by John | Jun 15, 2024 | Blog
Happy Father’s Day!
Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Lou Fine. From The Ray story in Smash Comics #26, Sept. 1941. Published by Quality Comics.
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: We see Bucky--a young, red-headed boy--in front of a sky scene. In the background we see the silhouette of a stork delivering a baby.
BUCKY: Thanks, Dad! Mom says, if you hadn’t made the stork visit her...she’d have married Uncle Jack! And I’d be my own cousin!
1941 Art: Lou Fine Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Proud Papa: John Lustig
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by John | Jun 13, 2024 | Blog
Original Vintage Art & Text
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A zillion kids (several carrying American flags) are in a field Uncle Sam. Together they are fighting a terrorist or criminal gang. Each of the gang members are wearing leather jackets with a skull and cross bones insignia on the back.
CAPTION: National Comics #9 10 cents.
CAPTION: A Typical Flag Day in Comic Books!
CAPTION: Patriotism: It’s not for wimps!
1941 Art: Lou Fine Flag Pole Polisher: John Lustig
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by John | May 11, 2024 | Blog
Happy Mother’s Day!
Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Alice Kirkpatrick & Bill Ward from the story “Never Marry for Love” in Diary Loves #5, May 1950. Quality Comics.
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young, red-headed woman is in bed writing in a journal .
WOMAN (thinking): Mom, come quick! I stuffed Silly Putty up my nose...and I can't get it out!
Have a Happy, Relaxing Mother’s Day!
Art: Alice Kirkpatrick & Bill Ward Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Not a Mother of Invention: John Lustig
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by John | Apr 25, 2024 | Blog
Happy Arbor Day from me and my frequent partner in hilarity Mike Pascale.
Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by John Tartaglione from the story “Elopement” in First Kiss #4, July 1958. Charlton Comics.
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman with a small suitcase is leaving a home's courtyard.
VOICE FROM OFF PANEL: You’re celebrating Arbor Day? How?!!
WOMAN: Isn’t it obvious? I’m leaf-ing you!
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Dan McConnell
Have Puns, Will Babble: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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by John | Apr 21, 2024 | Blog
My thanks to mischievous Mike Pascale for the great Earth Day gag!
Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by “Chasal” (Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani) from the story “Whose Broken Heart?” in First Kiss #15, July 1960. Charlton.
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman are outside. The woman seems upset by what he says to her.
MAN: Climate change gets me hot!
WOMAN: One more reason to stop it!
Earth Day
1960 Art: "Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Earthy Humor: Mike Pascale
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