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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by John | Jan 19, 2025 | Blog
You can quibble with the wording. In retrospect, it should be “brothers AND sisters.” But the basic message is timeless. Let’s be kind to each other.
↓ TranscriptWe must live together as brothers...or perish together as fools.
--Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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by John | Jan 2, 2025 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “Honeymoon Continued” in First Kiss #24, Jan. 1962. Published by Charlton.
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Two women talking. Younger woman is holding a tea cup. (Or small coffee cup.)
YOUNGER WOMAN: My new year’s resolution is to be more independent!
OLDER WOMAN: What does your HUSBAND think about that?
YOUNGER WOMAN: You mean my soon-to-be-ex husband? He didn’t like it!
1962 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Allen Freeman
Independent Dependents: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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by John | Dec 31, 2024 | Blog
Happy New Year!
I’m looking forward to another year of Last Kiss with all of you Thank you so much for the continued support and the many encouraging, interesting and sometimes hilarious e-mails and posts. I always enjoy hearing from readers.
(No original art this time since this image is a composite taken from more than one comic panels.)
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young woman and an old man at a party where confetti is flying.
CAPTION: Happy New Year!
WOMAN: So what’s your goal for 2025?
MAN: To make it to 2026!
Art: Blend of vintage comic panels Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Confetti Cleanup: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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