Marvel Holiday Special #1 [Direct]

(1991)

Marvel Holiday Special (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Indexer Notes

Credits and indicia.
Inside front cover.

A Miracle a Few Blocks Down from 34th Street (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Scott Lobdell (credited)

Pencils

Dave Cockrum (credited)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein (credited)

Colors

Paty Cockrum (credited)

Letters

Roxanne Starr (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What an enchanting custom, Banshee.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Blob [Frederick Dukes] (villain); Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde] (villain); Toad [Mortimer Toynbee] (villain); Unus the Untouchable [Gunther Bain] (villain)]; X-Men [Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]]; Chris Claremont (cameo); Jean Grey (cameo); Matt Murdock (cameo); Santa Claus; Amanda Sefton (cameo); Scott Summers (cameo)

Synopsis

The X-Men battle members of the Brotherhood on the way to Rockefeller Center.

Reprints

• in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #28 (Gennaio 1993)

Indexer Notes

Story takes place immediately before The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #98 (April 1976).

A Christmas Coda (Table of Contents: 3)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Simonson (credited)

Pencils

Arthur Adams (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Marie Javins (credited)

Letters

Brad K. Joyce (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Silver bells, silver bells... and once again as it says in the old song, it's Christmas time in the city.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters; Franklin Richards; Jacob Marley

Synopsis

Franklin learns the true meaning of Christmas in figuring out how to free Jacob Marley from the curse of being a holiday ghost.

Reprints

• in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #28 (Gennaio 1993)
• in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #21 - The New Fantastic Four ([August] 2018)

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

Fantastic Four / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Marie Severin (signed as SEVERIN)

Inks

Marie Severin (signed as SEVERIN)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Franklin Richards

Reprints

• in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #21 - The New Fantastic Four ([August] 2018)

Midknight Drear (Table of Contents: 5)

Punisher / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Steven Grant (credited)

Pencils

Klaus Janson (credited)

Inks

Klaus Janson (credited)

Colors

Klaus Janson (credited)

Letters

Phil Felix (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Church bells. It's midnight. No stars in the sky. The wind is an icy knife.

Genre

superhero; crime

Characters

Punisher [Frank Castle]

Synopsis

Punisher redistributes some drug dealer cash to the homeless for Christmas.

Reprints

• in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #28 (Gennaio 1993)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Punisher / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Tom Grindberg (signed as GRINDBERG)

Inks

Tom Grindberg (signed as GRINDBERG)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero; crime

Characters

Punisher [Frank Castle]

Indexer Notes

Signature dated 1991.

'Twas a Mid-Winter's Night (Table of Contents: 7)

Thor / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Tom DeFalco (credited)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited)

Inks

Sal Buscema (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited)

Letters

Roxanne Starr (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Countless are the colorful legends of the Norse gods! While many are the thrilling epics of heroic courage and noble combat, some are only simple fables!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Odin; Thor; Sia; Sigurd; Harrak; Vizier; Grylak (villain)

Synopsis

Thor battles a nasty troll bent on Asgard's destruction. Odin answers a prayer and plays Santa.

Reprints

• in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #28 (Gennaio 1993)
• in Thor (Panini France, 2002 series) #1 - Le roi des orages (mai 2002)

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

Thor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ron Frenz (credited)

Inks

Patrick Olliffe (credited)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Eric Masterson]

Reprints

• in Thor Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #19 - The Thor War (2020)

Ghosts of Christmas Comics Past (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Barry Dutter (credited)

Pencils

John Byrne (signed as JOHN BYRNE [stacked]); various

Inks

John Byrne (signed as JOHN BYRNE [stacked]); various

Colors

various

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When I was growing up, I always looked forward to Christmas time.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Willie Lumpkin; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Vision; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Wolverine [Logan]

Indexer Notes

Listing and commentary on past Marvel comics that featured Christmas stories. Includes holiday inspired reprint images.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Darren Auck (credited)

Inks

Steve Montano (credited)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Beast [Hank McCoy]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Strong Guy [Guido Carosella]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]

Reprints

• in X-Men Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #22 - Legacies (2023)

Indexer Notes

Full page pin-up of a super-hero snowball fight.

