Longshot Love

Longshot Love

To create today’s artwork, my pal Mike Pascale masterfully mooched together elements from two different, pre-existing Last Kiss panels (See below) and put them together. Thanks, Mike!

Color by Diego Jourdan Pereira. Click on image to enlarge.

Color by Allen Freeman. Click image to enlarge.

Art by Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia from the story “One Too Many Heartbreaks” in FIRST KISS #39, 1964

Art by the Vince Colletta Studio from the story “The End of Summer” in First Kiss #34, 1963. Click image to enlarge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Young man and woman in bathing suits walking along the beach. In the foreground, a man aims a rifle in their direction.

YOUNG MAN: There’s no way your dad can shoot down our engagment!

MAN WITH RIFLE (thinking): Wanna bet?

Blend of Vintage Comic Panels: Mike (Photoshop) Pascale

Art Code: DJP.lk415_34.3.1.1

↓ Transcript
SCENE: Young man and woman in bathing suits walking along the beach. In the foreground, a man aims a rifle in their direction.

YOUNG MAN: There’s no way your dad can shoot down our engagment!

MAN WITH RIFLE (thinking): Wanna bet?

Blend of Vintage Comic Panels: Mike (Photoshop) Pascale

DJP.lk415_34.3.1.1



Ring Me Up

Ring Me Up

She’s a material girl in a material world…

Art by L.B. Cole from Popular Teen-Agers #20,1954.

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Man and woman embracing as the woman smiles and examines an engagement ring on her ring finger. In the background, in some bushes another man looks on.
WOMAN: Wow! This is the best engagement ring anyone’s ever given me…so far!
1954 Art: L.B. Cole Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
DJP.lk346

↓ Transcript
SCENE: Man and woman embracing as the woman smiles and examines an engagement ring on her ring finger. In the background, in some bushes another man looks on.
WOMAN: Wow! This is the best engagement ring anyone’s ever given me…so far!
1954 Art: L.B. Cole Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
DJP.lk346


Fickle Fianceé!

Fickle Fianceé!

Art by Vince Colletta? From the story “His Face Before Me” in ROMANCE STORIES OF TRUE LOVE #51, 1958.

You can read the entire 1958 story here for free on comicbookplus.com.

Transcript:

Fickle Fianceé!

WOMAN (with bandages covering her eyes): Gary?

MAN: No! it’s me–your fiancé!

WOMAN (with bandages covering her eyes): Fred?

MAN: No! Your other fiancé!

WOMAN (with bandages covering her eyes): Don? Ed? Bob?

1958 Art: Vince Colletta?       Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

Art Code: DJP.lk432

↓ Transcript
Fickle Fianceé!

WOMAN (with bandages covering her eyes): Gary?

MAN: No! it’s me--your fiancé!

WOMAN (with bandages covering her eyes): Fred?

MAN: No! Your other fiancé!

WOMAN (with bandages covering her eyes): Don? Ed? Bob?

1958 Art: Vince Colletta? Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

DJP.lk432

Art by Vince Colletta? From the story "His Face Before Me" in ROMANCE STORIES OF TRUE LOVE #51, 1958.