by John | Jan 28, 2017 | Uncategorized

Art by Bill Ward from the story “I Danced With Heartbreak” in DIARY LOVES #8, 1951.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman smoking
WOMAN: I’m not just hot! I’m smoking hot!
1951 Art: Bill Ward Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman smoking
WOMAN: I’m not just hot! I’m smoking hot!
1951 Art: Bill Ward Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Jan 26, 2017 | Uncategorized

Art by Bill Ward from the story “I Danced with Heartbreak” in DIARY LOVES #9, 1951. Click image to enlarge.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman smoking cigarette in front of he Eiffel Tower.
WOMAN: I’m an acquired taste! Like Brussels sprouts! Or cyanide!
1951 Art: Bill Ward Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Background Photo: Sarah Neighbour
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman smoking cigarette in front of he Eiffel Tower.
WOMAN: I’m an acquired taste! Like Brussels sprouts! Or cyanide!
1951 Art: Bill Ward Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Background Photo: Sarah Neighbour
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by John | Jan 24, 2017 | Uncategorized

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Surprise Party” in FIRST KISS #40, 1965.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man and blonde woman smiling with eyes closed cheek-to-cheek.
MAN: Sometimes I think I don’t deserve you!
WOMAN: Sometimes you’re right!
Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and blonde woman smiling with eyes closed cheek-to-cheek.
MAN: Sometimes I think I don't deserve you!
WOMAN: Sometimes you're right!
Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Jan 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
You gotta have heart
All you really need is heart
When the odds are sayin’
You’ll never win
That’s when a grin
Should start.
You gotta have hope
Mustn’t sit around and mope
Nothin’s half as better as it may appear
Wait’ll next year
And hope.
—Lyrics to “You Gotta Have Heart” from DAMN YANKEES

Artist unknown. From the story “Margot Haffner: Passion for Dolls” in CRIMES BY WOMEN #13, 1950.
Transcript:
SCENE: Stern man wearing monocle.
MAN: Just because I’m an evil mastermind people think I don’t have a heart! But I do! in fact I have several…in jars!
1950 Artist Unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Stern man wearing monocle.
MAN: Just because I’m an evil mastermind people think I don’t have a heart! But I do! in fact I have several…in jars!
1950 Artist Unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Jan 19, 2017 | Uncategorized

Art by the Iger Studio from the story “Censored” in ALL TRUE ROMANCE #2, 1951.
Transcript:
SCENE: Blonde woman embraces a man while she holds a book.
WOMAN: Darling, of course, the hero in my book is based on you!
WOMAN (thinking): But, so is the villain!
1951 Art by the Iger Studio Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Blonde woman embraces a man while she holds a book.
WOMAN: Darling, of course, the hero in my book is based on you!
WOMAN (thinking): But, so is the villain!
1951 Art by the Iger Studio Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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