Anthony and James Berg.
For more about Angela, check out her bio at https://www.angelasknights.com/about.html
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Two superheroes--one male and one female--pose in their skin-tight super suit. The woman is posed that her tush is prominently on display.
CAPTION: How do superheroes pay their super bills? Some squeeze coal into diamonds! Others become wealthy orphans! And the rest? They sign autographs and pose for photos at comic cons!
FEMALE SUPERHERO: Hurry up and take the photo, iPhone Boy! Holding my ass in this position makes my back hurt!
Art & Dialogue: Angela Knight angelasknights.com
Opening Caption: John Lustig
Art & Dialogue: ©2024 Angela Knight
Opening Caption: @Last Kiss Inc.
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by John | Feb 22, 2024 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta from the story “Lucky Liz” in First Kiss #9, July 1959. (No link because the story isn’t online.)
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman sitting in the window seat of a plane. She's crying.
WOMAN (thinking): I knew he’d leave me! But I thought he’d wait...for a parachute!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Color: Allen Freeman
Working without a Parachute: John Lustig
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