Merry X-Men Holiday Special #1

(February 2019)

Mele Kalikimaka! (Table of Contents: 1)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chris Sims (credited); Chad Bowers (credited)

Pencils

Marco Failla (credited)

Inks

Marco Failla (credited)

Colors

Israel Silva (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC); Travis Lanham (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On December 1st, Jubilee found the perfect present...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jubilee [Jubilation Lee]; Shogo Lee

Synopsis

Jubilee gets ready to take Shogo to Hawaii for Christmas. Shogo finds Illyana's old BAMF doll. They are captured by a machine.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

BAMF doll; Christmas; Hawaii

Indexer Notes

Jubilee kept Illyana's doll after her death in Uncanny X-Men #303 (Marvel, 1963 series).

Never Again (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont (credited)

Pencils

Terry Dodson (credited); Rachel Dodson (credited)

Inks

Terry Dodson (credited); Rachel Dodson (credited)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Barach atah adonai elohenu

Genre

superhero

Characters

Kitty Pryde; Lockheed; Wicked; Carmen Pryde (ghost)

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Hanukkah; Hebrew; menorah

Hotclaws for Hanukkah (Table of Contents: 3)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Charles Soule (credited)

Pencils

Ryan Browne (credited)

Inks

Ryan Browne (credited)

Colors

Jordan Boyd (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, honey, how will you shovel out the car in time?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wolverine [Logan]; Janet

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Hanukkah; ninjas

Dreaming of a Wade Christmas (Table of Contents: 4)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jean Grae (credited)

Pencils

Shawn Crystal (credited)

Inks

Shawn Crystal (credited)

Colors

Rico Renzi (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

...And then I said, "Caroling? My middle name is Carol!"

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jean Grey (as doll); Deadpool [Wade Wilson] (as doll); Ellie Camacho

Synopsis

Ellie plays with toy versions of Deadpool and Jean in her dollhouse.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Christmas; dollhouse

I Hate Christmas (Table of Contents: 5)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Zac Thompson (credited); Lonnie Nadler (credited)

Pencils

Amilcar Pinna (credited)

Inks

Amilcar Pinna (credited)

Colors

Amilcar Pinna (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I hate Christmas.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Nature Girl [Lin Li]; Colossus [Piotr Nikolayevich] (cameo); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (cameo); Sprite [Jia Jing] (cameo); Hindsight [Nathaniel Carver] (cameo); Pixie [Megan Gwynn] (cameo); Kid Omega [Quentin Quire] (cameo); other X-Men (cameos)

Synopsis

Lin reflects on why she hates Christmas: trees are killed.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Christmas; Christmas trees

Jingle All the Wait a Minute... (Table of Contents: 6)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chris Sims (credited); Chad Bowers (credited)

Pencils

Marco Failla (credited)

Inks

Marco Failla (credited)

Colors

Israel Silva (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On December 6th, Jubilee remembered her training...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jubilee [Jubilation Lee]; Shogo Lee

Synopsis

Jubilee and Shogo have been living in a mall since their abduction.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Cinnabunn; mall; snow

The Chiche Who Stole Christmas (Table of Contents: 7)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Style P (credited); Poobs (credited)

Pencils

Luciano Vecchio (credited)

Inks

Luciano Vecchio (credited)

Colors

Carlos Lopez (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Times Square.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gambit [Remy LeBeau]

Synopsis

Gambit steals Wolverine action figures for kids from a billionaire bigot who bought them all.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

action figures; Boris Chiche; card tricks; Christmas; Times Square; Wolverine

White Elephant (Table of Contents: 8)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sina Grace (credited)

Pencils

Cory Smith (credited)

Inks

Cory Smith (credited)

Colors

Jordan Boyd (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When Kitty tasked me with providing the youngsters of the mansion an even that skirts religion, issues of income, dietary restrictions and eschews capitalism, there was only one option... white elephant!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Rockslide [Santo Vaccarro]; Blindfold [Ruth Aldine]; Metus Anole [Vic Borkowski]; Pixie [Megan Gwynn]; Genesis [Evan Sabahnur]; Eye-Boy [Trevor Hawkins]; Nature Girl [Lin Li]; Glob Herman [Robert Herman]; Michaela Ladak; Kid Gladiator [Kubark]; Oya [Idie Okonkwo]; Doop; Kid Omega [Quintavius Quire]; Bling! [Roxy Washington]; Honey Badger [Gabby Kinney]; other X-Men

Synopsis

Bobby organizes a white elephant gift exchange.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Chia pet; Christmas; Dazzler; Great Expectations; Spider-Man doll; Stark Industries; whales; white elephant

The Impossible Enemy (Table of Contents: 9)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Cullen Bunn (credited)

Pencils

Roland Boschi (credited)

Inks

Roland Boschi (credited)

Colors

Dan Brown (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Marsaw. You are safe now.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr]; Alesky

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Hanukkah; menorah; Poland; Warsaw

Christmas Jeer (Table of Contents: 10)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Charlamagne Tha God (credited)

Pencils

Alitha Martinez (signed)

Inks

Alitha Martinez (signed)

Colors

Jay David Ramos (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Michele Obama says, "When they go low, we go high," but Charlamagne Tha God says "When they go low, sometimes you gotta take it to the floor with them!"

