by John | May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized

Art by John Tartaglione from the story “The Sea Green Eyes!” in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
Transcript:
WOMAN: Sorry! I don’t date pretentious phonies!
MAN: Me either! But I’m making an exception for you!
Art by John Tartaglione from the story “The Sea Green Eyes!” in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
FK05.5.3.5
↓ TranscriptWOMAN: Sorry! I don’t date pretentious phonies!
MAN: Me either! But I’m making an exception for you!
Art by John Tartaglione from the story "The Sea Green Eyes!" in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
FK05.5.3.5
by John | Apr 23, 2019 | Uncategorized

Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “One Stolen Kiss” from FIRST KISS #1, 1957.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman embraces a man in a beret. The man looks startled or leery.
WOMAN: My love is free! everything else will cost you!
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “One Stolen Kiss” from FIRST KISS #1, 1957.
DJP.lk522 & FK01.3.6.1
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman embraces a man in a beret. The man looks startled or leery.
WOMAN: My love is free! everything else will cost you!
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story "One Stolen Kiss" from FIRST KISS #1, 1957.
DJP.lk522
by John | Apr 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is the final installment of art from Paul Kupperberg’s Secret Romances. My thanks to Paul for letting me re-dialogue art from his romance anthology.
Interested in the book? Check out the Kickstarter campaign which continues through April 17.
Transcript:
SCENE: A female police officer and a male police officer are talking. He’s smoking a cigarette.
FEMALE COP: I love being a cop!
MALE COP: Me too! My best dates are always with women I arrest!
ext ©2019 Last Kiss Inc Art @2019 Pat & Tim Kennedy and Jeff Austin
Art from the romance anthology Paul Kupperberg’s Secret Romances
Being funded on Kickstarter through April 17, 2019 at: http://kck.st/2FT9Vn3
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A female police officer and a male police officer are talking. He's smoking a cigarette.
FEMALE COP: I love being a cop!
MALE COP: Me too! It feels good... improving people’s lives! That’s why I date so many of the women I arrest!
ext ©2019 Last Kiss Inc Art @2019 Pat & Tim Kennedy and Jeff Austin
Art from the romance anthology Paul Kupperberg’s Secret Romances
Being funded on Kickstarter through April 17, 2019 at: http://kck.st/2FT9Vn3
by John | Mar 24, 2019 | Uncategorized

Art by Art Capello & Dick Giordano from the story “Campus Crush” in First Kiss #1, Dec. 1957.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man in a letterman’s jacket or sweater talking to an alarmed woman.
MAN: No, You’re not the first woman I’ve ever dated! I took Mom to dinner…once!
1957 Art: Art Capello & Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art Codes: DJP.lk518 & FK01.2.5.3
Art by Art Capello & Dick Giordano from the story “Campus Crush” in First Kiss #1, Dec. 1957.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man in a letterman's jacket or sweater talking to an alarmed woman.
MAN: No, You’re not the first woman I’ve ever dated! I took Mom to dinner...once!
1957 Art: Art Capello & Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art Codes: DJP.lk518 & FK01.2.5.3
Art by Art Capello & Dick Giordano from the story "Campus Crush" in First Kiss #1, Dec. 1957.
by John | Mar 21, 2019 | Uncategorized

Art by Dick Giordano with possible assist by Vince Colletta. from the story “Letter from Long Ago” in FIRST KISS #6, 1958.
Transcript:
CAPTION: My love life stunk Like a dead skunk on
a hot tin roof! But then I discovered a new brand of perfume…
CAPTION 2: Essence of Old Comic Books!
CAPTION 3: And suddenly…there was romance in the air!
MAN (to woman): Gosh! Every time we kiss i think of a scintillating, superhero slugfest from the sizzling sixties!
WOMAN: I never dreamed smelling like moldy paper could be so…exciting!
CAPTION 4: Essence of Old Comic BooksTM — now availabe with extra mildew!
Art by Dick Giordano with possible assist by Vince Colletta. from the story “Letter from Long Ago” in FIRST KISS #6, 1958.
Art Code 6.1.7.2
↓ TranscriptCAPTION: My love life stunk Like a dead skunk on
a hot tin roof! But then I discovered a new brand of perfume...
CAPTION 2: Essence of Old Comic Books!
CAPTION 3: And suddenly...there was romance in the air!
MAN (to woman): Gosh! Every time we kiss i think of a scintillating, superhero slugfest from the sizzling sixties!
WOMAN: I never dreamed smelling like moldy paper could be so...exciting!
CAPTION 4: Essence of Old Comic BooksTM -- now availabe with extra mildew!
Art by Dick Giordano with possible assist by Vince Colletta. from the story "Letter from Long Ago" in FIRST KISS #6, 1958.
Art Code 6.1.7.2