Comic books in 'Christmas'

This 15 page, all in color giveaway was for the kids whose parents shopped at S.S. Kresge Co. Join Katy and Ken as they visit Kresge's department store with the magical Mister Wish, an elf who shows the kids presents to get for their friends. Throughout the story Mister Wish also has fun games, puzzles, riddles, and magic tricks for the reader. Cameo appearance by Santa Claus.

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Cover pencils by John Lucas. Christmas, script by Susan Berkley, pencils by John S. Lucas, inks by Vince Colletta; After attempting to sabotage a charity fashion show, Gloria gets a visit by Ghastly Ghost; The Ghost reveals her possible harsh future if she doesn't start mending her vindictive ways. Advertisement for Walt Disney Digests. Membership ad and application for the Katy Keene Fan Club. Christmas Hints from Sis, common household helpful hints. Blank Katy Keene form to draw designs on. Christmas Collection and Star Designers, fashions submitted by fans. 36 pgs. $0.65. Cover price $0.65.

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First 95-cent issue. Cover pencils by John S. Lucas. Christmas Presence, script by Susan Berkley, pencils by John S. Lucas, inks by Chic Stone; Katy fantasies about the best gifts to give all her friends. Calendar for December 1987 and January 1988. Party Hearty; Katy plans on spending New Year's Eve with Rock on his plane but has to locate a defiant Sis in Times Square first. Blank male doll form for readers to draw an outfit on for submission. Advertisement and order form for Archie personalized patches. Christmas Cut-outs paper dolls page. Advertisement and order form for Archie Posters. Quiet Riot; Katy returns to New York City when her quiet vacation proves to be too hectic. 36 pgs. $0.95. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover pencils by John S. Lucas. Too many Santas, script by John S. Lucas; Katy and the gang help out with a fundraiser for a children's hospital. Say No to Drugs campaign featuring the Archie gang. Burst Her Bubble, script by Richard Pietrzyk, pencils by John S. Lucas, inks by Chic Stone; Sis and her friends play with the bubble wrap over the actual gift. Paper doll pages. Running Late, script by Richard Pietrzyk, pencils by John S. Lucas, inks by Chic Stone; Sis and Janey are running late for school but stop to help their teacher fix a flat tire. Calendars for December 1989 and January 1990. Advertisement and order form for Archie Posters. Membership ad and application for the Katy Keene Fan Club. Flight of the Bronze Eagle, script by Richard Pietrzyk, pencils by John S. Lucas, inks by Chic Stone; Sis imagines what it would be like to have flown with Amelia Earhart. Advertisement and order form for Archie Calendar. 36 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Pops tries to get the kids to help him put up storm windows; The family is curious about the mysterious box Pops brings home at Christmastime; Wilbur tries to trick Natch into paying his parking ticket. Window Pains; Loop-the-Loop; Winter Wonderland; Solid Jackson; Wilbur Muscles In; Week-end Miracle; The Kilroys; Hubba Hubbard; Sign Here, Pop! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Brandon Walsh, Nicholas Afonsky, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, R. J. Scott, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, E. C. Segar, George Clarke, Lou Hanlon, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Ed Anthony, Romer Grey, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician and Lothar notice a suspicious couple on the circus train. Fun Christmas cover features multiple King Features characters interacting. Brick Bradford; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features; Scott's Scrapbook; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; The G-Man; Rosie's Beau; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Ace Drummond; Ted Towers, Animal Master; King of the Royal Mounted. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Brandon Walsh, Nicholas Afonsky, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, R. J. Scott, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, E. C. Segar, George Clarke, Lou Hanlon, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Ed Anthony, Romer Grey, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician and Lothar enter the land of Dementor (no relation to H. Potter) and encounter Prince Paulo the Tyrant. Brick Bradford; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features; Scott's Scrapbook; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; The G-Man; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Ace Drummond; Ted Towers, Animal Master; King of the Royal Mounted. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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writer: Chuck Dixon art: Tone Rodriguez cover: Nei Ruffino When an ancient evil threatens the Earth, the KISS 4K team must use their powers (both supernatural and musical) to replace the Aurora Borealis. If they fail, Santa Claus won't be able to guide his sleigh, an dthe demons will rule the Earth forever. This is a KISSMAS 4K story that could only be told by Chuck Dixon and drawn by Tone Rodriguez! Cover price $4.99.

Written by Chris Ryall, Tom Waltz. Art and Cover by Jose Holder. Kids in Santa's Service' -- the Kiss Kids' first series concludes here with these holiday-ending escapades featuring everyone's favorite not-yet-fearsome foursome! Cover price $3.99.

1st printing. NOTE: All text is in Spanish. By Matt Groening. Spend the Holidays with the Simpsons! Based on the hit animated series and pop culture phenomenon! Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 50 pages, full color.

NOTE: All text is in Spanish.

New York Comic Con Christmas Variant Limited to 350. (C) Michael DiPascale (W) Mike Wolfer (A) Marcelo Mueller Lady Death has been through Hell... But the greatest trial she has ever had to endure is about to begin! Lady Death has realized that her only hope of finding peace is to leave behind everything which she has come to know. Hope's quest for inner tranquility has brought her to the greatest unknown in the Labyrinth: The dimensional barrier to a neighboring realm known only as 'The Void.' The Void could hold the key to Lady Death's salvation... or it could be her ultimate destruction! Cover price $9.99.

