by John | Dec 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Happy Hanukkah from me and my frequent Last Kiss collaborator Mike Pascale!

Art by John Tartaglione from the story “To Stella with Love” from First Kiss #3, 1958.
Transcript:
SCENE: A man and a woman kissing.
MAN: The dog ate our dreidel! What can we spin?
WOMAN: The bottle!
CAPTION: HAPPY HANUKKAH
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Yarmulke: Mike (The Mensch) Pascale
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man and a woman kissing.
MAN: The dog ate our dreidel! What can we spin?
WOMAN: The bottle!
CAPTION: HAPPY HANUKKAH
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Yarmulke: Mike (The Mensch) Pascale
DJP.lk334 FK03.1.2.1 Original Art
by John | Nov 26, 2020 | Uncategorized

Pencils by Dick Giordano (with inks by either Giordano or Vince Colletta) from the story “Letter from Long Ago” in FIRST KISS #6, 1958.
Transcript:
WOMAN (talking to a man): My job? I’m a shopping consultant! I tell men what I like…and they buy it for me!
1958 Art: Dick Giordano & maybe Vince Colletta Color: Allen Freeman
Happy Black Friday
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN (talking to a man): My job? I’m a shopping consultant! I tell men what I like…and they buy it for me!
1958 Art: Dick Giordano & maybe Vince Colletta Color: Allen Freeman
Happy Black Friday
6.1.2.1
by John | Nov 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
The holidays are always tough. But this year’s Thanksgiving is a real turkey.
Many of us will be separated from family and friends. And that leaves a void no amount of stuffing can fill.
But I hope you’ll still be able to enjoy the day. More than that, I hope you experience hope and feel the love that the people in your life—whether they’re near or far—feel for you.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thankful That I’m Not a (Real) Turkey,
John Lustig
Transcript:
Turkey: So… you’re stressed about Thanksgiving this year? Golly! Me too! Maybe we can form a support group…after dinner!
Photo: Jon Sailer Text: John Lustig
↓ TranscriptTurkey: So... you’re stressed about Thanksgiving this year? Golly! Me too! Maybe we can form a support group...after dinner!
Photo: Jon Sailer Text: John Lustig
by John | Nov 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ll be posting a new Thanksgiving comic tomorrow. But today’s comic is a golden oldie from the ancient past—of 2014. Mike Pascale and I have teamed up on a lot of holiday gags over the years. This is one of my favorites.
Original Art & Dialogue

Artist Unknown. From the story “The Love that Failed” in FIRST KISS #25, 1962
SCENE: Pilgrim man talking to a Pilgrim woman who has her hand over her face in disbelief at what he’s saying.
PILGRIM MAN: But…you said to “grab a breast!”
PILGRIM WOMAN: I meant the turkey’s…not my sister’s!
1962 Artist Unknown Pilgrim Cosplay: Mike Pascale
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Pilgrim man talking to a Pilgrim woman who has her hand over her face in disbelief at what he's saying.
PILGRIM MAN: But...you said to "grab a breast!"
PILGRIM WOMAN: I meant the Turkey's...not my sister's!
1962 Artist Unknown Pilgrim Cosplay: Mike Pascale
25.1.4.1
by John | Nov 10, 2020 | Uncategorized

Art by Nick Cardy from Fight Comics #22, Dec. 1942.
Transcript:
SCENE: A smiling woman in a U.S. Navy uniform (a WAVE) salutes: Don’t be shy! You can salute back!
CAPTION: Happy Veterans Day!
1942 Art: Nick Cardy Restoration & New Dialogue: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A smiling woman in a U.S. Navy uniform (a WAVE) salutes: Don't be shy! You can salute back!
CAPTION: Happy Veterans Day!
1942 Art: Nick Cardy Restoration & New Dialogue: John Lustig
Fight_Comics_#22_33