by John | May 5, 2024 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Nick Cardy from “Good-Time Girl” in My Real Love #5, 1952. Standard Comics. No link because the original comic book isn’t online.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Middle-aged man with a mustache talking to a young, red-headed woman.
MAN: I’m learning so much from my students!
WOMAN: Really? What are you teaching?
MAN: Sex Ed!
1952 Character Art: Nick Cardy Re-inked and colored: Allen Freeman
Student of Life: John Lustig
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by John | May 2, 2024 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text

Pencils by Charles Nicholas (& inks possibly by Vince Alascia.) From the story “Bride into Wife” in Brides in Love #3, April 1957. Charlton Comics.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Bruce Wayne in the Batcave.
BRUCE: I can fight crooks, but I can’t fight who I really am!
CAPTION: Bruce Wayne finally comes out...of The Batcave!
1957 Artist unknown Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Superhero on Earth 2: John Lustig
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by John | Apr 30, 2024 | Blog
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Photo of Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Leo White. Chaplin and White (who looks a bit like Salivdor Dali) are glaring at each other with Edna in the middle.
CAPTION: When manly men meet...
The competition to be the alpha male is intense. Is brain power the winning factor? Big muscles? The size of a man’s...uh, hands? No! It’s who has the best facial hair!
CHARLIE: Me!
LEO: No, me!
EDNA (thinking): Frankly, I don’t care...as long as it isn’t me!
(L to R): Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance and Leo White in A Jitney Elopement, 1915.
Slightly Hairy, Always Harried: John Lustig
by John | Apr 28, 2024 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Ted Galindo & Ray Osrin from the cover of Cowboy Love #29, April 1955. Charlton Comics.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Cowboy and cowgirl cuddling by a campfire.
COWBOY: My horse died! Now I don’t have anyone to kiss good night!
COWGIRL: Neigh! Nicker! Snort!
1955 Art: Ted Galindo & Ray Osrin Art Clean Up: Lustig
Horse Whisperer: John Lustig
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by John | Apr 25, 2024 | Blog
Happy Arbor Day from me and my frequent partner in hilarity Mike Pascale.
Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by John Tartaglione from the story “Elopement” in First Kiss #4, July 1958. Charlton Comics.
Curious to see more? Click the link above to read the entire vintage comic book for free on ComicBookPlus.com.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman with a small suitcase is leaving a home's courtyard.
VOICE FROM OFF PANEL: You’re celebrating Arbor Day? How?!!
WOMAN: Isn’t it obvious? I’m leaf-ing you!
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Dan McConnell
Have Puns, Will Babble: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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