by John | Mar 16, 2025 | Blog
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
And—much more importantly—Happy Anniversary to my wife Shelagh Lustig. It seems impossible that it’s been 41 years. Oh, that’s right. We got married when we were in preschool during first recess. Instead of a honeymoon, we had nap time after lunch.
Also, Many thanks to Mike Pascale for the great gag—plus the art changes that created the leprechaun!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “The Gay Deception” in First Kiss #8, April 1959. Published by Charlton.
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Synopsis of the Original 1959 Story
(As described by ComicBookPlus)
Teased about not having a boyfriend by her engaged sisters, Gwen responds by telling them she is keeping company with Don Swanson. Don is actually dating Lola, but Lola is out of town so Don agrees to help fool Gwen’s sisters for a while.
↓ TranscriptLEPRECHAUN: Why is the government confiscating me pot o’ gold?
WOMAN: Why is the government confiscating me pot o’ gold?
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Mike Pascale & Allen Freeman
Leprechaun & Laughs : Mike Pascale
by John | Mar 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
More Last Kiss fun from Jenny Blake & Diego Jourdan Pereira!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Matt Baker from the Tiger Girl story in Fight Comics #50, June 1947. Published by Fiction House.
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WOMAN: Hey! You do Casual Friday your way!
WOMAN: I’ll do Casual Friday my way!
WOMAN: Capeesh?
1947 Art: Matt Baker New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Jenny Blake
by John | Feb 13, 2025 | Blog
Happy Valentine’s Day! May your sweetheart be sweet and your heart full of love!
Many thanks to my frequent partner in hilarity Mike Pascale for the wild Valentine’s Day gag!
Original Vintage Art & Text
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN: Let’s do something different for Valentine’s Day!
MAN: Sleep with another man?
WOMAN: You wouldn't mind?
MAN: I meant both of us!
1958 Artist Unknown New Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Thinking Outside the Candy Box: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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by John | Feb 12, 2025 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Pencils by Charles Nicholas. From the story “Crime that Didn’t Occur!” in Zaza the Mystic #10, April 1956. Published by Charlton.
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman fortune teller looks shocked.
WOMAN: I predict mind-blowing sex on Valentine’s Day! And best of all...chocolate!
1956 Pencils: Charles Nicholas Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Feb 11, 2025 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Inks by Dick Giordano from the story “Heartbreaker” in First Kiss #12, Jan. 1960. Charlton. The story begins on Page 12.
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A disgruntled man looks on from the background as a woman and man talk in the foreground.
WOMAN: ...and whoever wins the fight gets to be my Valentine!
1960 Inks: Dick Giordano New Color: Allen Freeman
Referee: John Lustig
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