by John | Sep 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Early this year, I ran across several books put together by Bruce Simon and Ron Evry. And I quickly fell in love.
Uh, not with Bruce and Ron—although they’re both great guys—but rather with their books collecting the Out Our Way cartoons of James R. Williams.
The art has fantastic line work. And, despite—or maybe even because of—the antiquated subject matter, I was anxious to see if I could turn some of the art into Last Kiss comics.
My thanks to Bruce and Ron for permission to use panels from their books. This first one is from Hoo-Hah! Out Our Way: Born Thirty Years Too Soon.
On Wednesday I’ll be running a sequel to today’s Last Kiss gag. In coming weeks, you’ll occasionally see more Williams art here. I hope you enjoy it—as well as Williams original gags.
Comic (circa 1920s-’30s) by J.R. William. Reprinted from Bruce Simon’s & Ron Evry’s book: Hoo-Hah! Out Our Way: Born Thirty Years Too Soon. Used with permission.
Transcript:
SCENE: Two boys in a bedroom. Boy #1 is on the bed, but is peaking out the window. Boy #2 is in bed and trying (without any luck) to sleep.
BOY #1: Suzy’s at her window…looking at me! I hate when girls look at me!
BOY #2: Suzy’s gone! She’s visiting her aunt.* That must be Suzy’s dog.
BOY #1: Her dog? Emily? But…she’s a girl too! It’s a conspiracy! They’re all out to marry me!
CAPTION: *Suzy’s Aunt lives in Girlville!
Vintage Art: J.R. Williams New Dialogue: John Lustig
Art from Bruce Simon’s & Ron Evry’s book:
Hoo-Hah! Out Our Way: Born Thirty Years Too Soon
ART: Born Thirty Years Too Soon-0146
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Two boys in a bedroom. Boy #1 is on the bed, but is peaking out the window. Boy #2 is in bed and trying (without any luck) to sleep.
BOY #1: Suzy’s at her window...looking at me! I hate when girls look at me!
BOY #2: Suzy’s gone! She’s visiting her aunt.* That must be Suzy’s dog.
BOY #1: Her dog? Emily? But...she’s a girl too! It’s a conspiracy! They’re all out to marry me!
CAPTION: *Suzy’s Aunt lives in Girlville!
Vintage Art: J.R. Williams New Dialogue: John Lustig
Art from Bruce Simon’s & Ron Evry’s book:
Hoo-Hah! Out Our Way: Born Thirty Years Too Soon
ART: Born Thirty Years Too Soon-0146
by John | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Nope. Nothing funny about this Last Kiss. Rest in peace, Ruth.
Transcript:
Heart: March 15, 1933 – Sept. 18, 2020
The Glorious, Notorious RBG
↓ TranscriptMarch 15, 1933 - Sept. 18, 2020
The Glorious, Notorious RBG
by John | Sep 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Gag & dry cleaning bill by guest writer Tony Isabella.
Art by George Evans from the Tiger Man story in Rangers Comics #42, Aug. 1948.
Scene:
SCENE: Man (in a military uniform?) carrying a woman in his arms.
MAN: It was my pleasure to carry you over that puddle…but that was seven blocks ago.
WOMAN: Three more blocks and we’ll be at my place…and we can get out of these wet clothes.
MAN: My clothes are completely dry.
WOMAN: I wasn’t talking about you, handsome!
1948 Art: George Evans Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man (in a military uniform?) carrying a woman in his arms.
MAN: It was my pleasure to carry you over that puddle...but that was seven blocks ago.
WOMAN: Three more blocks and we’ll be at my place...and we can get out of these wet clothes.
MAN: My clothes are completely dry.
WOMAN: I wasn't talking about you, handsome!
1948 Art: George Evans Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Sep 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Art by Dick Giordano in Romantic Story #72, June 1964.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A moonlight cruise. In the background a man in a captain's hat and a redheaded woman embrace and are about to kiss. In the foreground, a beautiful brunette woman looks on with longing. Superimposed over her is a broken heart.
REDHEAD: This is my maiden voyage!
CAPTAIN: Not for long!
BRUNETTE (thinking): Oh, barf!
CAPTION: Try not to lose your lunch when you read her tasteful tale of woe...
HEART CAPTION: "I Was Seasick...with Lust!"
1964 Art: Dick Giordano New Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Sep 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’d love to add a laugh track to this consisting entirely of hyenas guffaws. Hyenas love a good joke—or even a mediocre one.
Art by Joe Doolin from the cover of Jumbo 105 (Fiction House), Nov. 1947.
Transcript:
SCENE: Wearing a skimpy, leopard skin outfit, Sheena battles what appears to be a native woman who is either a priestess or chieftess. The native woman—who like Sheena—wears a skimpy outfit. She’s holding a spear that Sheena is trying to wrest away from here. Meanwhile a pack of angry and apparently hungry hyenas are rush towards a man who is tied to a stake in the background.
NATIVE WOMAN: You can’t stop me…or my hyenas, Sheena!
SHEENA: I don’t want to stop them! I want to wear them!
CAPTION: Watch for Sheena in Disney’s new, laugh-filled masterpiece:101 Hyenas
1947 Pencils: Joe Doolin
Restoration & New Dialogue: John Lustig ©2020 Last Kiss Inc
ART: Jumbo 105 Cover
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Wearing a skimpy, leopard skin outfit, Sheena battles what appears to be a native woman who is either a priestess or chieftess. The native woman---who like Sheena---wears a skimpy outfit. She's holding a spear that Sheena is trying to wrest away from here. Meanwhile a pack of angry and apparently hungry hyenas are rush towards a man who is tied to a stake in the background.
NATIVE WOMAN: You can’t stop me…or my hyenas, Sheena!
SHEENA: I don’t want to stop them! I want to wear them!
CAPTION: Watch for Sheena in Disney’s new, laugh-filled masterpiece:101 Hyenas
1947 Pencils: Joe Doolin
Restoration & New Dialogue: John Lustig ©2020 Last Kiss Inc
ART: Jumbo 105 Cover
