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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by John | Mar 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
If I’m not the happiest person alive, I’ll be miserable!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “He Loves Me Not” in FIRST KISS #3, 1958.
Transcript:
SCENE: Clouds and sky in background as man and woman talk.
MAN: We can be happy together!
WOMAN: Sure! But…what if I can be even happier with someone else?
1958 Art: Vince Colletta Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Clouds and sky in background as man and woman talk.
MAN: We can be happy together!
WOMAN: Sure! But...what if I can be even happier with someone else?
1958 Art: Vince Colletta Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Mar 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
I know what you’re thinking.
You think I do the sensible thing. I study a piece of art, write a gag to go with it, and then hire an artist to color the art.
And sometimes I do. But all too often I’ll find an interesting piece of art and have the artist I’m working with fix it up and color it. And then later, I’ll write the gag to go with it.
It sounds insane, but it usually works out. A day, a week or maybe a few months later the right gag pops into my brain and a new Last Kiss is born.
But then there are all those other times, when it take me years…and years…and years to find the right joke to fit the art.
It doesn’t happen often. But, geez…guess which one this was?
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “Good Ole Joe” in FIRST KISS #1, 1957.
Transcript:
SCENE: Young man and woman talking.
WOMAN: My folks say we’re too immature to get married!
MAN: Those stupid, doo doo heads!
WOMAN: How can we prove we’re responsible adults?
MAN: You could get pregnant!
SCENE: Pause to think about it.
WOMAN: That’ll do it!
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young man and woman talking.
WOMAN: My folks say we’re too immature to get married!
MAN: Those stupid, doo doo heads!
WOMAN: How can we prove we’re responsible adults?
MAN: You could get pregnant!
SCENE: Pause to think about it.
WOMAN: That’ll do it!
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Mar 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
I did Last Kiss comics for every issue of Comics Buyer’s Guide from 2000 until the magazine ended in 2013. This is one of my favorites—from 2005.
Panel 1 Art: Vince Colletta Studio from “A Bouquet of Roses” in FIRST KISS #20, 1961.
And…
Inks by Dick Giordano from the story “My Ben” in FIRST KISS #14, 1960.
Transcript:
PANEL 1, SCENE: Woman watching the shadow of a man.
CAPTION: As she sadly sang “Happy Birthday” to herself, Maggie McGoo caught her first glimpse of the Shadow Man in the flickering light of the cake’s candles…and suddenly she didn’t feel so alone!
WOMAN (thinking): He’s definitely boyfriend material! After all, black goes with everything!
PANEL 2, SCENE: The silhouette of a man and woman talking and perhaps about to kiss.
CAPTION: After awhile, she stopped dating other men. It was so much easer to spend her time with the shadow of a man than the real thing! Little by little, reality faded away…until all that remained was a Shadow Man…and a Shadow Woman!
WOMAN: Will we always be together, darling?
MAN: Yes, dear! Without a shadow of a doubt!
Panel 1 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Panel 2 Art: Inked by Dick Giordano
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↓ TranscriptPANEL 1, SCENE: Woman watching the shadow of a man.
CAPTION: As she sadly sang “Happy Birthday” to herself, Maggie McGoo caught her first glimpse of the Shadow Man in the flickering light of the cake’s candles…and suddenly she didn’t feel so alone!
WOMAN (thinking): He’s definitely boyfriend material! After all, black goes with everything!
PANEL 2, SCENE: The silhouette of a man and woman talking and perhaps about to kiss.
CAPTION: After awhile, she stopped dating other men. It was so much easer to spend her time with the shadow of a man than the real thing! Little by little, reality faded away…until all that remained was a Shadow Man…and a Shadow Woman!
WOMAN: Will we always be together, darling?
MAN: Yes, dear! Without a shadow of a doubt!
Panel 1 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Panel 2 Art: Inked by Dick Giordano
20.1.4.6. & 14.2.2.4
