by John | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorized

Art by Dick Giordano from Sweethearts #70, March 1963.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman with multi-hued, dyed hair is holding a book in the foreground and looking back towards where a young man is signing books for another woman.
WOMAN IN FOREGROUND: OMG! I’m not the heroine in this love story! I’m the funny sidekick~
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman with multi-hued, dyed hair is holding a book in the foreground and looking back towards where a young man is signing books for another woman.
WOMAN IN FOREGROUND: OMG! I'm not the heroine in this love story! I'm the funny sidekick~
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | May 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
More Last Kiss fun from Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella.

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story Love’s Lovely Mirage” in FIRST KISS #36, 1964.
Transcript:
SCENE: A woman and a man are talking outside. He is holding a book.
WOMAN: I know we’re social distancing, Carter, but, really…Reading
a book on our date?
MAN: I’m also practicing emotional distancing, Hortense! We shan’t be exchanging bodily fluids…until there’s a vaccine!
CAPTION: Romance was just another victim of the Covid-19.
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman and a man are talking outside. He is holding a book.
WOMAN: I know we’re social distancing, Carter, but, really...Reading
a book on our date?
MAN: I’m also practicing emotional distancing, Hortense! We shan’t be exchanging bodily fluids...until there’s a vaccine!
CAPTION: Romance was just another victim of the Covid-19.
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Apr 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
More Last Kiss fun from Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella.
If you have trouble reading the text of the original art, I’ve typed it out below.

Art by Dick Giordano from Just Married #34, Dec. 1963.
Original 1963 Text: Andrew and I were on our honeymoon and very much in love! That would be enough…for a time! Then I would change my husband, and make ours a…”Perfect Marriage”
HUSBAND: Terri…you’re terrific!
WIFE (thinking): How can you be so crude?
Transcript of today’s Last Kiss comic:
Scene: Man and woman embracing and about to kiss.
WOMAN: Alone at last, my darling! We have 15 minutes tops before the kids figure out we’re on the roof…and bust through the door!
CAPTION: Even in lockdown, romance will find a way!
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptCover Caption: Andrew and I were on our honeymoon and very much in love! That would be enough...for a time! Then I would change my husband, and make ours a..."Perfect Marriage"
HUSBAND: Terri...you're terrific!
WIFE (thinking): How can you be so crude?
Scene: Man and woman embracing and about to kiss.
WOMAN: Alone at last, my darling! We have 15 minutes tops before the kids figure out we’re on the roof...and bust through the door!
CAPTION: Even in lockdown, romance will find a way!
1963 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Jan 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
With Black Lightning creator Tony Isabella guest writing Last Kiss (about once a week) I’ve been able to get ahead a bit on my schedule. But the biggest delight of working with Tony is seeing what he comes up with. I’ll admit, this is one of my favorites!

Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Girl Meets Boy!” in FIRST KISS #11, Nov. 1959.
Transcript:
SCENE: Young woman in bed looking at a book.
CAPTION: Henrietta sobbed softly. Another lonely weekend staring at the blank
pages of her diary. Lost in heartache, she didn’t see the portal open. Adventure
and romance await!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young woman in bed looking at a book.
CAPTION: Henrietta sobbed softly. Another lonely weekend staring at the blank
pages of her diary. Lost in heartache, she didn’t see the portal open. Adventure
and romance await!
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Guest Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Aug 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sex is one thing. But love? That can change everything!

Art attributed to Matt Baker from the story “Dungaree Doll” reprinted in First Love Illustrated #89, 1962.
Transcript:
MAN: I’m afraid I might…love you!
WOMAN: That’s…scary! ‘cause I might love you too!
Artist unknown, but may be Matt Baker Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptMAN: I’m afraid I might...love you!
WOMAN: That’s...scary! ‘cause I might love you too!
Artist unknown, but may be Matt Baker Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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