Mommy’s Special Book

Mommy’s Special Book

Artist unknown. From the story "The Case of the Crafty Collaborators" in AMERICA'S BEST COMICS #26, 1948.

Artist unknown. From the story “The Case of the Crafty Collaborators” in AMERICA’S BEST COMICS #26, 1948.

 
Transcript:

WOMAN WITH BOOK: Remember, sweetie, you Mustn’t ever read Mommy’s diary…even after it becomes a best seller!

Artist Unknown Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
©2015 Last Kiss Inc
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WOMAN WITH BOOK: Remember, sweetie, you Mustn’t ever read Mommy’s diary…even after it becomes a best seller!

Artist Unknown Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
©2015 Last Kiss Inc
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Mother’s Day? So Unfair!

Mother’s Day? So Unfair!

Artist unknown. From the story "Mary Spratchet" from CRIMES BY WOMEN #5, 1949.

Artist unknown. From the story “Mary Spratchet” from CRIMES BY WOMEN #5, 1949.

 
Transcript:

SCENE: Grey-haired, heavyset mother is holding a newspaper—the Dayton City Paper—and is speaking to someone who is offpanel.

MOM: Hey, it’s Mother’s Day!

Adult Child (from off-panel): And you’re just reminding me…now? Thanks a lot, Mom!

Artist unknown Restoration & Color Diego Jourdan Pereira

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SCENE: Grey-haired, heavyset mother is holding a newspaper---the Dayton City Paper---and is speaking to someone who is offpanel.

MOM: Hey, it's Mother's Day!

Adult Child (from off-panel): And you're just reminding me...now? Thanks a lot, Mom!

Artist unknown Restoration & Color Diego Jourdan Pereira

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Join My Ex-Wife Club

Join My Ex-Wife Club

Meanwhile, back in 1958…
See the original 1958 art and dialogue for today’s Last Kiss webcomic here.

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SCENE: Pipe-smoking man is talking to a blonde woman.

MAN: Say, you remind me of my ex-wives!

WOMAN: All of ‘em? Or just the ones who look like your mother?

Art: Vince Colletta Studio Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
©2014 Last Kiss Inc

Write Now, Right?

Write Now, Right?

Meanwhile, back in 1950…
See the original 1950 art and dialogue for today’s Last Kiss webcomic here.

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SCENE: Woman writing in a book in bed. From off-panel comes the sound of someone yelling.

WHAT THE WOMAN HAS WRITTEN IN HER BOOK: At last! the kids are in bed and I can work on my novel

SCREAM (from offpanel): Mom, come quick! The toilet exploded again!

Art: Alice Kirkpatrick & Bill Ward Re-ink & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

©2014 Last Kiss Inc
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Happy-Not-Mother’s Day

Happy-Not-Mother’s Day

Meanwhile, back in 1951…
See the original 1951 art and dialogue for today’s Last Kiss webcomic here.

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SCENE: Tough-looking woman who's smoking a cigarette.

WOMAN: Good news! I’m not my mother...yet!

Art: Bill Ward Restoration & Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira

©2014 Last Kiss Inc

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