Although my father’s side of the family is Jewish, I was brought up Christian (Presbyterian actually.) So my understanding of Yom Kippur isn’t from first hand experience.
I hope I got it right. More than that, I hope this comic is funny!
Art by John Tartaglione from the story “My Confidence Man” in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man and woman, almost cheek to cheek. The man looks sad. The woman looks on with an expression that shows concern, but seems to say that she knows something that the man doesn’t.
MAN: I can’t think of a Yom Kippur idea for today’s comic! I feel so guilty! I-I can’t even eat!
WOMAN: Guilt? Hunger? Congrats! That’s the essence of every Yom Kippur joke ever told! So…
MAN: Success!
2020 Last Kiss Inc
1958 Art: John Tartaglione New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
DJP.lk338
FK16.5.4.5
↓ Transcript
SCENE: Man and woman, almost cheek to cheek. The man looks sad. The woman looks on with an expression that shows concern, but seems to say that she knows something that the man doesn't.
MAN: I can’t think of a Yom Kippur idea for today’s comic! I feel so guilty! I-I can’t even eat!
WOMAN: Guilt? Hunger? Congrats! That’s the essence of every Yom Kippur joke ever told! So...
MAN: Success!
2020 Last Kiss Inc
1958 Art: John Tartaglione New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
DJP.lk338
FK16.5.4.5
MAN: I can’t think of a Yom Kippur idea for today’s comic! I feel so guilty! I-I can’t even eat!
WOMAN: Guilt? Hunger? Congrats! That’s the essence of every Yom Kippur joke ever told! So...
MAN: Success!
2020 Last Kiss Inc
1958 Art: John Tartaglione New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
DJP.lk338
FK16.5.4.5
It’d be tough to nibble on that neck with that shield of pearls.
Get freaky and use Yom Kippur to atone. With no apologies to ZZ Top.
She was really bombed,
And I was really blown away,
Until I asked her what she wanted,
And this is what she had to say:
A pearl necklace
She want to pearl necklace
She want to pearl necklace
She gets a charge out of bein’ so weird,
Digs gettin’ downright strange
But I can keep a handle on anything,
Just this side of deranged
Uncle George’s piles of money are beautiful also.
And Uncle George behind the piles of money.
Oy vey!