by John | May 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
Below is the original 1957 art from First Kiss #1. Yes, it’s very different from the finished Last Kiss art above.
Colorist Allen Freeman extended the art for use in a Last Kiss licensing presentation. And now…I’m happy to show it off here!
↓ TranscriptWoman talking to a man.
WOMAN: Sure, I like good, clean fun! But great, filthy sex is better!
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
Color by Allen Freeman
by John | May 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here’s the original 1960s First Kiss art…
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man and a woman walking into a sunset.
WOMAN: Sex before marriage? Sure!
WOMAN (again): Maybe you’ll get lucky…and we’ll have it afterwards too!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio
by John | Apr 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here’s a scan from the original 1960’s art. Betty has the hots for super shy Ron. And now, she’s ready to make her move!
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman talking at a party or some sort of gathering. The man looks uncomfortable.
MAN: No, I don’t believe in sex without love either! So, uh…I guess we must be in love!
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
by John | Apr 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Below is the art the way it looked when it was published in FIRST KISS #30 in 1963. Charlton’s printing was rarely good and here it’s just plain crummy. To see how crummy keep scrolling down for a side-by-side comparison with the LAST KISS art.
When I bought the rights to FIRST KISS years ago, in the deal Charlton included black & white photostats (or negatives) of all the art. That’s what I’ve been scanning from and while the stats are sometimes dirty or of poor quality they’re usually far superior to the art as it appeared in the published comic books.
In the LAST KISS art (below left) you can still see some of artist Luis Dominguez’s fine line work. There’s plenty of detail for the eyes, the eyebrows and shoulder. But in the published FIRST KISS art (below left) that’s all disappeared or bulked up into muddy blacks. Such a shame!
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Buxom, barely dressed woman pats her hair and smiles at man.
WOMAN: If this is a mistake...let’s make sure it’s a big one!
Art by Luis Dominguez
by John | Apr 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
People really seem to enjoy seeing the original art for my Last Kiss gags. I was a bit surprised by one response, though. Recently a reader asked about seeing the art as it was actually printed in the Charlton Comics decades ago.
Hmm. Why not? Here’s a scan I did tonight from the original 1959 issue of First Kiss #9.
As you can see, I removed the woman (Ginny’s mom) in the background to focus in on Ginny in the foreground. I do occasionally crop things out. Deleting a person is somewhat rarer!
↓ TranscriptWOMAN: Tightwads are like bad eggs! They should never get laid!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio
