(1991)
Star*Reach,
1991 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 7.95 USD; 8.95 CAD
- Pages
- 84
- On-sale Date
- 1991
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Star*Reach Productions
- Editing
- Dean Motter (publication design); Jennifer Winston (publication design)
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- Standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock
- Cardstock cover; Matte interior
- Binding
- Softcover
- Publishing Format
- One-Shot
Issue Notes
This is a flip book with the half of the contents equally inverted with each cover. The indicia is identical on each inside cover.
Sequences are indexed from first cover to the center (Contributors sequence) and then from the second cover back to the center.
Charity benefit book with proceeds going equally to AmFAR and Sempervirens. This book contains Christmas stories, done by many different artists and writers from many different companies.
Printed in Canada.
Sequences are indexed from first cover to the center (Contributors sequence) and then from the second cover back to the center.
Charity benefit book with proceeds going equally to AmFAR and Sempervirens. This book contains Christmas stories, done by many different artists and writers from many different companies.
Printed in Canada.
[no title indexed]
Spider-Man; Santa Claus / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Norm Breyfogle (signed)
- Inks
- Norm Breyfogle (signed)
- Colors
- Nick Burns ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Santa Claus
A Wolf at the Door
Spider-Man / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- David Ross (plot idea); Roy Thomas; Dann Thomas
- Pencils
- Jeff Butler
- Inks
- Jeff Butler; Gary Kato (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Digital Chameleon
- Letters
- Gary Kato
- Editing
- Mike Friedrich
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Fredo Velasco; Roberto Velasco; Manuel Velasco; El Lobo (villain)
- Synopsis
- On Christmas Eve, Spider-Man stops a kid stealing bread, which leads him to learn the fate of illegal immigrants.
[Sempervirens Fund]
public service announcement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Information about the Sempervirens Fund for the Preservation of Redwood Lands.
A Gift of Peace
Brother Elf / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Barry; Sister Rose; Kay; Mr. Budbrew; Carlos; Josh; Mother Corine
- Synopsis
- Barry learns the spirit of Christmas.
The Season of Forgiveness
Sherlock Holmes & Watson / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Sherlock Holmes; Watson; Mrs. Hudson
Santa's Ashram
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Norm Breyfogle
- Pencils
- Norm Breyfogle
- Inks
- Norm Breyfogle
- Colors
- Nick Burns
- Letters
- Norm Breyfogle
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Koan; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Santa cheers up an elf.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Paul Chadwick (signed, painting)
- Inks
- Paul Chadwick (signed, painting)
- Colors
- Paul Chadwick (signed, painting)
Gift of the Magi
comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- O. Henry (original story); P. Craig Russell (adaptation)
- Pencils
- P. Craig Russell
- Inks
- P. Craig Russell
- Colors
- Digital Chameleon
- Letters
- Bill Pearson
- Characters
- Della; James Dillingham Young; Mrs. Sofronie
- Synopsis
- A young couple try to find the money to buy each other special Christmas presents.
- Reprints
So This Is Christmas
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Synopsis
- A divorced husband and father spends his first Christmas alone.
Van Gogh: The Man Suicided by Society
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Rafael Kayanan (adaptation); Antonin Artaud (original poem)
- Pencils
- Rafael Kayanan (painting)
- Inks
- Rafael Kayanan (painting)
- Colors
- Rafael Kayanan (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Freely adapted from Van Gogh - The Man Suicided by Society by Antonin Artaud.
[AmFAR Information]
public service announcement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Information about the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR).
Home for Christmas
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- drama
- Characters
- Oliver; Gary; Jan (flashback); Daniel
- Synopsis
- Two men dying from AIDS have to figure out what to do for Christmas.
American Christmas
Concrete / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Paul Chadwick
- Pencils
- Paul Chadwick; Jed Hotchkiss (assist)
- Inks
- Paul Chadwick; Jed Hotchkiss (assist)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Spicer
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Concrete; Jeremy; Adam; Larry Munroe; Jane
- Synopsis
- Concrete spends Christmas with Larry's family.
- Reprints
- in Concrete: Short Stories 1990-1995 (Dark Horse, 1996 series) (January 1996)
- in Concrete (Dark Horse, 2005 series) #4 - Killer Smile (March 2006)
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Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Spider-Man; Santa Claus -
1.
Contents
-
2.
A Wolf at the Door
Spider-Man -
3.
The Happy Prince
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4.
[Sempervirens Fund]
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5.
A Gift of Peace
Brother Elf -
6.
The Season of Forgiveness
Sherlock Holmes & Watson -
7.
Santa's Ashram
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8.
Grow with Us
Quebecor Printing -
9.
Contributors
-
10.
[no title indexed]
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11.
Contents
-
12.
Gift of the Magi
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13.
So This Is Christmas
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14.
Van Gogh: The Man Suicided by Society
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15.
[AmFAR Information]
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16.
Home for Christmas
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17.
American Christmas
Concrete -
18.
Editorial
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19.
"It's About Caring"
Digital Chameleon -
20.
Contributors
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Katy Hayhurst
- Roy Lyons
- Low MC
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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