A tax gag in July? Yup! Because of the coronavirus, the IRS changed it’s deadlines this year from the usual April 15. Instead the deadline is July 15. Yikes!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio in the story “Made for Romance” in FIRST KISS #4, 1958.
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WOMAN AT A DESK TO MAN: I’m sorry, sir, but the IRS does not accept souls for payment…yet!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio in the story “Made for Romance” in FIRST KISS #4, 1958.
FK4.2.1.2
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WOMAN AT A DESK TO MAN: I'm sorry, sir, but the IRS does not accept souls for payment...yet!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio in the story "Made for Romance" in FIRST KISS #4, 1958.
FK4.2.1.2
Art by Vince Colletta Studio in the story "Made for Romance" in FIRST KISS #4, 1958.
FK4.2.1.2
I wonder what that is on her blouse. No snarky comment this time. Just trying to figure out what that whatever is supposed to be.
Jams, I’d love to tell you that it’s the symbol for the Secret Society of Lustful Comic Ladies, but…hell, I don’t know either. It does look like some sort of embroidered design on the cloth. But what it is—I have no idea.
Even odder, when we see her in subsequent panels, the design has disappeared. So, I guess the artist didn’t know either and lost interest.
You can see the full story here. It’s the second story in the issue:
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=46890
Wait, what? There’s a Secret Society of Lustful Comic Ladies??? Sweet Judy of Jetson Man! How has this not come up before???
Does that mean that if some girls Yabba Dabba Don’t, Betty and Wilma Yabba Dabba Do?
Does that mean Daphne and Velma are sorry for being meddling, they just wanted to unmask that monster and see if there was a man inside?
Has Blondie finally figured out what kind of sandwich Dagwood really wants?
It’s like I’m reading Fifty Shades of Gray, except this time it has a plot! And characters! And something vaguely interesting happening!
Well I’ve run out of ? and !. So I’ll say thanks for the great comic John. Have a great week
Just how high is the slit on your cheongsam, dear?
A “cheongsam!” Thanks for supplying a name for that type of dress. I never knew.
And the slit goes up as high as your imagination cares to take it!
At least the IRS is considering accepting souls as payment.
I think the design on the blouse is supposed to be some sort of stylized flower.
Well, the IRS needs some souls, Rudolf, because it’s currently soulless.
As for the design, hmm. I think you’re probably right—some sort of flower.
WOW! The lady has some REALLLLLY bad dandruff!