Issue | #34 |
Published | February 1983 |
Frequency | four times yearly |
Cover Price | 2.00 USD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief); Dennis O'Neil (Editor); Ralph Macchio (Associate Editor) |
Notes | The creators own the rights to all stories with the exceptions of Howard the Duck and Bucky Bizarre. Last issue of Bizarre Adventures. Per an Error Report by Steven Grant, this issue was the first published in high end comics format, as a test, and was one of the first Marvel publications printed in a new full color process (instead of four-color) (added 2009-01-06 by Allen Ross). |
Genre | Horror; Christmas |
Pencils | Joe Jusko (signed) |
Inks | Joe Jusko (signed) |
Colors | Joe Jusko (signed) |
Pencils | ? (illustration) |
Inks | ? (illustration) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Son of Santa [Nick Norris] (intro, origin); Santa Claus (guest star, death); Mrs. Maria Claus (intro, death); The Anti-Claus (villain, intro) |
Synopsis | The death of Santa Claus and how his son came to take over... |
Genre | Superhero; Satire; Christmas |
Script | Mark Gruenwald |
Pencils | Alan Kupperberg |
Inks | Alan Kupperberg |
Characters | Howard the Duck; Beverly |
Genre | Superhero; Satire; Christmas |
Script | Steven Grant |
Pencils | Paul Smith |
Inks | Paul Smith |
Colors | Steven Grant; Marie Severin (color printing notations) |
Notes | Parody of "It's a Wonderful Life". The first Howard the Duck story since the "Howard the Duck" magazine was discontinued. Steven Grant confirmed via an Error Report that he did the coloring for this story (with a little help on the printing notations from Marie Severin (2009-01-06 by Allen Ross). |
Genre | Christmas |
Script | Larry Hama |
Pencils | Bob Camp |
Inks | Bob Camp |
Genre | Christmas |
Script | Mike Carlin |
Pencils | Mike Carlin |
Inks | Mike Carlin |
Notes | The death of Santa (again). Printed in two-color (black-and-red). |
Genre | Christmas |
Script | Al Milgrom |
Pencils | Al Milgrom |
Inks | Al Milgrom |
Genre | Christmas |
Script | Steve Skeates |
Pencils | Steve Smallwood |
Inks | Steve Smallwood |
Script | Dennis O'Neil |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Editorial. |