Jingle Belle (2004 2nd Series) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Nov 2004 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
Paul Dini's sassy, spunky creation comes to Dark Horse with an all-new four-issue series. PAUL DINI (W), JOSE GARABALDI (P), and STEPHANIE GLADDEN (P) On sale November 24, FC, 32pg, $2.99 The first issue features two stories with Jingle Belle and her gal pal Polly Green stirring up trouble. In "A Very Special Jingle Belle Special" Jingle Belle is once again trying to sell her life story as the unsung hero of the holiday season. After several failed attempts Jingle thinks she finally found a way to correct past mistakes. She once again defies Santa's "no publicity" edict and signs with a cartoon producer to make an all-new animated special. But she soon finds herself facing adversaries even more dangerous than the Blizzard Wizard and his snow monsters?contemporary TV executives! The "Polly Green Backup Story" finds Jingle's gal pal Polly Green, fledgling Halloween witch, in quite a predicament. Her family is demanding that she use her magic to conjure up elaborate gifts for them and Polly is sick of being used. Determined to teach her greedy family a lesson, Polly gives one gift to everyone and turns their home into a huge gingerbread mansion. It isn't long before Polly's family falls under the spell of the house and devour it, becoming hideously fat. Polly's relatives beg her to magically make them thin again, but Polly says there's only one way they can shed those holiday pounds: lots and lots of exercise! Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #2
Published Dec 2004 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
On sale December 22, FC, 32pg, $2.99 PAUL DINI (W), JOSE GARIBALDI (P), and J. BONE (P) When you're the near-immortal teen-aged daughter of Santa Claus, it stands to reason that you've had more than your share of interesting dates. This Christmas adds a different dimension to Jingle Belle as we see her through the eyes of those who know her best, her old boyfriends. In a series of vignettes ranging from funny to bittersweet, several of Belle's beaus, aged eighteen to eighty, gather to share stories of the time they knew her and reveal how the elf-girl's own special magic changed their lives. The holidays have come to the weird and woolly town of Mutant, Texas. When the villainous Kiyote clan commandeers Mezcal's Cantina for their Christmas party, Sheriff Ida and her posse waste no time in teaching the rowdy revelers their own version of "Peace on Earth." Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #3
Published Feb 2005 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
PAUL DINI (W) and JOSE GARIBALDI (A) On sale January 26, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Determined to prove herself worthy of the Claus legacy, Jingle leaves the North Pole to take over a struggling Santaland amusement park. Yet despite Jing's best efforts, the former family fun park is on its last legs and seems destined for the wrecking ball. But when Jing discovers the park owner is Native American, she gets the bright idea to turn the place into a Santa-themed gambling casino! In no time Jing's club is raking in big bucks and attracting big attention?from the mob! Santa's little girl vs. gangsters?! Believe it, baby! Part one of this two-part Jingle Belle epic is written by Paul Dini with art by José Garibaldi. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #4
Published Apr 2005 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
PAUL DINI (W) and JOSÉ GARIBALDI (A) On sale February 23, FC, 32pg, $2.99 It's high-stakes action and laffs a'plenty as Jing goes toe-to-toe with the mob for control of her Santaville gambling casino. When gangsters owning a rival club demand a huge cut of Jing's busness, the feisty elf-chick fights back as only she can! Pity the poor gangsters! Will they take her down or will Jing wind up the new Queen of organized crime? And what will Santa Claus say when he finds everybody swingin'? Learn the answers in the conclusion of this two-part Jingle Belle epic by writer Paul Dini and artist José Garibaldi! Cover price $2.99.
