Learning to Love

Learning to Love

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.

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SCENE: 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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Meanwhile, in the Batcave…

Meanwhile, in the Batcave…

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.

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SCENE: 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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Winning by a Hair?

Winning by a Hair?

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SCENE: 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

Horsing Around

Horsing Around

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Ted Galindo & Ray Osrin from the cover of Cowboy Love #29, April 1955. Charlton Comics.

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SCENE: 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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She’s Branching Out for Arbor Day

She’s Branching Out for Arbor Day

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.

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SCENE: 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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