by John | Jun 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by the Vince Colletta Studio from the story “The End of Summer” in First Kiss #34, 1963. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
SCENE: A smiling young woman and man- -both wearing bathing suits—are at the beach, smiling at each other and are about ready to eat marshmallows that they’ve roasted in a beach fire.
WOMAN: See? I told you I can cook!
MAN (thinking): Wow! If she can roast weenies too…I’m proposing!
1963 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
Hot Dog Vendor & Beach Bum: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A smiling young woman and man- -both wearing bathing suits---are at the beach, smiling at each other and are about ready to eat marshmallows that they've roasted in a beach fire.
WOMAN: See? I told you I can cook!
MAN (thinking): Wow! If she can roast weenies too...I’m proposing!
1963 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
Hot Dog Vendor & Beach Bum: John Lustig
34.3.5.4
by John | Apr 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Charles Nicholas & Dick Giordano from the story “My Heart Soared” in First Kiss #28, Oct. 1962. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
SCENE: Smiling female flight attendant/stewardess is serving coffee and muffins to the pilot and co-pilot in the cockpit.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Fresh coffee! Fresh muffins! Fresh…me!
PILOT (singing song to himself in his head): Do you know The Muffin Man? The Muffin Man? The…
1962 Art: Charles Nicholas & Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Smiling female flight attendant/stewardess is serving coffee and muffins to the pilot and co-pilot in the cockpit.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Fresh coffee! Fresh muffins! Fresh...me!
PILOT (singing song to himself in his head): Do you know The Muffin Man? The Muffin Man? The...
1962 Art: Charles Nicholas & Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman
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28.2.1INT1
by John | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
No-calorie humor served up by Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Dick Giordano from the cover of Romantic Story #68, Sept. 1963. Charlton Comics. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
CAPTION: When her pastry chef husband came home from work…
CAPTION: …weight-conscious Amy couldn’t get enough of him.
CAPTION: After all, secondhand cheesecake smell…
CAPTION: …was better than no cheesecake at all!
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptCAPTION: When her pastry chef husband came home from work...
CAPTION: ...weight-conscious Amy couldn’t get enough of him.
CAPTION: After all, secondhand cheesecake smell...
CAPTION: ...was better than no cheesecake at all!
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Nov 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Cultivating a sense of being grateful is something I’ve been working on for awhile now. Besides being the right thing to do, it’s also good for you. Chances are, you’ll feel better—and I don’t mean just emotionally and spiritually—although likely that too—but also physically. (Supposedly, optimists live longer.)
I’m not brushing aside all the negative things. There’s lots of them.
But perhaps because of all those negatives, I’m more grateful than usual this year for so many things. Family, good friends and…heck, just for being alive and reasonably healthy, And, of course, I’m extremely grateful for all you readers. Thank you for appreciating my weird sense of humor and participating for so many years.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art from J.R. Williams vintage, early 20th Century newspaper comic: Out Our Way.
Transcript:
A young girl and boy are sitting at the meal table. Both are in shock as their mother dishes them globs of cooked spinach.
MOTHER: We couldn’t afford a turkey. So just eat your spinach…and be Thankful! That’s what Popeye would do! He’d give thanks for spinach!
GIRL: We’d rather be like Wimpy!
BOY: Yeah! Then we could be thankful for burgers!
Art from J.R. Williams vintage, early 20th Century newspaper comic: Out Our Way
New Dialogue: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptA young girl and boy are sitting at the meal table. Both are in shock as their mother dishes them globs of cooked spinach.
MOTHER: We couldn’t afford a turkey. So just eat your spinach…and be Thankful! That’s what Popeye would do! He’d give thanks for spinach!
GIRL: We’d rather be like Wimpy!
BOY: Yeah! Then we could be thankful for burgers!
Art from J.R. Williams vintage comic: Out Our Way
New Dialogue: John Lustig
OutOurWay
by John | Nov 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia from the story “Love Will Point the Way” in FIRST KISS #14, 1960. Click link to read the entire vintage comic book for free.
Transcript:
SCENE: A man and woman embracing in a kitchen.
WOMAN: Let’s give thanks now…before your family shows up!
1960 Art: Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia Color: Allen Freeman
Dialogue by John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man and woman embracing in a kitchen.
WOMAN: Let’s give thanks now...before your family shows up!
1960 Art: Charles Nicholas & Vince Alascia Color: Allen Freeman
Dialogue by John Lustig
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