Genre

superhero

Characters

Storm [Ororo Munroe]

Synopsis

Ororo comes bumps into man who makes fun of her. She sets his hat on fire.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Christmas; Michele Obama; radio; Wakanda

Deck the Halls (Table of Contents: 11)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chris Sims (credited); Chad Bowers (credited)

Pencils

Marco Failla (credited)

Inks

Marco Failla (credited)

Colors

Israel Silva (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On December 11th, Jubilee spent time with friends and family...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jubilee [Jubilation Lee]; Shogo Lee; Mr. Fantastic (Santa monster); Thing (Santa monster); Spider-Man (Santa monster); Hulk (Santa monster); Iron Man (Santa monster); Captain America (Santa monster); Wolverine (Santa monster)

Synopsis

Jubilee and Shogo are chased by Santa monster versions of other heroes.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

BAMF doll; Christmas; mall

The Giving Season (Table of Contents: 12)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Christopher Daniels (credited)

Pencils

Ray-Anthony Height (credited); Le Beau Underwood (credited as LeBeau Underwood)

Inks

Ray-Anthony Height (credited); Le Beau Underwood (credited as LeBeau Underwood)

Colors

Jay David Ramos (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why yes, Kavita, this is all eight episodes, fully remastered...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Beast [Hank McCoy]; Kavita Rao; Dr. Nemesis [James Bradley]

Synopsis

Dr. Nemesis recommends Hank give Kavita a gift involving Star Wars, but then one-ups the gift with his own.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Christmas; poker; Star Wars

Christmas Cat-Astrophe! (Table of Contents: 13)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Kelly Thompson (credited)

Pencils

David López (credited)

Inks

David López (credited)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Try not to wreck so much furniture this time.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Rogue [Ann Marie]; Oliver (cat); Figaro (cat); Lucifer (cat)

Synopsis

Rogue and Gambit try to give Oliver medicine. It does not go well.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Christmas; medicine

The Gift that Keeps on Giving (Table of Contents: 14)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chip Zdarsky (credited)

Pencils

Chip Zdarsky (credited); John Romita Jr. (one panel, unaccredited)

Inks

Chip Zdarsky (credited)

Colors

Chip Zdarsky (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You know, I'd always wondered...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Old Man Logan; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]

Synopsis

Logan is slicing firewood when Kurt interrupts. He gives him a present: a picture of himself, like Logan gave him years ago.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Christmas; firewood

Indexer Notes

The previous gifting happened in X-Men Annual #4 (Marvel, 1970 series).

Home for the Holidays (Table of Contents: 15)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Ewing (credited)

Pencils

Paul Jason Holden (credited as PJ Holden)

Inks

Paul Jason Holden (credited as PJ Holden)

Colors

Antonio Fabela (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

37th Floogsbury.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Josiah Guthrie; Smasher [Isabel Kane]

Synopsis

Sam reflects how holidays are the same even on different planets. A man complains he's starting a culture war.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

37th Floogsbury; blue klaffee cups; Christmas; Garbocks; Glorpsday; Shi'ar

Indexer Notes

A man in this comic talks about the "war on Glorpsday," "Garbocks and their blue klaffee cups," which are references to the "war on Christmas," Starbucks, and the controversy about their holiday cups.

The Naughty List (Table of Contents: 16)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Anthony Piper (credited)

Pencils

Anthony Piper (credited)

Inks

Anthony Piper (credited)

Colors

Anthony Piper (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I find the holidays to be very therapeutic.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Domino [Neena Thurman]

Synopsis

Domino performs a community service for Christmas: killing a human trafficker who is harassing a woman.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Christmas; trafficking

Baby Steps (Table of Contents: 17)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Leah Williams (credited)

Pencils

Marcio Takara (credited)

Inks

Marcio Takara (credited)

Colors

Chris O'Halloran (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Can you not film me, please?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Maggie Braddock; Meggan Braddock; Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Psylocke [Betsy Braddock]

Synopsis

Maggie takes her first steps and Betsy shows up for a visit.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

cell phone; Christmas; scones

Deck the Halls (Table of Contents: 18)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ed Brisson (credited)

Pencils

Pere Pérez (credited)

Inks

Pere Pérez (credited)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whack whack whack

Genre

superhero

Characters

Glob [Robert Herman]

Synopsis

Glob hangs mistletoe, then sits under it.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Christmas; mistletoe

Indexer Notes

This is a wordless story, besides sound effects.

