Sideswiped

Sideswiped

More Last Kiss fun from Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Margot Haffner from the story “Passion for Dolls” in Crimes by Women #13, 1950.

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SCENE: Man with monocle.

CAPTION: Heinrich enjoys long walks through damp foggy forests. His favorite food is barely solid blood sausage. He follows orders without question. Heinrich can’t understand why no one...swipes right on him.

1950 Art: Artist Unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella Gives Orders: John Lustig

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Are You Unpopular? Impossible!

Are You Unpopular? Impossible!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Script by Will Eisner. Art by Dan Zolnerowich from the story “The Legion of Living Bombs” from Smash Comics #14, 1940.

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MAN: You? Unpopular? Impossible!

WOMAN IN TURBAN: It’s true! I used to be a wallflower! But then...I blossomed out!

1940 Art: Will Eisner & Dan Zolnerowich New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Flowery Words: John Lustig

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Happy Honeymoon?

Happy Honeymoon?

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “His Future Bride” in BRIDES IN LOVE #10, 1958.

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MAN: So what do you think of our honeymoon so far?

WOMAN: I’ve had worse!

1958 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Mr. Honeymoon: John Lustig

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Pin that Tail!

Pin that Tail!

Last Kiss Featured in Forbes Article about Romance Comics

Forbes magazine’s Rob Salkowitz interviewed me recently about classic romance comics and included some mentions and art from Last Kiss.

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art attributed to Matt Baker & Vince Colletta. From Romance Stories of True Love #51, Sept. 1958. Published by Harvey Comics.

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Man talking to woman who is wearing a blindfold.

BLONDE MAN: Come now, Penelople. You simply must get over your fear of…playing “Pin the Tail on the Donkey!”
There’s no chance you would accidentally…stab me in the groin a third time.

PENELOPE (thought): Wanna bet, slick?

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Why We Like Women…

Why We Like Women…

Last Kiss Featured in Forbes Article about Romance Comics

For Valentine’s Day, Forbes magazine’s Rob Salkowitz interviewed me (and my friend Sydney Heifler) about classic romance comics and included some mentions and art from Last Kiss.

—John Lustig

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Bob Powell. From the story “My Aunt Interfered With My First Romance” in First Romance Magazine #1, Aug. 1949. Published by Harvey Comics.

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SCENE: Man and woman together. Woman holding a man very loosely and looking dubiously at him.

MAN: Do you know what I like about women?

WOMAN: That they’re not men?

1949 Art: Bob Powell New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Kissed by Fate: John Lustig

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