Monday, October 05, 2009

Love Stinks

Obi-Wan KenobiAs Obi-Wan Kenobi once told us in that movie, "Love is a many splendored thing, love lifts us up where we belong, all you need is love!" When he said that, what he told you was true...from a certain point of view. And me? Well, I've read Marvel's Silver Age romance comics. Those, and the first music video I ever saw on MTV, told me a different story. I mean, I'd trust a Jedi if I needed to chop somebody's arm off...but, when it comes to love, everybody knows that only Stan Lee and Peter Wolf know the true score. Take it away, boys!


You love her
But she loves him
And he loves somebody else
You just can't win


Teen-Age Romance #86

And so it goes
Till the day you die
This thing they call love
It's gonna make you cry


Teen-Age Romance #86

I've had the blues
The reds and the pinks
One thing for sure


Teen-Age Romance #86

Love stinks
Love stinks, yeah yeah
Love stinks
Love stinks, yeah yeah


Teen-Age Romance #86

Love stinks
Love stinks, yeah yeah
Love stinks
Love stinks, yeah yeah


Teen-Age Romance #86

Two by two and side by side
Love's gonna find you, yes it is
You just can't hide


Teen-Age Romance #86

You'll hear it call
Your heart will fall
Then love will fly
It's gonna soar


Teen-Age Romance #86

I don't care for any Casanova thing
All I can say is
Love stinks


Teen-Age Romance #86

Love stinks
Love stinks, yeah yeah
Love stinks
Love stinks, yeah yeah


Teen-Age Romance #86

Love stinks
Love stinks, yeah yeah
Love stinks
Love stinks, yeah yeah


Teen-Age Romance #86

I've been through diamonds
I've been through minks
I've been through it all
Love stinks


Teen-Age Romance #86
All panels from Teen-Age Romance #86 (March 1962), featuring work by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Tom Scheuer, Gene Colan, and Vince Colletta as The Beaver.

Love stinks
Love stinks, yeah yeah
Love stinks
Love stinks, yeah yeah
Love stinks
Love stinks, yeah yeah
Love stinks
Love stinks, yeah yeah






Special bonus: let's look at the actual ads in Teen-Age Romance #86, featuring all the things a proper young lady will need to land her special man!:

Beautiful hands! And strong nails to claw your rival's eyes out!

Teen-Age Romances #86 ad


A slim and slender figure! Plus, breathing problems throughout your entire high school years!

Teen-Age Romances #86 ad


Plenty of bling! Fool your friends! Make your boyfriends jealous! Enrage Leonardo DiCaprio, star of Blood Diamond!

Teen-Age Romances #86 ad


Booze, sweet booze.

Teen-Age Romances #86 ad



Even more special bonus: The special "Love Stinks" remix of the text story from Teen-Age Romance #86!:

Teen-Age Romance text story


So remember, everybody...love sti...

Keira and Bully
...um...what was I saying?


3 comments:

Sleestak said...

"Polish the car before bed"

Michael Jones said...

Great punchline!

J.R. Jenks said...

Now I'm hungry for Strawberry Pop-Tarts.