by John | Jun 12, 2012 | Uncategorized

↓ TranscriptRoses are red!
(Except when they’re not.)
Violets are blue!
(Or rather, purple besot.)
Sugar is sweet!
(So it’s bad for my heart.)
And so are you!
(Oh, crud. Did I fart?)
Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
Color: Allen Freeman
by John | Jun 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here’s the original 1960’s First Kiss romance art…

↓ TranscriptMAN: I’ve never had anyone scream “Thank God” so much during sex!
WOMAN: Well, I’m very religious!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio
Color by Dan McConnell
by John | Jun 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Below is the original 1960s First Kiss art:

↓ TranscriptWOMAN: You can’t buy my love with expensive gifts!
MAN: So...you’d prefer cash?
Art by Vince Colletta Studio
Color by Allen Freeman
by John | Jun 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
I once had an editor who used to always end his letters to me with the phrase “Don’t Ever Change.”
Now, I don’t think he was singling me out. (Don’t change, John, because you’re already perfect.) I assume he told everyone not to change.
I could never figure out if he was being ironic. I mean—honestly, it came across as so phony. Such a cliche. So Hollywood. You had to hope that the guy was kidding.
He wasn’t my editor for long. The comics company he was working for went belly up. And we soon lost touch. Years later, I learned that he ended up in Hollywood—working in TV or films. I wonder if he ever changed.
And here’s the original 1958 First Kiss art…

↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman looking into the mirror of her makeup compact.
WOMAN: I’ve tried everything, but…I’m still me!
Pencils by Charles Nicholas
Color by Dan McConnell
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by John | Jun 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
And here’s the original 1960s romance art. The text is almost certainly by Joe Gill.

↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young woman studying at a desk.
TITLE OF BOOK #1: Human Sexuality 102
TITLE OF BOOK #2: Bizarre Sex
WOMAN: I choked on the last sex ed test! But I won’t blow the oral exam!
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
Color by Allen Freeman
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