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Issue Details

Issue #56
Published February 2007
Cover Price $3.50
Pages 44
Editing Shelly Bond; Angela Rufino (assistant editor)

Cover Details

Characters Santa Claus
Genre fantasy
Pencils James Jean (painted)
Inks James Jean (painted)
Colors James Jean (painted)

7 page Fables story "Jiminy Christmas-- Chapter One December 22nd, 1956"

Characters Santa Claus; Mrs. Claus; Jack Horner; Bigby Wolf
Synopsis Jack Horner invades the North Pole in search of the Nice and Naughty Lists, hoping to make money by selling them to governments.
Genre fantasy
Script Bill Willingham
Pencils Mark Buckingham
Inks Steve Leialoha; Mark Buckingham; Andrey Pepoy
Colors Lee Loughridge
Letters Todd Klein

6 page Fables story "Jiminy Christmas-- Chapter Two Wolf Manor"

Characters Bigby Wolf; Snow White; the cubs [Darien; Blossom; Ambrose; Winter; Conner; Therese]
Synopsis "In which we pause amid the rapidly growing shadows of terrible things to come, just long enough to celebrate the joy of the holidays with some of our favorite Fable friends."
Genre fantasy
Script Bill Willingham
Pencils Mark Buckingham
Inks Steve Leialoha; Mark Buckingham; Andrey Pepoy
Colors Lee Loughridge
Letters Todd Klein

7 page Fables story "Jiminy Christmas-- Chapter Three The Rug"

Characters Rose Red; Boy Blue; Snow White; Bigby Wolf; the cubs [Darien; Blossom; Ambrose; Winter; Conner; Therese]
Synopsis Rose Red and Boy Blue come to visit Wolf Manor on a flying magic carpet, bearing gifts for the Wolf family.
Genre fantasy
Script Bill Willingham
Pencils Mark Buckingham
Inks Steve Leialoha; Mark Buckingham; Andrey Pepoy
Colors Lee Loughridge
Letters Todd Klein

7 page Fables story "Jiminy Christmas-- Chapter Four The Question"

Characters The cubs [Darien; Blossom; Ambrose; Winter; Conner; Therese]; Santa Claus
Synopsis Following the traditions, Ambrose is chosen to stay up and ask Santa one question. In doing so, he gets no other presents at Christmas.
Genre fantasy
Script Bill Willingham
Pencils Mark Buckingham
Inks Steve Leialoha; Mark Buckingham; Andrey Pepoy
Colors Lee Loughridge
Letters Todd Klein

5 page Fables story "Jiminy Christmas-- Chapter Five The Answer"

Characters Santa Claus; Flycatcher; Flycather's wife (as a ghost); Ambrose; Bigby Wolf
Synopsis Santa answers Ambrose's question, arranges Flycatcher to become human again-- with his memories intact--, and hands Bigby the latest lists for safekeeping before returning to the North Pole.
Genre fantasy
Script Bill Willingham
Pencils Mark Buckingham
Inks Steve Leialoha; Mark Buckingham; Andrey Pepoy
Colors Lee Loughridge
Letters Todd Klein