by John | Feb 16, 2025 | Blog
For Valentine’s Day, Forbes magazine’s Rob Salkowitz interviewed me (and my friend Sydney Heifler) about classic romance comics and included some mentions and art from Last Kiss.
—John Lustig
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Bob Powell. From the story “My Aunt Interfered With My First Romance” in First Romance Magazine #1, Aug. 1949. Published by Harvey Comics.
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman together. Woman holding a man very loosely and looking dubiously at him.
MAN: Do you know what I like about women?
WOMAN: That they’re not men?
1949 Art: Bob Powell New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Kissed by Fate: John Lustig
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by John | Feb 13, 2025 | Blog
Happy Valentine’s Day! May your sweetheart be sweet and your heart full of love!
Many thanks to my frequent partner in hilarity Mike Pascale for the wild Valentine’s Day gag!
Original Vintage Art & Text
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN: Let’s do something different for Valentine’s Day!
MAN: Sleep with another man?
WOMAN: You wouldn't mind?
MAN: I meant both of us!
1958 Artist Unknown New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Thinking Outside the Candy Box: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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by John | Feb 12, 2025 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Pencils by Charles Nicholas. From the story “Crime that Didn’t Occur!” in Zaza the Mystic #10, April 1956. Published by Charlton.
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman fortune teller looks shocked.
WOMAN: I predict mind-blowing sex on Valentine’s Day! And best of all...chocolate!
1956 Pencils: Charles Nicholas Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Feb 11, 2025 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Inks by Dick Giordano from the story “Heartbreaker” in First Kiss #12, Jan. 1960. Charlton. The story begins on Page 12.
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A disgruntled man looks on from the background as a woman and man talk in the foreground.
WOMAN: ...and whoever wins the fight gets to be my Valentine!
1960 Inks: Dick Giordano New Color: Allen Freeman
Referee: John Lustig
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by John | Feb 9, 2025 | Blog
Big Announcement
Jenny Blake is now Tony Isabella’s preferred name. She’ll continue to write some of her Last Kiss comics, however, as Tony Isabella. I’m delighted to have both as guest writers here!
Original Vintage Art & Text
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↓ TranscriptWHITE HAIR: That’s my brilliant idea. What do you think, boys?
BLONDE HAIR: It’s brilliant, boss!
DARK HAIR: You’re the idea man, boss!
WOMAN: But I just said the same thing 15 minutes ago.
DARK HAIR: Sheesh! It’s not about you, Gladys!
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