by John | Apr 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
Comic above: Maybe she owns a funeral home?

Art by Vernon Greene from the story “I Ran from Love” in NEW ROMANCES #11, 1952.
Transcript:
WOMAN: I don’t expect men to die for me! And darn it! They never do!
1952 Art: Vernon Greene Re-Creation: Elite Avni-Sharon
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN: I don’t expect men to die for me! And darn it! They never do!
1952 Art: Vernon Greene Re-Creation: Elite Avni-Sharon
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by John | Mar 31, 2016 | Uncategorized

Art by Alice Kirkpatrick from the story “Claimed by the Past” in CINDERELLA LOVE #11 (Ziff-Davis), 1952.
Transcript:
MAN IN TUX: I’ll never look at another woman again! Marry me!
WOMAN: Every April Fool’s Day it’s the same thing!
1952 Art: Alice Kirkpatrick Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptMAN IN TUX: I’ll never look at another woman again! Marry me!
WOMAN: <Sigh> Every April Fool’s Day it’s the same thing!
1952 Art: Alice Kirkpatrick Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Mar 29, 2016 | Uncategorized

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “The Love Thief” in FIRST KISS #37, 1964.
Transcript:
Young woman looking in a mirror is brushing her hair.
WOMAN: I need a younger mirror!
Art by Dick Giordano Color by Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptYoung woman looking in a mirror is brushing her hair.
WOMAN: I need a younger mirror!
Art by Dick Giordano Color by Allen Freeman
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by John | Mar 27, 2016 | Uncategorized

1951 art possibly by Ogden Whitney. From the story “Nightmare Journey” in DIARY LOVES #9, 1951.
Transcript:
Woman with chocolate all over her mouth is confronted by a man.
WOMAN: Your chocolate Easter Bunny? It came without ears! Honest!
1951 Artist Unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptWoman with chocolate all over her mouth is confronted by a man.
WOMAN: Your chocolate Easter Bunny? It came without ears! Honest!
1951 Artist Unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Mar 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Happy Easter! And many thanks to my pal Mike Pascale for the Bunny art!

Art by John Tartaglione from the story “To Stella with Love” in FIRST KISS #3, 1958.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman talking to a tall guy in an Easter Bunny outfit.
WOMAN: My husband’s coming! Quick! Pretend you’re the plumber!
Magical Mystery Bunny Art: Mike Pascale
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman talking to a tall guy in an Easter Bunny outfit.
WOMAN: My husband’s coming! Quick! Pretend you’re the plumber!
Magical Mystery Bunny Art: Mike Pascale
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