(1988 [January 1989])

DC, 1988 Series
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Price
2.95 USD; 4.00 CAD
Pages
100
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
070989307124 85
Editing
Mark Waid

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
John Byrne
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wildfire [Drake Burroughs]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas

Indexer Notes

wrap-around cover.

Wanted: Santa Claus -- Dead or Alive! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil
Pencils
Frank Miller
Inks
Steve Mitchell
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Len Wein (editor)

Job Number
G-4432
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Christmas Eve in Gotham: First, a layer of pale snow had touched the city, and now sleet slants across the streets from the North...
Genre
superhero
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.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Reprint of Frank Miller's 1st work on Batman. Set in Gotham City at Christmas Eve.

The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus! (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice League / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Glenn Whitmore
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Julius Schwartz

Job Number
S-1627
Genre
superhero
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 [Dinah 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.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

"Special thanks to Duffy Vohland."

The TT's Swingin' Christmas Carol! (Table of Contents: 3)

Teen Titans / comic story / 22.5 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
Helen Vesik
Letters
Joe Letterese
Editing
George Kashdan

Genre
superhero
Characters
Teen Titans [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.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story across 24 pages in three chapters of 8.5, 6.5, and 7.5 pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Mark Waid (sourced)
Pencils
Ty Templeton (credited as Ty Templetoff)
Inks
Ty Templeton (credited as Ty Templetoff)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I always had a problem driving nails with a hammer...
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Tip from "Lee Travis" (The Crimson Avenger) of Cleveland, OH.

Star Light, Star Bright... Farthest Star I See Tonight! (Table of Contents: 5)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
José Luis García-López
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Len Wein

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The year is 2979 A.D., the city is Metropolis, the planet Earth. And the flying figure is, of course, Superboy, breaking the time barrier to visit the most extraordinary band of heroic youths in the galaxy...
Genre
superhero
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.
Reprints

'Twas the Fright Before Christmas! (Table of Contents: 6)

Santa Claus; Superman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell (Plot); Len Wein (Plot & Script)
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Julius Schwartz

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Santa Claus; Toyman [Winslow P. Schott] (villain); Timmy Dickens; Krypto (flashback); Baby Kal-El (flashback); Santa's Elves; Santa's Reindeer
Synopsis
Santa Claus helps Superman stop Toyman and replaces all the Christmas toys that Toyman rigged for evil.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite; Krypton (flashback)

The Silent Night of the Batman (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Friedrich
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
?

Job Number
S-282
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon
Synopsis
A peaceful night in Gotham allows Batman to spend time with James Gordon.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story told with very few words.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Letters
typeset

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.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Wanted: Santa Claus -- Dead or Alive!
    Batman
  3. 2. The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus!
    Justice League
  4. 3. The TT's Swingin' Christmas Carol!
    Teen Titans
  5. 4. ["I always had a problem driving nails with a hammer..."]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  6. 5. Star Light, Star Bright... Farthest Star I See Tonight!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  7. 6. 'Twas the Fright Before Christmas!
    Santa Claus; Superman
  8. 7. The Silent Night of the Batman
    Batman
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Thomas Johnson
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