Precious Gifts (Table of Contents: 11)

Captain America / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Len Kaminski (credited)

Pencils

Ron Lim (credited)

Inks

James Sanders (credited)

Colors

Marie Javins (credited)

Letters

Roxanne Starr (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Many years ago, there was a terrible war in which brave men fought -- and sometimes died -- to defend the world from the madmen called Nazis.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes] (flashback) (cameo); Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Rebecca Proctor

Synopsis

Captain America spends the holidays with Bucky's sister.

Reprints

• in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #28 (Gennaio 1993)

[Happy Holidays!] (Table of Contents: 12)

Captain America / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Rik Levins (signed as LEVINS)

Inks

Dan Panosian (signed as PANOSIAN)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Diamondback [Rachel Leighton]

Ghost of Christmas Present (Table of Contents: 13)

Ghost Rider / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Howard Mackie (credited)

Pencils

John Hebert (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Evelyn Stein (credited)

Letters

Michael Heisler (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

An hour ago, just as the snow began falling, William Rockwood Jr. was tucked into bed by his parents.

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Ghost Rider [Daniel Ketch]; William Rockwood Jr.

Synopsis

Ghost Rider brings a lost blind boy home for Christmas.

Reprints

• in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #28 (Gennaio 1993)

Merry Mutant Melodies II (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Kelly Corvese (credited)

Pencils

Kelly Corvese (credited)

Inks

Mike White (credited)

Colors

Kelly Corvese (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Have yourself another X-Men spin-off

Genre

satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Archangel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Boom-Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Cable [Nathan Summers]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Domino [Vanessa Carlysle]; Feral [Maria Callasantos]; Jean Grey; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Jubilee [Jubilation Lee]; Kylun; Meggan; Mystique [Raven Darkhölme]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Psylocke [Kwannon]; Rogue [Anna Marie]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]

Indexer Notes

A holiday song book with familiar words turned into an X-Men theme.

It Came and Went on a Midnight Clear!.. (Table of Contents: 15)

Captain Ultra / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Scott Lobdell (credited as Lobdell)

Pencils

Dennis Jensen (credited as Jensen)

Inks

Barbara Kaalberg (credited as Kaalberg)

Colors

Tom Vincent (credited as Vincent)

Letters

Brad K. Joyce (credited as Joyce)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look -- it's an Avenger!

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Captain Ultra [Griffin Gogol]; Plantman [Samuel Smithers] (villain); Thor (cameo)

Synopsis

Captain Ultra tries to keep Plantman from making off with everyone's Christmas trees.

Reprints

• in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #28 (Gennaio 1993)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Spider-Man / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Rurik Tyler (signed as RURIK TYLER)

Inks

Rurik Tyler (signed as RURIK TYLER)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker

Reprints

• in Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #23 - The Hero Killers

A Spider-Man Carol (Table of Contents: 17)

Spider-Man / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Danny Fingeroth (credited)

Pencils

Ron Garney (credited)

Inks

Mike DeCarlo (credited)

Colors

Steve Buccellato (credited)

Letters

Richard Starkings (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

December 23rd.

Genre

superhero

Characters

J. Jonah Jameson; John Jameson (flashback) (cameo); Marla Jameson (flashback) (cameo); Scorpion [Mac Gargan] (flashback) (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Vulture [Adrian Toomes] (flashback) (cameo); The Vulture [Blackie Drago] (flashback) (cameo)

Synopsis

Spider-Man helps Jonah out of a jam at a children's hospital charity and gets praise from many of the kids for impacting their lives.

Reprints

• in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #28 (Gennaio 1993)

Indexer Notes

Story contains the brother of "The Kid Who Collected Spider-Man" from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #248.

[Happy Holidays from Everyone at Marvel] (Table of Contents: 18)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Rurik Tyler (signed as RURIK TYLER [stacked])

Inks

Rurik Tyler (signed as RURIK TYLER [stacked])

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Beast [Hank McCoy]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Guardian [Heather Hudson]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Puck [Eugene Judd]; Franklin Richards; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Wolverine [Logan]

Reprints

• in Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 (2020)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.