Love is in the Air

Love is in the Air

Today's Last Kiss

More high-flying humor from my pal Tony Isabella!

Art possibly by Al Avison. From First Love #52, May 1955.

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Male passenger is attempting to cuddle/smooch with a startled female flight attendant who is carrying a tray of food.

MAN: You smell of recycled air and tiny bottles of booze!

FLIGHT ATTENDANT: No man can resist me!

1955 Art: Al Avison? Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella

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SCENE: Male passenger is attempting to cuddle/smooch with a startled female flight attendant who is carrying a tray of food.

MAN: You smell of recycled air and tiny bottles of booze!

FLIGHT ATTENDANT: No man can resist me!

1955 Art: Al Avison? Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella

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Fly Away

Fly Away

 

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from “The Face of Love” in First Kiss #19, 1961.

 

Transcript:

A well-dressed woman and a man in a suit are talking. In the background, there’s a plane flying.

MAN: Let’s fly away and never come back!

WOMAN: Sure! You go first!

Art by Vince Colletta Studio

Keywords: aviation

Art Code: 19.2.3.1

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Transcript:

A well-dressed woman and a man in a suit are talking. In the background, there's a plane flying.

MAN: Let’s fly away and never come back!

WOMAN: Sure! You go first!

Art by Vince Colletta Studio

Keywords: aviation

Art Code: 19.2.3.1

Fly the Very Friendly Skies

Fly the Very Friendly Skies

Art by Dick Giordano from Brides in Love #42, 1964.

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Male pilot and a woman embracing. Small, one-propeller plane in background.

PILOT: …and, since I’m a pilot, You’ll earn frequent lover miles with every kiss!

1964 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman

Art Code: BridesInLove42

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SCENE: Male pilot and a woman embracing. Small, one-propeller plane in background.

PILOT: ...and, since I’m a pilot, You’ll earn frequent lover miles with every kiss!

1964 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman

Art Code: BridesInLove42

Old Friends?

Old Friends?

Art by Vince Colletta from the story “Lucky Liz” in FIRST KISS #9, 1959.

 

Transcript:

WOMAN AT AIRPORT (carrying luggage): I don’t sleep with strangers! But I’m sure we’ll be old friends…by the end of the flight!

Art by Vince Colletta Studio Color by Allen Freeman

Art Code: 9.4.3.1

 

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WOMAN AT AIRPORT (carrying luggage): I don’t sleep with strangers! But I’m sure we’ll be old friends…by the end of the flight!

Art by Vince Colletta Studio Color by Allen Freeman

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Flying Fright Class? Have a Bloody Mary!

Flying Fright Class? Have a Bloody Mary!

A big thanks and a (virgin) Bloody Mary to my buddy Mike Pascale for the sharp-toothed art modifications and basic idea for this gag.

On Sunday night, I’ll be posting another Halloween collaboration I did with Mike. So stay tuned, kids—same vampire bat time, same vampire bat channel!

 

Artist unknown. From FIRST LOVE ILLUSTRATED #52, 1955.

 

Transcript:

SCENE: A flight attendant/stewardess is holding a tray of food and looks nervous as a vampire guy behind her looks like he’s about to bite her.

FLIGHT ATTENDANT: So, uh…coffee, teA, or <gulp!> me?

1955 Artist unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Director of Vampire Dental Care: Mike Pascale

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First Love Illustrated 52.0

Artist unknown. From FIRST LOVE ILLUSTRATED #52, 1955.

 

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SCENE: A flight attendant/stewardess is holding a tray of food and looks nervous as a vampire guy behind her looks like he's about to bite her.

FLIGHT ATTENDANT: So, uh...coffee, teA, or <gulp!> me?

1955 Artist unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Director of Vampire Dental Care: Mike Pascale

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First Love Illustrated 52.0

Artist unknown. From FIRST LOVE ILLUSTRATED #52, 1955.