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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published 1988
Cover Price 2.95 USD; 4.00 CAD
Pages 100
Editing Mark Waid

Cover Details

Characters Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wildfire [Drake Burroughs]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Byrne
Inks John Byrne
Notes wrap-around cover.

10 page Batman story "Wanted: Santa Claus--Dead or Alive"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Matty Lasko; Boomer Katz; Mister Jackson; "Fats" Morgan; Al; Louie
Synopsis Batman stops a mob from stealing the days receipts from a department store with the help of Boomer Katz, a paroled robber, and the light from a Nativity star.
Genre superhero
Script Denny O'Neil
Pencils Frank Miller
Inks Steve Mitchell
Colors Glenn Whitmore
Letters Ben Oda
Editing Len Wein
Notes Reprint of Frank Miller's 1st work on Batman.
Reprinted From DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #21 (Spring 1980)

20 page Justice League story "The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus!"

Characters Justice League of America [JLA; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen] (Cameo); The Atom [Ray Palmer] (Cameo); Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (Cameo); Black Canary [Dina Lance]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Red Tornado [John Smith](new costume); Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (Cameo); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Phantom Stranger (cameo)]; Sue Dibny (cameo); Iris Allen (cameo); Mera (cameo); Kathy Sutton (cameo); Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Santa Simpson; Eric Russell (Iris's father); Fran Russell (Iris's Mother); The Key (villain)
Synopsis The murder of a department store Santa Claus puts the JLA on the tail of the Key and his scheme to kill the JLA.
Genre Superhero
Script Len Wein
Pencils Dick Dillin
Inks Dick Giordano
Colors Glenn Whitmore
Letters Ben Oda
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes "Special thanks to Duffy Vohland."
Reprinted From Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #110 (March 1974)

23 page Teen Titans story "The TT's Swinging Christmas Carol"

Characters Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Aqualad [Garth]; Ebenezer Scrounge; Bob Rachet; Tiny Tom; Jacob Farley; Mr. Big
Synopsis The Titans relive Dickens' classic story, A Christmas Carol.
Genre superhero
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Nick Cardy
Colors Helen Vesik
Letters Joe Letterese
Editing George Kashdan
Reprinted From Teen Titans (DC, 1966 series) #13 (January-February 1968)

Half page Cap's Hobby Hints filler "Cap's Hobby Hints"

Synopsis Tip from Lee Travis of Cleveland, OH.
Genre Fact
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Reprinted From ?

12 page Legion of Super-Heroes story "Star Light, Star Bright... Farthest Star I See Tonight!"

Characters Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [Clark Kent]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo]; Mon-El; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr] (Cameo); Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna] (Cameo); Princess Projectra (Cameo); Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle] (Cameo); Colossal Boy [Gim Allen] (Cameo); Wildfire [Drake Burroughs]; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]]
Synopsis Superboy convinces the Legion of Super-Heroes on Christmas Eve to go searching for the star that appeared over Bethlehem during Jesus' birth.
Genre superhero
Script Paul Levitz
Pencils Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks Dick Giordano
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Ben Oda
Editing Len Wein
Reprinted From DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #21 (Spring 1980)

23 page Superman; Santa Claus story "'Twas the Fright Before Christmas"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Santa Claus; Toyman [Winslow P. Schott] (villain); Fortress of Solitude; Timmy Dickens; Krypton (flashback); Krypto (flashback); Baby Kal-El (flashback); green kryptonite; Santa's Elves; Santa's Reindeer
Synopsis Santa Claus helps Superman stop Toyman and replaces all the Christmas toys that Toyman rigged for evil.
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell (Plot); Len Wein (Plot & Script)
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Ben Oda
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted From DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #67 (March 1984)

8 page Batman story "The Silent Night of the Batman"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon
Synopsis A peaceful night in Gotham allows Batman to spend time with James Gordon.
Genre superhero
Script Mike Friedrich
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Dick Giordano
Colors Jerry Serpe
Notes Story told with very few words.
Reprinted From Batman (DC, 1940 series) #219 (February 1970)

1 page text article

Synopsis Mark Waid relates the story of a Christmas Eve he spent alone and depressed. He turned to his comics for some Christmas tales to remind him about Christmas.
Script Mark Waid
Letters Typeset