by John | Mar 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
I know what you’re thinking.
You think I do the sensible thing. I study a piece of art, write a gag to go with it, and then hire an artist to color the art.
And sometimes I do. But all too often I’ll find an interesting piece of art and have the artist I’m working with fix it up and color it. And then later, I’ll write the gag to go with it.
It sounds insane, but it usually works out. A day, a week or maybe a few months later the right gag pops into my brain and a new Last Kiss is born.
But then there are all those other times, when it take me years…and years…and years to find the right joke to fit the art.
It doesn’t happen often. But, geez…guess which one this was?
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “Good Ole Joe” in FIRST KISS #1, 1957.
Transcript:
SCENE: Young man and woman talking.
WOMAN: My folks say we’re too immature to get married!
MAN: Those stupid, doo doo heads!
WOMAN: How can we prove we’re responsible adults?
MAN: You could get pregnant!
SCENE: Pause to think about it.
WOMAN: That’ll do it!
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young man and woman talking.
WOMAN: My folks say we’re too immature to get married!
MAN: Those stupid, doo doo heads!
WOMAN: How can we prove we’re responsible adults?
MAN: You could get pregnant!
SCENE: Pause to think about it.
WOMAN: That’ll do it!
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Mar 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “A Bouquet of Roses” in FIRST KISS #20, 1961.
Transcript:
WOMAN: Why do I have to get married…before I can get alimony?
1961 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN: Why do I have to get married…before I can get alimony?
1961 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Mar 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’ll be a double wedding—her, him, and her.
Art by Alice Kirkpatrick for the story “Claimed by the Past” in CINDERELLA LOVE #11, 1952.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man and woman having drinks.
MAN: Sure, we can get married! Just as soon as I find out if I’m still a bigamist!
1952 Art: Alice Kirkpatrick Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman having drinks.
MAN: Sure, we can get married! Just as soon as I find out if I’m still a bigamist!
1952 Art: Alice Kirkpatrick Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Feb 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Art by Vernon Greene from the story “I Ran from Love” in NEW ROMANCES #11, 1952.
Transcript:
WOMAN CRYING: So many married men…so few of them mine!
1952 Art: Vernon Greene Re-Creation: Elite Avni-Sharon
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN CRYING: So many married men…so few of them mine!
1952 Art: Vernon Greene Re-Creation: Elite Avni-Sharon
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by John | Feb 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “Good Ole Joe” in FIRST KISS #1, 1957.
Transcript:
WOMAN: No more honeymoons before the wedding!
MAN: But, Babe, this time you can be the bride!
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptWOMAN: No more honeymoons before the wedding!
MAN: But, Babe, this time you can be the bride!
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Allen Freeman
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