by John | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Girl Meets Boy!” in FIRST KISS #11, Nov. 1959.
Transcript:
Scene: Woman on a bed or couch with her head in her hands, thinking pensively.
WOMAN (thinking): Mom was right! If you don’t charge men for the first lap dance…they never respect you!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptScene: Woman on a bed or couch with her head in her hands, thinking pensively.
WOMAN (thinking): Mom was right! If you don’t charge men for the first lap dance...they never respect you!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Dec 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
More fun from guest writer Tony Isabella.
Art by Art Capello from the cover of Just Married #114, 1976.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman in foreground looks with concern as a man and a woman in the background cuddle.
WOMAN IN FOREGROUND (thinks): Amber has another new beau. If only she could be mine! I hope this one…is as “accident-prone” as the last!
1976 Art: Art Capello Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman in foreground looks with concern as a man and a woman in the background cuddle.
WOMAN IN FOREGROUND (thinks): Amber has another new beau. If only she could be mine! I hope this one...is as "accident-prone" as the last!
1976 Art: Art Capello Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Nov 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Suggestive? You bet?
Art by “Chasal” (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani) from “My Silent Love” in First Kiss #21, July 1961.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man talking to smiling woman.
MAN: Darn it! I’m dumping you! Try not to look so happy!
1961 Art: “Chasal” (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani)
Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
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Art by “Chasal” (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani) from “My Silent Love” in First Kiss #21, July 1961.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man talking to smiling woman.
MAN: Darn it! I’m dumping you! Try not to look so happy!
1961 Art: “Chasal” (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani)
Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
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Art by "Chasal" (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani) from "My Silent Love" in First Kiss #21, July 1961.
by John | Nov 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
I suspect this guy has totally killed the moment—and possibly the relationship.
By the way, I absolutely love this art by Dick Giordano. But then I could say that about virtually any art by Giordano. I’ll admit that I’m particularly fond of Dick’s romance art.
Years ago, I interviewed Dick about his romance work. To illustrate the interview, Dick kindly loaned me a huge pile of black and white photostats of his Charlton romance covers. This image is from one of the scans of that art
Art by Dick Giordano from Teen-Age Love #37, May 1964.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman and man embracing—probably about to kiss.
WOMAN: Will it scare you if I say…I love you?
MAN: Not as much as if you say you’re pregnant!
1964 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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Art by Dick Giordano from Teen-Age Love #37, May 1964.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman and man embracing---probably about to kiss.
WOMAN: Will it scare you if I say...I love you?
MAN: Not as much as if you say you’re pregnant!
1964 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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Art by Dick Giordano from Teen-Age Love #37, May 1964.
by John | Nov 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Here’s the first of two Tony Isabella-written comics (both hilarious!) that I’m running this week. The second will appear this Friday.
I mention this because the last time I ran two of Tony’s comics—instead of the usual one-a-week—I had a reader ask about my health. I appreciated that. And it was understandable. After all, when I announced Tony’s Last Kiss involvement back in mid-Sept., I also made a vague announcement about my having some health issues. And I explained that Tony was helping out because of this.
So, let me re-assure everyone that I’m doing okay. While I haven’t wanted to get into medical details (maybe later), I’m not suffering from anything life-threatening. And I’m probably doing slightly better than when I brought Tony into the Last Kiss fold.
The fact that I’m using one, two, three or none of Tony’s gags in any given week has nothing to do with the ups or downs of my health.
Plus, I’m totally enjoying Tony’s take on Last Kiss. While he’s embracing the spirit of what I’ve done over the last couple of decades, he’s also bring his own unique approach. And I think that just makes Last Kiss stronger and better.
Art by John Tartaglione from the story “My Confidence Man” in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man and woman kissing.
MAN (thinks): Now that I finally have a girlfriend…I wonder if my hand will go back to its normal size.
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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Art by John Tartaglione from the story “My Confidence Man” in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman kissing.
MAN (thinks): Now that I finally have a girlfriend...I wonder if my hand will go back to its normal size.
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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Art by John Tartaglione from the story "My Confidence Man" in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
