by John | Nov 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Happy Thanksgiving from me and Pilgrim punster Mike (“I’ want the drumstick!”) Pascale.
Artist Unknown. From the story “The Love that Failed” in FIRST KISS #25, 1962
Transcript:
SCENE: Pilgrim man and woman talking. He’s wearing a tall hat with a buckle on the front. She’s buried her head in her hand in disbelief.
PILGRIM MAN: You know what I’m thankful for? This hat will never go out of style!
1962 Artist Unknown Facial Coloring: Allen Freeman
Master of Buckles & Bonnets: Mike Pascale
Art Code: 25.1.4.1
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Pilgrim man and woman talking. He's wearing a tall hat with a buckle on the front. She's buried her head in her hand in disbelief.
PILGRIM MAN: You know what I’m thankful for? This hat will never go out of style!
1962 Artist Unknown Facial Coloring: Allen Freeman
Master of Buckles & Bonnets: Mike Pascale
Art Code: 25.1.4.1
by John | Oct 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
Happy Halloween from me and Mike (“I’ve got the munchies!”) Pascale.
Art by Lee Elias from Witches Tales #8, 1952.
Transcript:
SCENE: The Grim Reaper—appearing as a skeleton clothed in a hooded robe and carrying a scythe—confronts a frightened woman in a grave yard. She’s tied to a large tombstone. Other living skeletons cavort around them.
GRIM REAPER: Mortal,
you committed the ultimate Halloween SIN! You gave out Candy Corn!
WOMAN: I had to! nobody would eat Candy Broccoli!
SKELETON: Watta Corny joke!
1952 Art: Lee Elias From the cover of Witches Tales #8
Tasty Text: Mike (Mounds) Pascale & John (Junior Mints) Lustig
↓ TranscriptSCENE: The Grim Reaper---appearing as a skeleton clothed in a hooded robe and carrying a scythe---confronts a frightened woman in a grave yard. She's tied to a large tombstone. Other living skeletons cavort around them.
GRIM REAPER: Mortal,
you committed the ultimate Halloween SIN! You gave out Candy Corn!
WOMAN: I had to! nobody would eat Candy Broccoli!
SKELETON: Watta Corny joke!
1952 Art: Lee Elias From the cover of Witches Tales #8
Tasty Text: Mike (Mounds) Pascale & John (Junior Mints) Lustig
by John | Oct 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Special thanks for today’s comic treat to devil-may-care Mike Pascale!
Artist Unknown. From the story “Bachelor’s Farewell” in FIRST KISS #7, 1959.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Blonde woman talking to a guy in a devil costume.
WOMAN: My costume? I’m a nymphomaniac!
Artist Unknown Devilish Charm & Color: Mike Pascale
©2014 Last Kiss Inc
Image code: 7.5.2.4
by John | Oct 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today and tomorrow I’m re-running some horror and Halloween-themed comics I’ve done with my pal Mike Pascale. I’ll be running all-new gags Monday through Halloween.
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “The Love Thief” in First Kiss #37, 1964.
Transcript:
SCENE: Vampire woman scene from the back is brushing her hair while looking into a mirror. The mirror shows the hairbrush, but not the vampire.
SCENE: Adult female vampire brushing her hair as she looks in the mirror. In the mirror’s image, we only see the brush—not the vampire.
VAMPIRE: This is why vampires never get new hairdos!
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio New Color: Allen Freeman Vampire SPX & Hair-Raising Humor: Mike Pascale
Art Code: 37.3.2.5
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Vampire woman scene from the back is brushing her hair while looking into a mirror. The mirror shows the hairbrush, but not the vampire.
SCENE: Adult female vampire brushing her hair as she looks in the mirror. In the mirror's image, we only see the brush---not the vampire.
VAMPIRE: This is why vampires never get new hairdos!
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio New Color: Allen Freeman Vampire SPX & Hair-Raising Humor: Mike Pascale
Art Code: 37.3.2.5
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story "The Love Thief" in First Kiss #37, 1964.
by John | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hi. No coloring credit this time because I just scanned a print of the original comic and adjusted the color and the art myself. I’ll be using this approach for several of the other Halloween-themed comics coming up. I hope you like the results! —John
1954 Art: Lee Elias From the cover of Witches Tales #23.
↓ TranscriptTRANSCRIPTION:
SCENE: Crazed-looking old man who is wearing a white human uniform (doctor or mortician) is adjusting the hair or wig of a skeleton. The skeleton is smoking a cigarette and admiring himself as he looks into a hand mirror.
CRAZY OLD MAN: Hey, if it works for Trump, it’ll work for you!
SKELETON: Let's make Halloween great again!
1954 Art: Lee Elais From the cover of Witches Tales #23
