by John | Mar 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Below is the original First Kiss romance art from the 1960s. You can tell the guy is a writer (a poet actually) because he’s wearing an ascot tie.
All writers wear ascots because…we can. As soon as I get dressed in the morning (which is usually about 2 p.m.), I put on an ascot.
Sometimes I wear a shirt and pants. But—always an ascot!
↓ TranscriptMAN: I’m not one of those dime-a-dozen millionaires! I’m stinking rich!
WOMAN: Smells good to me!
Art by John Tartaglione
by John | Mar 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Below is the original art and text from First Kiss in the 1960s.
Jill is a tease. She loves to lead men…to the edge. Then dump them. Think this story has a happy ending? Oh, sure. Absolutely!
(Just teasing.)
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman talking in a car.
MAN: Sure! I like women! There’s, uh…well, I’m very fond of Mom!
Inks by Dick Giordano
by John | Mar 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
And here’s the original First Kiss comic book art as published back in the 1960s–with considerably more polite dialog:
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Smiling man with a woman on his arm is talking to another woman.
MAN: Secret affair? Hardly! I’ve been bragging about it all night!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio
by John | Mar 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Below is the original 1960s romance art with a more appropriate, but perhaps less interesting bit of dialog:
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman smiling at a man and woman in the background.
WOMAN (in foreground): Wotta cute, wholesome couple! But I can fix that!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio
by John | Mar 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
The interesting thing about the original art below is not what’s happening, but what isn’t. The story is about a woman who meets a guy and likes him until she finds out that:
A) He’s a drug-dealing, philandering crime lord.
B) He’s an ink-slinging, low-paid cartoonist.
C) He’s a truck driver.
D) He smokes.
E) He’s a communist spy, but he votes Republican.
Pick one. Then see the answer below the comic.
The answer? C. He’s a truck driver. (She’d hoped he was a doctor or lawyer.)
What gets me—besides the snobbery—is that she sees him smoking here and it absolutely isn’t a problem. These days it would really turn off a lot of potential lovers. But back in the 1960s—it was better to be a three-pack-a-day doctor than be a healthy truck driver.
By the way, eventually she decides to overlook his profession. And guess what? Everything is going to be okay because he’s going to college nights. So he must have some ambition after all!
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman on phone talking to someone while man in backgrounds smokes and smiles at her.
WOMAN: Sure, He smokes like a chimney! But he’s got a huge life insurance policy!
Art by by Vince Colletta Studio
