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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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
4.4.3.3HC.DMClear.tif
Revised: Make like a tree and leaf.
Original: Make like a baby and head out.
Yet another revision: Make like underwear and haul ass!
Why don’t you make like a tree… and get outta here!
Turns to go back in for her diaphragm, mom and dad have already had the locks changed.
If she’d used her diagram, or the back way, she wouldn’t be in this mess in the first place.