Artist unknown, but may be Matt Baker. From the story “Second Best Beau” in Hi-School Romance #75, Nov. 1958.
1958 Inks by Vince Colletta from the story “His Face Before Me” in Romance Stories of True Love #51. (Pencils may be by Matt Baker or Colletta.)
Scan of the original art.
Transcription:
WOMAN: Now that I know you, I don’t want to date other men!
MAN: Oh, no! I’ve turned another woman gay!
1958 Inks: Vince Colletta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art Code: DJP.lk463
When it comes to proposals, he’s pennywise and pound (cake) foolish!
In regard to the original comic panel (below,), the guy’s missing mouth is odd, but that’s clearly a printing error. (The mouth is there in the black and white photostat of the art as it was originally drawn.)
But what flummoxes me is the half-empty caption box that’s floating in the art. I’ve never seen a caption box before with so much empty space., Obviously, more text was planned for that spot. Normally, text was lettered—or in Charlton’s case, typed with a giant typewriter—right on the original art. But it’s possible that extra text was planned for this caption, then pasted on and simply fell off before printing. Or maybe someone forgot to add it. This is the type of oddity that makes Charlton Comics so maddening—and fascinating.
Art possibly by the Vince Colletta Studio. From the story “The Right Love” in First Kiss #34, 1963.
Scan from black & white original art for First Kiss #34.
Transcription:
SCENE: Man sitting in a restaurant looks at a waitress walking by.
MAN (thinking): I’ll propose! I hope she says “yes!” Then I won’t have to tip her!
1963 Art: Possibly the Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan
Art Code: DJP.lk386
Art attributed to Matt Baker from the story “Dungaree Doll” in First Love Illustrated #89, 1962.
Read the entire original story “Date with Scandal” for free here on ComicPlus.com.
Transcript:
MAN: B-But you said we’re ready for sex!
WOMAN: Sure! But not with each other!
1962 Art Attributed to Matt Baker Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art Code: DJP.lk482
Art by Jack Sparling from the story “Bottled Heartache” in Great Lover Romances #11, 1953.
Transcript:
SCENE: Beautiful woman in a cocktail dress (cocktail in hand) talks to a man next to a punch bowl.
WOMAN: I’ve been wanting to meet you, professor! I hear you grade on the curves!
1953 Art: Jack Sparling Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Image Code: DJP.lk191
