Enjoying Life to the Max?

Enjoying Life to the Max?

The original art (see below) for this gag comes from “My Secret” in First Kiss #27; It features a girl (the blonde in the panel below) who appears to be much older than her real age—14.

Things quickly spin out of control when she skips a couple of grades and ends up in a relationship which is clearly too mature for a 14-year-old!

Note for Giordano Fans:

Unfortunately, Charlton’s photostat for this panel was so poor that it was unusable. So I ended up scanning from the printed comic book.

Consequently, some of Dick Giordano’s fine line work was lost and had to be touched up here and there by my-gotta-get-it-done-now, but-definitely-not-an-artist last choice: me.

This is something I try to avoid, but sometimes happens when lines drop out and deadlines loom.

So you’re not getting pure Giordano here—which is a pity because Dick was my favorite Charlton romance artist.

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SCENE: Young teen-age girl talking to two friends.

GIRL: I want to enjoy life fully! So marriage and kids will have to wait…’til I’m at least 16!

Art by Dick Giordano

Sextra Credit

Sextra Credit

The story for the original 1960’s romance art (below) has a very different theme. Why study when you can get married?

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SCENE: Two young women in a bedroom. One of them is sitting on a bed. The other is on the floor writing in a book.

WOMAN ON BED: They put you in an advanced class? What subject?

WOMAN WITH BOOK: Sex Ed!

Art by Vince Colletta Studio

How to Succeed in School Without Really Trying

How to Succeed in School Without Really Trying

And here’s the original romance art before it got the Last Kiss treatment….

Click image to enlarge.

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SCENE: Woman is writing in a book. She looks up and speaks to a man.

WOMAN: Lucky me! My teacher grades on the curves!

Art by Vince Colletta Studio

No More Teachers! No More Books!

No More Teachers! No More Books!

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SCENE: Boy and girl sitting on the steps of a house, kissing. There are some school books beside them.

BOY: No More Pencils! No More Books! No More Teacher's Dirty Looks!

GIRL: No more waiting! No parents home! My bra unhooks!

Art by the Vince Colletta Studio

Risqué Business

Risqué Business

It’s a tough job, but somebody has to…oh, you know!

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WOMAN: I Need to research eight sex scenes by morning…or I’ll blow my deadline! Wanna help?

MAN: Romance writers…gotta love ‘em!

SIGN IN STORE WINDOW: Embrace your passion! Read in bed!

ART: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani