Marvel Holiday Spectacular Magazine

(2009)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis

A small, uncredited, 1/6th page color pin-up of the Fantastic Four decorating a Xmas tree is also on this page.

Santa Claus vs. the Illuminati! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Illuminati / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Brian Reed (credited) (writer)

Pencils

Val Semeiks (credited)

Inks

Mark Irwin (credited)

Colors

Andrew Crossley (color)

Letters

Dave Sharpe (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You want the Infinity Gauntlet back?!

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Black Bolt [Blackagar Boltagon]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Namor; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Reed Richards; Santa Claus

Reprints

• This was originally part of the digital comic "Marvel Digital Holiday Special" #1, released online in 2008.

If the Fates Allow... (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Men / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jim McCann (credited) (writer)

Pencils

Todd Nauck (credited) (artist)

Inks

Todd Nauck (credited) (artist)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited) (color art)

Letters

Dave Sharpe (credited)

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Regardless of where you live, one thing is certain...

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• This was originally part of the digital comic "Marvel Digital Holiday Special" #1, released online in 2008.

Last Christmas (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Ryan Penagos

Pencils

Juan Doe (credited) (art)

Inks

Juan Doe (credited) (art)

Colors

Juan Doe (credited) (art)

Letters

Nate Piekos of Blambot (credited as Blambot's Nate Piekos)

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Annihilation Day, plus 52.

Genre

superhero

Synopsis

Described on the title page as "A Secret Invasion Holiday Interlude!"

Reprints

• This was originally part of the digital comic "Marvel Digital Holiday Special" #1, released online in 2008.

Werewolf by Eve (Table of Contents: 5)

Werewolf by Night / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ben Morse (credited)

Pencils

Stephanie Buscema (credited)

Inks

Stephanie Buscema (credited)

Colors

Stephanie Buscema (credited)

Letters

Nate Piekos of Blambot (credited as Blambot's Nate Piekos)

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The Russel household, home of Jack "Werewolf by Night" Russell, 2:36 pm, Christmas Eve.

Genre

humor; superhero; horror-suspense

Reprints

• This was originally part of the digital comic "Marvel Digital Holiday Special" #1, released online in 2008.

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Santa Claus (Table of Contents: 6)

Santa Claus / character profile / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jeff Christiansen

Pencils

Arthur Adams (credited) (art); John Byrne (credited) (art); Jack Davis (credited) (art); Gene Colan (credited) (art); Sal Buscema (credited) (art)

Inks

Arthur Adams (credited) (art); John Byrne (credited) (art); Jack Davis (credited) (art); Gene Colan (credited) (art); Sal Buscema (credited) (art)

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Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Santa Claus; Howard the Duck

Synopsis

A Marvel Handbook type entry for Santa Claus. Most of the art panels are lifted from other magazines (all are just credited as "Art by"), but the main drawing of Santa (by Arthur Adams) may be original to this story.

Reprints

• from Marvel Holiday Special 2006 (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (February 2007)

Keywords

Christmas

And Now, a Word from the Hulk... (Table of Contents: 7)

Hulk / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Doug Roberts

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Jack Kirby

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hulk list for Santa

Genre

humor; superhero

Synopsis

A comical list of items on the Hulk's Xmas list. The artwork is from the cover and splash page of Hulk (1962) #1.

Deadpool's Marvelous Gift Guide! (Table of Contents: 8)

Deadpool / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jess Harrold (credited)

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Genre

humor; superhero

A Ghost of X-Mas Past! (Table of Contents: 9)

X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Brandon Peterson

Inks

Tim Townsend

Colors

Chris Dickey

Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Colossus; Illyana Rasputin

Reprints

• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #365 [Direct Edition] (February 1999)

Ghost of X-Mas Past! (Table of Contents: 10)

X-Men / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Steven T. Seagle (credited as Steve Seagle)

Pencils

Chris Bachalo

Inks

Art Thibert; Tim Townsend; Aaron Sowd

Colors

Liquid!; Monica Kubina

Letters

Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Albert Deschesne; John Roshell

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Twas the night before Christmas... and all through the house...

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Colossus; Storm; Wolverine; Gambit; Kitty Pryde; Nightcrawler; Marrow]; Professor X; Puck; Illyana Rasputin (dream)

Synopsis

On Christmas Eve, Colossus is visited by the spirit of his dead sister Illyana.

Reprints

• from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #365 (February 1999)

Keywords

Christmas

The Big X-Mas Blackout (Table of Contents: 11)

Spider-Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Richard Howell

Pencils

Steve Lightle

Inks

Al Milgrom

Colors

Renee Witterstaetter

Letters

John Costanza

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I promised to meet MJ in time to see them light up the Rockafeller Center Christmas tree!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man; Mary Jane Watson; Electro

Reprints

• from Marvel Holiday Special (Marvel, 1992 series) (January 1993 (1992))

Keywords

Christmas; Rockafeller Center

Indexer Notes

Special thanks to Jim Salicrup.

Catastrophe on 34th Street (Table of Contents: 12)

Beast; Iceman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Kurt Busiek

Pencils

James Fry

Inks

Neil Vokes

Colors

Steve Mattsson

Letters

Richard Starkings; Comicraft

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ho ho Anna hey hey hey!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Trish Tilby; Metoxo (villain) (first appearance); Zelda Kurtzberg (flashback); Vera Cantor (flashback); Kratar (first appearance) (Metoxo's wife); Volkon (first appearance) (Metoxo's son); Maggam (first appearance) (Metoxo's son); Bernard (flashback); Lava Men

Synopsis

Iceman and Beast have to take on an old foe who is kidnapping Santa Clauses.

Reprints

• from Marvel Holiday Special (Marvel, 1994 series) (1994)

Keywords

34th Street; Danger Room; Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters

The War of the Reptile-Men! (Table of Contents: 13)

Spider-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Romita

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

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Letters

Danny Crespi

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Stegron; Lizard

Reprints

• from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #166 [Regular Edition] (March 1977)

War of the Reptile-Men! (Table of Contents: 14)

Spider-Man / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein (signed) (writer)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited) (illustrator)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)

Letters

Joe Rosen (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Martha Connors; J. Jonah Jameson; Dr. Marla Madison; Mary Jane Watson; Glory Grant; Flash Thompson; Harry Osborn; Liz Allen; Billy Connors; Lizard (villain); Stegron (villain); Spider-Slayer (cameo)

Synopsis

Marla unveils her new Spider-Slayer robot to Jonah. Spider-Man spends Christmas rescuing Billy Connors from Stegron with the Lizard nipping at his heels.

Reprints

• from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #166 (March 1977)

Deck the Halls with Hank Pym (Table of Contents: 15)

Hank Pym / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dugan Trodglen (credited)

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Genre

humor; superhero

Spotlight on Santa Claus! (Table of Contents: 16)

Santa Claus / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Jess Harrold

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; fantasy-supernatural

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Franklin Richards / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

Chris Eliopoulos

Inks

Chris Eliopoulos

Colors

Chris Eliopoulos

Letters

Chris Eliopoulos

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Franklin Richards; H.E.R.B.I.E.

Reprints

• from Franklin Richards: Happy Franksgiving (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (January 2007)

Keywords

Thanksgiving

Turkey Trouble! (Table of Contents: 18)

Franklin Richards / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Marc Sumerak

Pencils

Chris Eliopoulos

Inks

Chris Eliopoulos

Colors

Brad Anderson

Letters

Chris Eliopoulos

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Franklin Richards; H.E.R.B.I.E.; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Woman [Sue Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]

Synopsis

Franklin goes through a dimensional portal to a world with turkeys instead of humans, where the Fantastic Four of that world want him for dinner.

Reprints

• from Franklin Richards: Happy Franksgiving (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (January 2007)

Keywords

Thanksgiving