Original Vintage Art & Text
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Art by Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia from the story “The Spoiler” in Secret Romance #28, Dec. 1973. Charlton.
Sorry, no link this time because the full comic isn’t online.
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SCENE: In the foreground, a hand is moving a chess piece. A woman in the background looks on in dismay.
WOMAN: This game's so confusing! Sometimes I think you’re just making up the rules...to strip chess!
Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
1973 Art: Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Pawn of Fate: John Lustig
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WOMAN: This game's so confusing! Sometimes I think you’re just making up the rules...to strip chess!
Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
1973 Art: Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Pawn of Fate: John Lustig
DJP.SecretRom28.8.lk39
Secret-Romance-28.08Shorter
DJP.SecretRom28.8.lk39
“….But I sometimes reward the winner!..
…Usually by getting off his face and letting him get some air.”
…I mean if you can survive a game of Blind Man’s Naked Lawn Darts, you should at least get some salt water taffy or something.”
…But sometimes I don’t. When you’re good looking and the guy is desperate, you can be a fickle cock tease all you want.”
…It depends on whether I’m wearing panties at the time.”
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“But sometimes I reward the winner!”
“Checkmate!”
“I think you’ve got me, Jeff.”
“Hey! I thought you said you rewarded the winner!”
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“I think you’ve got me Jeff.”
“I’ve had you. Can I take your sister instead?”
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And a hush fell over the crowd. A few wanted to tell her that there is no Checkmate in a game of Candyland. But most just wanted to see how things would play out.
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Love…the most dangerous game of all. If you don’t count Mousetrap.
No, the object is pretty simple: to make you strip!!
Did she just get instant freckles in the second panel?