by John | Jun 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
A new Last Kiss by Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!
Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Art Cappello for the cover of Romantic Story #128, 1973. Sorry, no link this time. The original issue isn’t online.
Transcript:
SCENE: Young woman looking off-panel at something. One of her arms is extended in the same direction off panel–as if she’s being pulled by something.
TITLE: Dog Walking for Sexcess
CAPTION: Dress cute and sexy for the dog park.
Sneakers instead of high heels.
Your dogs are eager to sniff butts…
…and will drag you there.
You want well-heeled older gents…
…to be checking out your butt…
…not your bruised knees!
A girl must think about her future.
1973 Art: Art Cappello Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young woman looking off-panel at something. One of her arms is extended in the same direction off panel--as if she's being pulled by something.
TITLE: Dog Walking for Sexcess
CAPTION: Dress cute and sexy for the dog park.
Sneakers instead of high heels.
Your dogs are eager to sniff butts...
...and will drag you there.
You want well-heeled older gents...
...to be checking out your butt...
...not your bruised knees!
A girl must think about her future.
1973 Art: Art Cappello Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | May 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Louis Ravelli from For a Night of Love. Published by Avon, 1951. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman removing or putting on a filmy, fur-lined robe over her negligee.
WOMAN: I’m a free spirit! But samples are expensive!
1951 Art: Louis Ravelli Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Cheap Thrills: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman removing or putting on a filmy, fur-lined robe over her negligee.
WOMAN: I’m a free spirit! But samples are expensive!
1951 Art: Louis Ravelli Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Cheap Thrills: John Lustig
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by John | May 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Transcript:
SCENE: A raven is perched on top of a cross-shaped gravestone in a cemetery. On the gravestone are carved the words “War Dead.”
RAVEN: Nevermore!
Modified by John Lustig from an Unsplash photo by Matthias Mullner
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A raven is perched on top of a cross-shaped gravestone in a cemetery. On the gravestone are carved the words "War Dead."
RAVEN: Nevermore!
Modified by John Lustig from an Unsplash photo by Matthias Mullner
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by John | May 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
A new Last Kiss by Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!
Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Art Cappello for Romantic Story #119, June 1972. (No link this time. The original comic isn’t online.)
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman with multi-colored hair is crying.
CAPTION: Gardenia truly hated her new look.
CAPTION: Her boyfriend was crazy about it.
CAPTION: And she loved her special guy so much…
CAPTION: …that she would willingly dye for him.
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Romantic Story 119
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman with multi-colored hair is crying.
CAPTION: Gardenia truly hated her new look.
CAPTION: Her boyfriend was crazy about it.
CAPTION: And she loved her special guy so much...
CAPTION: ...that she would willingly dye for him.
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Romantic Story 119
by John | May 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text

Artist unknown. From the story “Nightmare Journey” in Diary Loves #9, April 1951. Published by Quality Comics. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
SCENE: A man and woman are having a tense confrontation. He’s holding her arms as if to keep her from fleeing—or striking him.
MAN: But…We can’t have makeup sex! We just met!
WOMAN: You’re wrong! But I’m ready to forgive you! So…
1951 Artist Unknown Re-creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira Foregivable Me: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man and woman are having a tense confrontation. He's holding her arms as if to keep her from fleeing---or striking him.
MAN: But...We can’t have makeup sex! We just met!
WOMAN: You’re wrong! But I’m ready to forgive you! So...
1951 Artist Unknown Re-creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira Foregivable Me: John Lustig
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