Original Vintage Art & Text
Art attributed to Jill Elgin from the Girl Commandos story in Speed Comics #27, July 1943. Published by Harvey Comics.
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SCENE: Several women in (Indian? Pakistani? garb.) Two of them converse as they balance platters of food on their heads.
WOMAN ON LEFT: They say the way to a man’s heart...
WOMAN ON LIFE: ...is through his stomach!
WOMAN ON LIFE: I’ve prepared a meal that will surely...
WOMAN ON LEFT: ...win me the love of our king!
WOMAN ON RIGHT: Suit yourself, sister.
WOMAN ON RIGHT: But I’m setting my sights...
WOMAN ON RIGHT: ...a little lower!
1943 Art attributed to: Jill Elgin New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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WOMAN ON LEFT: They say the way to a man’s heart...
WOMAN ON LIFE: ...is through his stomach!
WOMAN ON LIFE: I’ve prepared a meal that will surely...
WOMAN ON LEFT: ...win me the love of our king!
WOMAN ON RIGHT: Suit yourself, sister.
WOMAN ON RIGHT: But I’m setting my sights...
WOMAN ON RIGHT: ...a little lower!
1943 Art attributed to: Jill Elgin New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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Very different and very well done
Peter, thanks! I really like this one myself. The art is fun and I think Diego did a terrific job coloring. Sometimes I’ll have Diego color a panel and then realize I don’t have a clue what the gag is going to be. Often I’ll give the panel to Tony to write. He always come through with something great!
It’s good to be King! As Tom Petty wrote and sings in the song of the same name…
It’s good to be king and have your own world
It helps to make friends, it’s good to meet girls
A sweet little queen who can’t run away
It’s good to be king, whatever it pays.
Girls, girls… No need to fight for position/status. There’s plenty of room in the seraglio.
I love Petty. Thanks for posting that, Dave. Perfect quote!
Interesting placement of the fruit on the trays
Now that you mention it, yeah. That’s not suggestive at all! 🙂