by John | Nov 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
The list of people who’ve influenced my work is long. But somewhere near the top, you’d find Stan Lee.
It’s been said that Stan Lee’s greatest creation wasn’t Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, The Hulk or any of the other Marvel characters. It was Stan Lee himself.
The things he said and wrote about the Marvel Universe (and himself) were as entertaining as any of his characters. His hype was so over the top, irreverent and good-natured that you knew he wasn’t taking himself seriously.
As a kid, I was firmly hooked on the heroics and drama of the Marvel Characters. But it was Stan’s sense of humor that—without me even realizing it—probably influenced me the most.
Apparently, with great power comes great humor…if you’re Stan Lee.
(To read about how I met Stan, check out my blogpost here. And for further giggles you can read another Last Kiss comic featuring Stan here.)
Original art from First Kiss #40 (1965) minus the Stan Lee head by John Romita, Sr. This gag first appeared in Comics Buyer’s Guide—where Last Kiss appears every month.
Transcript:
SCENE: Stan Lee and a young female companion enter a room where people are celebrating Stan’s birthday.
STAN’S FEMALE COMPANION: It’s like this everywhere!zzit’s as if someone declared today National Stan Lee Day!
STAN: I asked for “International,” but…maybe next year!
This comic originally ran on Dec. 28, 2012 to commemorate Stan Lee’s 90th birthday. Rest in piece and Face Front, True Believer!
Stan by John Romita, Sr. © Marvel Characters Inc Rest by Vince Colletta Studio Color by Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art Code: 40.1.8.1.DJP.lk28
↓ TranscriptThis comic originally ran on Dec. 28, 2012 to commemorate Stan Lee’s 90th birthday. Rest in piece and Face Front, True Believer!
SCENE: Stan Lee and a young female companion enter a room where people are celebrating Stan's birthday.
STAN'S FEMALE COMPANION: It’s like this everywhere!zzit’s as if someone declared today National Stan Lee Day!
STAN: I asked for “International,” but…maybe next year!
This comic originally ran on Dec. 28, 2012 to commemorate Stan Lee’s 90th birthday. Rest in piece and Face Front, True Believer!
Stan by John Romita, Sr. © Marvel Characters Inc Rest by Vince Colletta Studio Color by Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art Code: 40.1.8.1.DJP.lk28
by John | Jul 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “He’s Not Good Enough” in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
Transcription:
WOMAN: I hear voices in my head! Am I crazy?
MAN: Probably! But maybe you’re just a writer!
1958 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art Codes: DJP.lk350 FK5.4.4.5
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “He’s Not Good Enough” in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
John Lustig’s Last Kiss
©2018 Last Kiss Inc
SaveSave
↓ TranscriptWOMAN: I hear voices in my head! Am I crazy?
MAN: Probably! But maybe you’re just a writer!
1958 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Art Codes: DJP.lk350 FK5.4.4.5
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story "He’s Not Good Enough" in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
John Lustig’s Last Kiss
©2018 Last Kiss Inc
by John | Oct 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Artist unknown. From the story “The Case of the Crafty Collaborators” in AMERICA’S BEST COMICS #26, 1948.
Transcript:
WOMAN WITH FUR HAT & BOOK: Sure, I left some men out of my autobiography! But only the ones I haven’t slept with yet!
1948 Artist Unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
DJP.lk229
↓ TranscriptWOMAN WITH FUR HAT & BOOK: Sure, I left some men out of my autobiography! But only the ones I haven’t slept with yet!
1948 Artist Unknown Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
DJP.lk229
by John | Sep 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Art by John Tartaglione from the story “My Confidence Man” in FIRST KISS #5, 1958.
Transcript:
WOMAN TO MAN: I hear voices in my head! So…I’m either crazy…or a writer!
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
DJP.lk353
↓ TranscriptWOMAN TO MAN: I hear voices in my head! So...I’m either crazy…or a writer!
1958 Art: John Tartaglione Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
DJP.lk353
by John | Jul 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Man Vs. Diary” in FIRST KISS #33, 1963. Click image to enlarge.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman writing in a book as she talks to a man.
WOMAN: My book’s gonna be 100 percent truthful…about everything and everyone…except me!
1963 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
33.2.1.1
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman writing in a book as she talks to a man.
WOMAN: My book's gonna be 100 percent truthful…about everything and everyone...except me!
1963 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
33.2.1.1
