(February 2009)
DC,
2009 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 5.99 USD
- Pages
- 88
- On-sale Date
- 2008-12-17
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- Barcode
- 761941277806 00111
- Editing
- Dan DiDio (editor); Eddie Berganza (editor); Adam Schlagman (assistant editor)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
Cover title: DC Universe Holiday Special. This book has no number in the indicia. The #1 on the cover is part of a logo that says "one shot."
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes]; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; The Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; The Huntress [Helena Wayne]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Santa Claus
- Reprints
- in Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely (DC, 2014 series) ([August] 2014)
-
- Keywords
- Christmas
Season's Greetings from Our Superman Family to Yours
Superman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Clark Kent; Martha Kent; Krypto; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
- Keywords
- Christmas
The Man in Red
Santa Claus / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Matt Cherniss; Peter Johnson
- Pencils
- Ivan Reis (layouts)
- Inks
- Joe Prado (finishes)
- Colors
- Rod Reis
- Letters
- Rob Leigh
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent] (cameo); Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- A retelling of the origin of Santa Claus to parallel the origin of Superman.
- Reprints
- in Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Ivan Reis (DC, 2015 series) (2015 [February 2016])
-
- Keywords
- Christmas; Santa Claus
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
Aquaman / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Dan DiDio
- Pencils
- Ian Churchill
- Inks
- Ian Churchill
- Colors
- Robert Rivard (credited as Bob Rivard)
- Letters
- Travis Lanham
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
- Synopsis
- Aquaman saves an expectant mother and her husband from pirates.
- Reprints
Good King Wenceslas
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Paul Dini; John Mason Neale (original text)
- Pencils
- Dustin Nguyen
- Inks
- Dustin Nguyen
- Colors
- Dustin Nguyen
- Letters
- Pat Brosseau (credited as Patrick Brosseau)
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- King Wenceslas; Wenceslas' page
- Synopsis
- A retelling of the 1853 Christmas carol by Anglican clergyman John Mason Neale with art paralleling Wenceslas and his page to Batman and Robin.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas
in A Day Without Sirens
Batman / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Kelly
- Pencils
- Mick Bertilorenzi
- Inks
- Mick Bertilorenzi
- Colors
- Pamela Rambo (credited as Pam Rambo)
- Letters
- Travis Lanham
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner Gordon; Oracle [Barbara Gordon]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
- Synopsis
- Gotham City experiences a day with no emergency calls to the police or fire departments.
- Keywords
- Christmas
It's a Wonderful Night
Nightwing; Robin / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Art Baltazar; Franco Aureliani
- Pencils
- Tim Levins
- Inks
- Dan Davis
- Colors
- Heroic Age
- Letters
- Sal Cipriano
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Boomerang [Owen Mercer]
- Synopsis
- Nightwing gives Robin a gift at a Christmas screening of It's A Wonderful Life.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Christmas with the Beetles
Blue Beetle / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord] (flashback); The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] (flashback); Donnie Cole (flashback); Lonnie Cole (flashback); Louie Cole; Richard Cole
- Synopsis
- An imprisoned father urges his son not to follow in the family tradition of falling into criminal ways.
- Keywords
- Christmas
An Angel Told Me
Huntress / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Amanda McMurray
- Pencils
- Rafael Albuquerque
- Inks
- Rafael Albuquerque
- Colors
- Cris Peter
- Letters
- Travis Lanham
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Alejandro
- Synopsis
- The Huntress helps to put the abusive father of one of her alter ego's students in jail.
- Keywords
- autism; bullying; Christmas
The Night Before Christmas...
Teen Titans / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Rex Ogle
- Pencils
- Michael J. Dimotta (credited as Mike DiMotta)
- Inks
- Michael J. Dimotta (credited as Mike DiMotta)
- Colors
- Michael J. Dimotta (credited as Mike DiMotta)
- Letters
- Travis Lanham
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes]; Miss Martian [M'Gann M'Orzz]; Red Devil [Eddie Bloomberg]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Traci 13; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]; Bombshell
- Synopsis
- The Titans spend time in New York City on Christmas Eve.
- Keywords
- Christmas
Party Animal
Justice League / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Beast Boy [Garfield Logan] (cameo); Black Canary [Dinah Lance] (cameo); Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce] (cameo); Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter] (cameo); Cyborg [Victor Stone] (cameo); Fire [Beatriz da Costa] (cameo); Firestorm (cameo); The Flash (cameo); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (cameo); Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner] (cameo); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo); Hawkgirl (cameo); The Huntress [Helena Bertinelli] (cameo); Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz] (cameo); Metamorpho [Rex Mason] (cameo); Nightwing [Dick Grayson] (cameo); Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian] (cameo); Power Girl [Kara Zor-L] (cameo); Red Arrow [Roy Harper]; Red Tornado (cameo); Robin [Tim Drake] (cameo); The Shaggy Man; Starfire [Koriand'r] (cameo); Superman [Clark Kent] (cameo); Vixen [Mari McCabe]; Wildcat [Ted Grant] (cameo); Wonder Woman [Princess Diana] (cameo); Zatanna (cameo); Metal Men (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Red Arrow and John Stewart bring Shaggyman to the JLA Christmas party.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Christmas
Let There Be Light!
Dr. Light / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Adam Schlagman
- Pencils
- Rodolfo Migliari; Max Fiumara (flashbacks on page 3)
- Inks
- Rodolfo Migliari; Max Fiumara (flashbacks on page 3)
- Colors
- Michael J. Dimotta; Rodolfo Migliari ("w/..."); Nei Ruffino (flashbacks on page 3)
- Letters
- Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Napolitano)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Mammoth [Baran Flinders]; Shimmer [Selinda Flinders]
- Synopsis
- Mammoth and Shimmer's battle with Dr. Light causes a blackout in Metropolis.
- Keywords
- Christmas
[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This season, remember to show all your friends how special the world is!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Cyclone [Maxine Hunkel]; Stargirl [Courtney Whitmore]; Superman [Clark Kent]
- Keywords
- Christmas
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Season's Greetings from Our Superman Family to Yours
Superman -
2.
DC Universe Holiday Special '08 Table of Contents
-
3.
The Man in Red
Santa Claus -
4.
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
Aquaman -
5.
Good King Wenceslas
-
6.
A Day Without Sirens
Batman -
7.
It's a Wonderful Night
Nightwing; Robin -
8.
Christmas with the Beetles
Blue Beetle -
9.
An Angel Told Me
Huntress -
10.
The Night Before Christmas...
Teen Titans -
11.
Party Animal
Justice League -
12.
Let There Be Light!
Dr. Light -
13.
["This season, remember to show all your friends how special the world is!"]
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- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Gregory Fischer
- Lou Mazzella
- Enrico Menin
- John Pannozzi
- Allen Ross
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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