by John | Jun 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’m making a temporary tweak to my usual Monday-Wednesday-Friday comics schedule. There won’t be a Monday comic so that I can actually run this Father’s Day gag on…Father’s Day.
Yes, I know it’s shocking concept. But I thought I’d give it a try.
Happy Father’s Day to me—and all the other dads out there!
Art by Dick Giordano from Romantic Story #70, Jan. 1964.
The cover teaser caption in the upper-left hand corner is impossible to read here, but it says: The date for my marriage to Chet Dillman was set! I loved Chet and wanted to be his wife, but…I was determined to have one last fling!
Transcript:
Scene: Man and woman dancing joyously.
MAN: You’re pregnant?
WOMAN: Yup! Happy Father’s Day!
1964 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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Art by Dick Giordano from Romantic Story #70, Jan. 1964.
↓ TranscriptScene: Man and woman dancing joyously.
MAN: You’re pregnant?
WOMAN: Yup! Happy Father's Day!
1964 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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Art by Dick Giordano from Romantic Story #70, Jan. 1964.
by John | Jun 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Art by Jack Keller from the story “World Champion” in Teenage Hotrodders #7, May 1964. (Published in color, but scanned here from the black & white photostats.)
Transcript:
SCENE: Three men drinking booze, celebrating, smiling and laughing.
MAN #1: Who says being a parent is hard? Not us!
MAN: #2: Getting our wives pregnant was was easy! Happy Father’s Day to us!
CAPTION: First and last meeting of the Expectant Father’s Carefree Fun Club
1964 Art: Jack Keller Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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Art by Jack Keller from the story “World Champion” in Teenage Hotrodders #7, May 1964. (Published in color, but scanned here from the black & white photostats.)
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Three men drinking booze, celebrating, smiling and laughing.
MAN #1: Who says being a parent is hard? Not us!
MAN: #2: Getting our wives pregnant was was easy! Happy Father’s Day to us!
CAPTION: First and last meeting of the Expectant Father’s Carefree Fun Club
1964 Art: Jack Keller Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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Art by Jack Keller from the story "World Champion" in Teenage Hotrodders #7, May 1964. (Published in color, but scanned here from the black & white photostats.)
by John | Jun 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Art by Vince Colletta Studio in the story “Made for Romance” in FIRST KISS #4, 1958.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman looking at a computer screen when a man smiles in the background.
WOMAN: Holy crud! You’re right! According to Facebook, I do like you!
MAN: Yup! And on Instagram we just got engaged!
1958 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman New Background: John Lustig
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Art by Vince Colletta Studio in the story “Made for Romance” in FIRST KISS #4, 1958.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman looking at a computer screen when a man smiles in the background.
WOMAN: Holy crud! You’re right! According to Facebook, I do like you!
MAN: Yup! And on Instagram we just got engaged!
1958 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman New Background: John Lustig
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Art by Vince Colletta Studio in the story "Made for Romance" in FIRST KISS #4, 1958.
by John | Jun 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “One Stolen Kiss” from FIRST KISS #1, 1957.
Transcript:
SCENE: Older woman looking shocked as a young woman kisses a young man who is wearing a beret.
OLDER WOMAN: Sex? in public? That’s wrong!
YOUNG WOMAN (THINKING): Not when you do it right!
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptTranscript:
SCENE: Older woman looking shocked as a young woman kisses a young man who is wearing a beret.
OLDER WOMAN: Sex? in public? That’s wrong!
YOUNG WOMAN (THINKING): Not when you do it right!
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Jun 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is another one of the Last Kiss comics I originally created for Comics Buyer’s Guide way back when. This is the first time it’s ever appeared on the web. First time in color too!
Art by Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia from the story Judy and the Dude in Career Girl Romances #64, 1971.
Transcript:
CAPTION: Your car breaks down on a lonely dirt road…miles from anywhere! No food! No cell phone! No Tivo! All you have are your wits…and your comic books (because you’d never leave home without them.) How do you survive?
A. You read your comics for inspiration and come up with a brilliant plan! Alas, it involves time travel and moving the Earth out of orbit. So you die!
B. You alert Superman with your emergency signal watch! You’re saved!
C. Oops! You forgot to put new batteries in the watch! You die!
D. You (reluctantly!) ask your girlfriend for advice. She fixes the car in 10 seconds with some
chewing gum. You’re saved!
E. You decide it’s all a dream! So it won’t matter if you ignore everything and keep reading comics until…you die!
SCENE: Man and woman cuddling and enjoying a campfire.
MAN: Wow! This is great! How did you get the fire going?
WOMAN: I used your comics for kindling!
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1971 Art: Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia in Career Girl Romances #64.
↓ TranscriptTranscript:
CAPTION: Your car breaks down on a lonely dirt road…miles from anywhere! No food! No cell phone! No Tivo! All you have are your wits…and your comic books (because you’d never leave home without them.) How do you survive?
A. You read your comics for inspiration and come up with a brilliant plan! Alas, it involves time travel and moving the Earth out of orbit. So you die!
B. You alert Superman with your emergency signal watch! You’re saved!
C. Oops! You forgot to put new batteries in the watch! You die!
D. You (reluctantly!) ask your girlfriend for advice. She fixes the car in 10 seconds with some
chewing gum. You’re saved!
E. You decide it’s all a dream! So it won’t matter if you ignore everything and keep reading comics until...you die!
SCENE: Man and woman cuddling and enjoying a campfire.
MAN: Wow! This is great! How did you get the fire going?
WOMAN: I used your comics for kindling!
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1971 Art: Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia in Career Girl Romances #64.
