Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Frank Frazetta in the story “A Love of My Own” in Personal Love #24, 1953. Published by Eastern Color. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book on ComicBookPlus. The story begins on Page 11.
Past episodes of Abby Amour:
The Abby Amour miniseries runs every Friday. Dialogue by Tony Isabella with repurposed art by Frank Frazetta. Dream sequence color by Sue Daigle-Leach–the legendary Disney comics colorist. (Check out Sue’s Instagram feed for her personal work featuring so many critters–real and imagined.)
↓ Transcript
LOGO: The Loves of Abby Amour
CAPTION: A comatose Abby is dreaming.
JOHNNY: I can’t wait to butter your sweet muffins.
JOHNNY: And I ain't talkin' about bread, baby.
ABBY: Oh, Johnny, you magnificent moron...
ABBY: ...that’s a steak knife!
ABBY (thought); Maybe when I open my eyes...
ABBY (thought): ...he'll be gone!
CAPTION: To be continued...
1953 Art: Frank Frazetta
Color: Susan Daigle-Leach
Writer: Tony Isabella
ALOMO3_4
CAPTION: A comatose Abby is dreaming.
JOHNNY: I can’t wait to butter your sweet muffins.
JOHNNY: And I ain't talkin' about bread, baby.
ABBY: Oh, Johnny, you magnificent moron...
ABBY: ...that’s a steak knife!
ABBY (thought); Maybe when I open my eyes...
ABBY (thought): ...he'll be gone!
CAPTION: To be continued...
1953 Art: Frank Frazetta
Color: Susan Daigle-Leach
Writer: Tony Isabella
ALOMO3_4
“Not this one you won’t. There’s hardly any space left on him after I used the branding iron.”
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“Oh Bill! You make serial killing so romantic!”
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Quick survey: what’s the creepiest part of the original?
A) The fact he’s actually holding a steak knife while he’s saying that.
B) The way he seems to be caressing her bangs oh-so-lovingly with his pointer finger while brandishing the steak knife and saying that.
C) The way she looks just so gosh-darn amused by his homicidal antics
D) The fact that they are both probably talking about her dildo
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The waiter, who was approaching them, decided that now may not be the best time to ask if they wanted any parmesan cheese with that.
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LastKiss Ladies Guide to True Love and Matrimony, Tip # 47: Before you go out for dinner, ask your date if the terms of his parole allow him to use ordinary dining utensils.
LastKiss Ladies Guide to True Love and Matrimony, Tip # 109: Even if it does turn into a hostage situation, keep smiling! Your date may be a no-go, but the SWAT Team Sniper whose observing the two of you through a rifle scope might not be married.
OMG, Jams. This is funny stuff. And you wrote it all just a little after two hours after I posted the comic. Amazing–as usual.
I don’t know, for some reason, the woman in the original picture (especially after saying that) frightens me.
Understandably. As a standalone panel, it’s pretty alarming!
“He wouldn’t be so cocky if he knew where my twin 38s were pointed right now.
“…or my .45!”