IT RHYMES WITH LUST WRITTEN IN 1950, THE CONCEPT AND ARTWORK WERE SO ADVANCED THAT IT WASN'T UNTIL THE 21st CENTURY THAT GRAPHIC NOVELS EVEN BEGAN TO APPROACH THE SOPHISTICATION AND ARTISTIC MASTERY OF THIS CLASSIC NOIR MASTERPIECE It Rhymes with Lust is a book, originally published in 1950, considered one of the most notable precursors of the American graphic novel, alt IT RHYMES WITH LUST WRITTEN IN 1950, THE CONCEPT AND ARTWORK WERE SO ADVANCED THAT IT WASN'T UNTIL THE 21st CENTURY THAT GRAPHIC NOVELS EVEN BEGAN TO APPROACH THE SOPHISTICATION AND ARTISTIC MASTERY OF THIS CLASSIC NOIR MASTERPIECE It Rhymes with Lust is a book, originally published in 1950, considered one of the most notable precursors of the American graphic novel, although the “Beeldverhaal” comic books of the late 1940s, published in the Netherlands, were of a similar format, albeit of shorter length (see my “Lex Brand” collection) Called a "picture novel" on the cover and published by the comic book and magazine company St. John Publications, it was written by Arnold Drake and Leslie Waller (together using the pseudonym "Drake Waller"). Original cover art and all of the inside black-and-white art by the great Matt Baker and awesome inker Ray Osrin. It Rhymes with Lust is an adult-oriented story, influenced by film noir and pulp fiction, that depicts life in a steel town and stars a manipulative woman named Rust. Adapted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ENJOY THIS STORY OF GREED, CRIME, PASSION AND, OF COURSE, LUST! A STORY THAT WILL STAY WITH YOU LONG AFTER YOU PUT IT DOWN, AND JUST AS ENJOYABLE WITH EVERY RE-READING