Christmas with the Super-Heroes
#2
[Newsstand]
([December] 1989)
DC,
1988 Series
- Price
- 2.95 USD; 3.65 CAD
- Pages
- 68
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 070989307124 95
- Editing
- Mark Waid
Issue Notes
This issue is a variant of Christmas with the Super-Heroes (DC, 1988 series) #2 [Direct].
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Stephen DeStefano (signed)
- Inks
- Larry Mahlstedt (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Santa Claus; Superman; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Plastic Man; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Atom [Ray Palmer]
- Reprints
-
in Christmas con los superhéroes (Zinco, 1989 series) #2 (December 1990) -
in Tales of the Batman: Alan Brennert (DC, 2016 series) ([September] 2016) -
in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #120 - Die grössten Superhelden der Welt 2 ([June] 2017)
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Ex-Machina
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- G-5422
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Synopsis
- Superman helps a stranded motorist.
- Reprints
-
in Batman: O Desenho da TV (Editora Abril, 1994 series) #16 (Junho 1995)
-
And in the Depths
Batman / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- G-5279
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Synopsis
- Alfred considers the contrast of light and dark in the Batman's life and the winter holidays.
- Reprints
- in Batman: O Desenho da TV (Editora Abril, 1994 series) #16 (Junho 1995)
-
Gifts
Wonder Woman / comic story / 9 pages
- Job Number
- G-5423
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana]; Hippolyta; Myndi Mayer; Hermes; Zeus; Julia Kapatelis; Sharon Jackson; Vanessa Kapatelis
- Synopsis
- When a pastor friend of Julia's comes for the holidays, Diana helps her recover her faith in God as she helps Diana recover her faith in her gods.
- Reprints
Silent Night
Enemy Ace / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- John Byrne
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Andy Kubert (finished art)
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore
- Job Number
- G-5924
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Enemy Ace [Hans von Hammer]
- Synopsis
- Enemy Ace delivers supplies to an allied hospital on Christmas Day.
- Reprints
- in A DC Universe Christmas (DC, 2000 series) (2000 [January 2001])
- in The DC Universe by John Byrne (DC, 2018 series) ([February] 2018)
-
Indexer Notes
Story is told without dialogue.
[An Old-Fashioned Christmas]
Justice League of America / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- William Messner-Loebs
- Pencils
- Colleen Doran
- Inks
- Ty Templeton
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore
- Letters
- Albert DeGuzman
- Job Number
- G-4898
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; C.B. Fenster
- Synopsis
- Flash and Green Lantern prove to a depressed wealthy man that Santa Claus does exist.
- Reprints
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot
Deadman / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- G-5241
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Deadman; Kara
- Synopsis
- Another spirit reminds Deadman what it is to be a real hero.
- Reprints
- in Tales of the Batman: Alan Brennert (DC, 2016 series) ([September] 2016)
-
Indexer Notes
Kara is the ghost of the pre-Crisis Supergirl.
The dedication at the end of the story reads "With respect and admiration for the works of Otto Binder and Jim Mooney We still remember."
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Ex-Machina
Superman -
2.
And in the Depths
Batman -
3.
Gifts
Wonder Woman -
4.
Silent Night
Enemy Ace -
5.
[An Old-Fashioned Christmas]
Justice League of America -
6.
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot
Deadman -
7.
["In last year's Christmas special, I shared with you..."]
This issue was modified by
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Thomas Johnson
- Jim Van Dore
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