Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Man Hater” in First Kiss #18, Jan. 1961.
Transcript:
CAPTION: Dear Diary:
When I saw him, I actually drooled! I couldn’t help it! He was so handsome!
And, when he looked at me, his smile promised a lifetime of happiness!
He was the perfect man…until he opened his mouth!
SCENE: Man holding a pack of cigarettes as he talks to a woman who is standing in the foreground.
MAN: Hi! Wanna smoke? It’s better than romance! It gives you an instant inner glow and you don’t even have to pretend you’re in love!
WOMAN: Oh, lord! You work in advertising, don’t you?
1961 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: John Lustig
ART: 18.3.6.1
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Man Hater” in First Kiss #18, Jan. 1961.
↓ Transcript
CAPTION: Dear Diary:
When I saw him, I actually drooled! I couldn’t help it! He was so handsome!
And, when he looked at me, his smile promised a lifetime of happiness!
He was the perfect man...until he opened his mouth!
SCENE: Man holding a pack of cigarettes as he talks to a woman who is standing in the foreground.
MAN: Hi! Wanna smoke? It’s better than romance! It gives you an instant inner glow and you don’t even have to pretend you're in love!
WOMAN: Oh, lord! You work in advertising, don't you?
1961 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: John Lustig
ART: 18.3.6.1
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story "Man Hater" in First Kiss #18, Jan. 1961.
When I saw him, I actually drooled! I couldn’t help it! He was so handsome!
And, when he looked at me, his smile promised a lifetime of happiness!
He was the perfect man...until he opened his mouth!
SCENE: Man holding a pack of cigarettes as he talks to a woman who is standing in the foreground.
MAN: Hi! Wanna smoke? It’s better than romance! It gives you an instant inner glow and you don’t even have to pretend you're in love!
WOMAN: Oh, lord! You work in advertising, don't you?
1961 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: John Lustig
ART: 18.3.6.1
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story "Man Hater" in First Kiss #18, Jan. 1961.
Cigar? Cigarette? Tiparillo? Rum Soaked Crook? Doober? Mushrooms? Slowly opens sports coat to disclose a pharmacies worth of mind altering substances and condoms in many colors and flavors all labeled extra large.
Advertising executive by day. Drug pusher at night—and weekends when he’s not robbing mini-marts!
May I suggest you use the black bordered version from the website for the email, also? The overly cropped and jammed email version is less than effective.
Actually, I believe the website version is exactly the same version that I sent out to the mailing list. The only difference is that the website automatically puts some white space about the comics I post. It’s less cramped and the image is posted at a larger size. That may make the black border stand out more.
Sometime this year I will be revamping the look of the newsletter—probably substantially. I just need some free time to do it!
Has Last Kiss ever been collected in book form? Or standard comic-book format? And if not, then why not? I seem to recall a couple of trade paperbacks (one using old Marvel comics, the other old DC comics) that riffed on the very same concept of re-written dialogue over the original artwork from old romance comics (and I realize that in this case, LAST came first). Or if not a book, maybe one of those page-a-day type calendar pads?