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Issue: Christmas with the Super-Heroes #1
Publication Date: January 1988
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Issues: #1 of 2 Issues (4 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/17/1988
Volume: none
Pages: 100
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $4.00 CAD
$2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mark Waid
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted In1
Disclose Reprinted From6
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Cover, Wraparound
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front Only (of Wraparound and/or Gatefold)
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Credits
Penciller(s): John Byrne
Inker(s): John Byrne
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wildfire [Drake Burroughs]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagChristmas con los superhéroes #1 published December 1989
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: wrap-around cover.
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Wanted: Santa Claus -- Dead or Alive!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Denny O'Neil
Penciller(s): Frank Miller
Inker(s): Steve Mitchell
Colorist(s): Glenn Whitmore
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (managing editor); Len Wein (editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Matty Lasko; Boomer Katz; Mister Jackson; "Fats" Morgan; Al; Louie
First Line: Christmas Eve in Gotham: First, a layer of pale snow had touched the city, and now sleet slants across the streets from the North...
Synopsis: Batman stops a mob from stealing the days receipts from a department store with the help of Boomer Katz, a paroled robber, and the light from a Nativity star.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDC Special Series #21 published January 1980
was Wanted: Santa Claus -- Dead or Alive! [Story on Interior Page(s)]recolored
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Job Number: G-4432
Disclose Notes: Reprint of Frank Miller's 1st work on Batman. Set in Gotham City at Christmas Eve.
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The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Len Wein
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): Glenn Whitmore
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League
Character(s): Justice League of America [JLA; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); The Atom [Ray Palmer] (cameo); Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny] (Cameo); Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Red Tornado [John Smith] (new costume); Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (Cameo); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Phantom Stranger (cameo)]; Sue Dibny (cameo); Iris Allen (cameo); Mera (cameo); Kathy Sutton (cameo); Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Santa Simpson; Eric Russell (Iris's father); Fran Russell (Iris's Mother); The Key (villain)
Synopsis: The murder of a department store Santa Claus puts the JLA on the tail of the Key and his scheme to kill the JLA.
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From Content Item: FlagJustice League of America #110 published March 1974
was The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Job Number: S-1627
Disclose Notes: "Special thanks to Duffy Vohland."
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The TT's Swingin' Christmas Carol!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): Helen Vesik
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Editor(s): George Kashdan
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Teen Titans
Character(s): Teen Titans [Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Aqualad [Garth]]; Ebenezer Scrounge; Bob Rachet; Tiny Tom; Jacob Farley; Mr. Big
Synopsis: The Titans relive Dickens' classic story, A Christmas Carol.
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From Content Item: FlagTeen Titans #13 published January 1968
was The TT's Swingin' Christmas Carol! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 22.5
Disclose Notes: Story across 24 pages in three chapters of 8.5, 6.5, and 7.5 pages.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ty Templeton [as Ty Templetoff]
Inker(s): Ty Templeton [as Ty Templetoff]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Cap's Hobby Hints
First Line: I always had a problem driving nails with a hammer...
Synopsis: Tip from "Lee Travis" (The Crimson Avenger) of Cleveland, OH.
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Pages: 0.5
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Star Light, Star Bright... Farthest Star I See Tonight!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Levitz
Penciller(s): José Luis García-López [as Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez]
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): Jerry Serpe
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Editor(s): Len Wein
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy [Clark Kent]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo]; Mon-El; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Karate Kid [Val Armorr] (cameo); Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna] (cameo); Princess Projectra (cameo); Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle] (cameo); Colossal Boy [Gim Allen] (cameo); Wildfire [Drake Burroughs]; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]]
First Line: The year is 2979 A.D., the city is Metropolis, the planet Earth. And the flying figure is, of course, Superboy, breaking the time barrier to visit the most extraordinary band of heroic youths in the galaxy...
Synopsis: Superboy convinces the Legion of Super-Heroes on Christmas Eve to go searching for the star that appeared over Bethlehem during Jesus' birth.
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From Content Item: FlagDC Special Series #21 published January 1980
was Star Light, Star Bright... Farthest Star I See Tonight! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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'Twas the Fright Before Christmas!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell (Plot); Len Wein (Plot & Script)
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Murphy Anderson
Colorist(s): Jerry Serpe
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Editor(s): Julius Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman; Santa Claus
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Santa Claus; Toyman [Winslow P. Schott] (villain); Timmy Dickens; Krypto (flashback); Baby Kal-El (flashback); Santa's Elves; Santa's Reindeer
Synopsis: Santa Claus helps Superman stop Toyman and replaces all the Christmas toys that Toyman rigged for evil.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDC Comics Presents #67 [Direct Sales] published March 1984
was 'Twas the Fright Before Christmas! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 23
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The Silent Night of the Batman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Friedrich
Penciller(s): Neal Adams
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): Jerry Serpe
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; James Gordon
Synopsis: A peaceful night in Gotham allows Batman to spend time with James Gordon.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBatman #219 published February 1970
was The Silent Night of the Batman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: S-282
Disclose Notes: Story told with very few words.
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mark Waid
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Mark Waid relates the story of a Christmas Eve he spent alone and depressed. He turned to his comics for some Christmas tales to remind him about Christmas.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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