Secret Santa (Table of Contents: 19)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vita Ayala (credited)

Pencils

Pere Pérez (credited)

Inks

Pere Pérez (credited)

Colors

Chris O'Halloran (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Your present's in the fridge -- I made it myself.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Honey Badger [Gabby Kinney]; Wolverine [Laura Kinney]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Bishop [Lucas]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Kitty Pryde; Mindee [Irma Cuckoo]

Synopsis

Gabby gets an unmarked present, and looks for the sender, who turns out to be Mindee.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Christmas; gift card; secret Santa; stakes and cakes

All I Want for Christmas Is You (Table of Contents: 20)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chris Sims (credited); Chad Bowers (credited)

Pencils

Marco Failla (credited)

Inks

Marco Failla (credited)

Colors

Israel Silva (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On December 21st, Jubilee got a last-second deal...

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Jubilee [Jubilation Lee]; Shogo

Synopsis

Jubilee dodges attacks in the mall.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

BAMF doll; Christmas; mall; skates

The Longest Night (Table of Contents: 21)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tini Howard (credited)

Pencils

Brent Schoonover (credited)

Inks

Brent Schoonover (credited)

Colors

Chris O'Halloran (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bobby Drake's first annual winter solstice party.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hope Summers (as an infant and present age); Gambit [Remy LeBeau](cameo); Beast [Hank McCoy](cameo); Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Warpath [James Proudstar](cameo); Deadpool [Wade Wilson](cameo); Wolverine [Logan](cameo); Domino [Neena Thurman](cameo); Cable [Nathan Summers](in video); others (cameos)

Synopsis

During a party, Hope watches a video of Cable and her from the past.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

cell phone; Christmas; winter solstice

Blue Christmas (Table of Contents: 22)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rainbow Rowell (credited)

Pencils

Kris Anka (credited)

Inks

Kris Anka (credited)

Colors

Matthew Wilson (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He look's good, doesn't he?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Edna McCoy (voice); Norton McCoy (voice); Beast [Hank McCoy]

Synopsis

Hank's parents talk about him while he looks around his childhood home.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Aunt Polly; Christmas; church

...And to All a Good Nightcrawler (Table of Contents: 23)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Seamus Ryan (credited) (see note)

Pencils

Michael Shelfer (credited)

Inks

Michael Shelfer (credited)

Colors

Federico Blee (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yep, and 'cuz of all the die-cast metal, he was able to pull the whole sleight down, reindeer too!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Bamfs

Synopsis

Kurt tracks down some kids out late for their mom and gives them a lecture on being present and breaking and entering.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

cell phones; Christmas; Magneto; Santa

Indexer Notes

The exact credit for the script is Seamus "Esoteric" Ryan.

The Gift of the Madri (Table of Contents: 24)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Matthew Rosenberg (credited)

Pencils

Andy MacDonald (credited)

Inks

Andy MacDonald (credited)

Colors

Tamra Bonvillain (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I know it is still Christmas Eve, but I might be going out of town tonight, so I thought I would give it to you now, Jamie.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Multiple Man [Jamie Madrox]; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; Storm [Ororo Munroe](cameo); Dazzler [Alison Blaire](cameo); Old Man Logan(cameo); Wolverine [Laura Kinney](cameo); Roogue [Anna Marie]; other X-Man

Synopsis

After Gambit gives him Winston Churchill's pocket watch, Jamie duplicates himself and it, and gives one to everyone else.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

Christmas; Cuckoos; pocket watch; Winston Churchill

Walkin' in a Winter Murderland (Table of Contents: 25)

X-Men / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Sims (credited); Chad Bowers (credited)

Pencils

Marco Failla (credited)

Inks

Marco Failla (credited)

Colors

Israel Silva (credited)

Letters

Virtual Calligraphy (as VC); Travis Lanham

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On Christmas Day, Arcade went to work anyway...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Arcade; Jubilee [Jubilation Lee]; Shogo Lee; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]

Synopsis

Arcade's investors are not happy that he created Murdermall when they just wanted him to design a way to enhance mall shopping. Jubilee finally breaks out and takes him down.

Reprints

• in X-Men: Summers and Winter (Marvel, 2019 series) ([December] 2019)

Keywords

BAMF doll; black Friday; Christmas; escape room; Hawaii; Home Alone; Murdermall; New Years; Starkphone