A Valentine’s Day Difference

A Valentine’s Day Difference

Happy Valentine’s Day! May your sweetheart be sweet and your heart full of love!

Many thanks to my frequent partner in hilarity Mike Pascale for the wild Valentine’s Day gag!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Artist unknown, but might be Matt Baker. From the story “His Face Before Me” in Romance Stories of True Love #51, Sept. 1958. Published by Harvey Comics.

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WOMAN: Let’s do something different for Valentine’s Day!

MAN: Sleep with another man?

WOMAN: You wouldn't mind?

MAN: I meant both of us!

1958 Artist Unknown New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Thinking Outside the Candy Box: Mike Pascale & John Lustig

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A Mind-Blowing Valentine’s Day

A Mind-Blowing Valentine’s Day

Original Vintage Art & Text

Pencils by Charles Nicholas. From the story “Crime that Didn’t Occur!” in Zaza the Mystic #10, April 1956. Published by Charlton.

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SCENE: A woman fortune teller looks shocked.

WOMAN: I predict mind-blowing sex on Valentine’s Day! And best of all...chocolate!

1956 Pencils: Charles Nicholas Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira

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Suitor Survival

Suitor Survival

Original Vintage Art & Text

Inks by Dick Giordano from the story “Heartbreaker” in First Kiss #12, Jan. 1960. Charlton. The story begins on Page 12.

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SCENE: A disgruntled man looks on from the background as a woman and man talk in the foreground.

WOMAN: ...and whoever wins the fight gets to be my Valentine!

1960 Inks: Dick Giordano New Color: Allen Freeman
Referee: John Lustig

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A Brilliant Idea

A Brilliant Idea

Big Announcement

Jenny Blake is now Tony Isabella’s preferred name. She’ll continue to write some of her Last Kiss comics, however, as Tony Isabella. I’m delighted to have both as guest writers here!

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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WHITE HAIR: That’s my brilliant idea. What do you think, boys?
BLONDE HAIR: It’s brilliant, boss!
DARK HAIR: You’re the idea man, boss!
WOMAN: But I just said the same thing 15 minutes ago.
DARK HAIR: Sheesh! It’s not about you, Gladys!

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Super Bowl Bound?

Super Bowl Bound?

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

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Jack Keller from the story “Nationals, Part One: Building the Rod” in Teenage Hotrodders #6, Feb. 1964. Published by Charlton.

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LEFT GUY: Today’s football players are weak! Safety helmets and concussion protocols and penalties for not being sissies!
LEFT GUY: We were real men back in my day.
RIGHT GUY: Counterpoint. I still have my teeth and…
RIGHT GUY: ...I can count to ten without stopping.
MIDDLE GUY (thought): This again? Neither of them…
MIDDLE GUY (thought) ...ever got past rec league.