Back Issue comic books issue 85

Back Issue #85 celebrates Christmas in the Bronze Age! From Batman to X-Men, Luke Cage to Lobo, the Wild West to the far-flung future, go behind the scenes of comics' best holiday tales of the 1970's through the early 1990's! Featuring: Merry Christmas from Gotham - It's the most wonderful time of the year for Batman; Christmas with the Superheroes - A creator-crammed cascade of comments about DC Christmas classics; A Christmas Memory - DC writers and artists share holiday recollections; Four-Color Traditions - Yuletide nostalgia courtesy of Karl Heitmueller, Jr.; Christmas Re-Presents - Faithful tales that are dear to us gather near to us once more in treasuries and other formats; Marvel Holiday Grab-Bag - From Luke Cage to She-Hulk, Season's Greetings from Marvel; Merry Christmas, X-Men - X-mas stories featuring Marvel's mutants; The Superhero Merchandise Catalogs - The comic promos that drove fans wild; It's a Power Records Christmas - Superheroes take a vinyl spin to the North Pole; Archie Christmas Love-In and Harvey Holidays - Season's greetings from Riverdale and the Harvey toons; Santa Claus: The Movie Adaptation - You'll believe a jolly fat man can fly; Have Yourself a Comico Little Christmas - Looking back at 1988's Comico Christmas Special and Gumby's Winter Fun Special; The Giffen Who Stole Christmas - How Keith Giffen's Ambush Bug and Lobo sabotaged the 25th of December. Featuring the work of Simon Bisley, Chris Claremont, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Keith Giffen, the Kubert Studio, Denny O'Neil, Steve Purcell, John Romita, Jr. and many more. With a Spider-Man vs. Santa Kingpin cover by Marie Severin and Mike Esposito! Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.