Holiday VIP Variant Limited to 350. (C) Michael DiPascale (W) Mike Wolfer (A) Marcelo Mueller The traumatic events which led to the transformation of Hope into Lady Death are revealed! Somehow, under the bizarre direction of the enigmatic Agony, Lady Death relives her ultimate sacrifice, but not in her dreams or memories because here, in The Void, anything is possible and even the most unimaginable is all-too real. This one has it all, including zombies and a flesh-eating, two-headed dragon! Cover price $29.99.

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Happy Holidays cover by Richard Ortiz. Limited to 1,000. Written by Brian Pulido. Art by Richard Ortiz and Various. Lady Death celebrates 15 years in print this year, and the party kicks off right here! This special issue features special art, previews and behind-the-scenes scoops on two of this year's biggest series! If you dare, learn about Lady Death: Blacklands, the next four-issue arc in Lady Death's saga featuring Wargoth, Satasha and the epic villainy of Sagos. This series also launches a new Lady Death Villainess, Stygmata, and features the fan-favorite art of Richard Ortiz! Also, get an intimate look at Lady Death: Sacrilege featuring returning Lady Death villainess Nocture, and meet her sister Sacrilege! Being dead never looked so good! 16 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.99.

December 19, 1982. The Sunday comic strips in comic book form: Ripley's Believe It or Not, Kudzu (Doug Marlette), Prince Valiant (by John Cullen Murphy), W.C. Fields (by Frank Smith and Jim Smart), Geech (by Jerry Bittle), Dick Tracy (by Gould, Fletcher, and Collins), Cathy (by Cathy Guisewite), The Phantom (script by Lee Falk, art by Sy Barry), Tarzan (by Mike Grell), Steve Canyon (by Milton Caniff), Gasoline Alley (by Dick Moores), Alley Oop (by Dave Graue), Doonesbury (by G.B. Trudeau), Andy Capp (by Reginald Smythe), Frank and Ernest (art by Thaves), Doctor Smock (by Geo. Lemont), Brenda Starr Reporter (by Dale Messick, Ramona Fradon, and Sutter), Bringing Up Father (by Frank Fletcher), The Wizard of Id (by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart), B.C. (by Johnny Hart), They'll Do It Every Time, Dennis the Menace (by Hank Ketcham), Mark Trail (by Dodd and Elrod), Crock (by Bill Rechin and Don Wilder), Marmaduke (by Brad Anderson), The Lockhorns (by Bill Hoest), and The Small Society (by Brickman). 24-page, 7-in. x 11-in., full color comic strip newspaper inserts.

Twas the Fight before Christmas - Written by Gerry Duggan & Brian Posehn. Art by Rick Remender & Hilary Barta. Cover by Geof Darrow. After the apocalypse, no one is safe -- even at the North Pole. After tragedy strikes, Santa withdraws from life and turns his back on Christmas. When he finally emerges from seclusion, the old world is gone forever, and as Santa struggles to find his way in a post-apocalyptic world, can he find a way to save Christmas, too? This true story of the last Christmas is action-packed, funny and sad. It stars Santa, the Elves, a good boy, lots of naughty marauders and, of course, Gary the Snowman. 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.99.

1st printing. Collects Last Christmas (2006) #1-5.

Written by Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn. Art by Rick Remender. Cover by Geof Darrow. Foreword by Patton Oswalt.

The writers behind the hit series Deadpool present the sad, funny, and true story of Santa Claus after the apocalypse.

After tragedy strikes the North Pole, Santa turns his back on humanity and gives up on Christmas. Even though the world has been completely overrun by naughty men, there's still one boy that believes in Santa. But could that be the biggest mistake of his life?

Enjoy this modern action-comedy Christmas classic in hardcover for the first time. It's illustrated with love by comic star RICK REMENDER and inked in a wonderful style reminiscent of Mad magazine by HILARY BARTA.

This edition has a foreword from PATTON OSWALT and new commentary from the creators, plus the original covers from DARROW, REMENDER, KIERON DWYER, and TONY MOORE. Hardcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing. Collects Last Christmas (2006) #1-3. Written by GERRY DUGGAN and BRIAN POSEHN. Art by RICK REMENDER and HILARY BARTA. After the apocalypse - humanity is without hope: until Santa is pulled from the North Pole and spurred into action. The book collects all five hilarious and action-packed issues and comes loaded with extras from the writers and artists. Santa, his elves, and Gary the Snowman take on zombies and marauders for the fate of a good little boy. Read it to the kids when you tuck them in this Christmas Eve. Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

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First $1.00 issue. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Ratman," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Ashley Ashford takes on the identity of Ratman and stops the Punster. You don't need drugs public service announcement with the Archie gang. Archie's Club News. "The Meaning of Life," script by Bill Webb, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Melody thinks she sees the meaning of life in a statue at a museum. "Terrorvision," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mike Esposito; Sabrina's aunts get a TV for witches and things come out of the TV. Winter Sports word scramble. "Tis Der Season to be Yolly"; When Svenson gets injured and can't play Santa Claus for the local orphanage, Mr. Weatherbee volunteers to step in. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.95.

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Add to cart Near Mint $5.80

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Add to cart Very Fine $8.80

by Frank Cho BW32pp$2.95Bi-monthly ongoing series In stores the week of December 25th. The Concept: Life and love in Liberty Meadows, animal sanctuary, where everything and anything can happen. This Issue: Brandy's having the worst day of her life. The animals are out of control. Jen rips her favorite sweater. Dean's wrecking the Christmas party. Her parents and relatives are coming to town. And she, unwittingly, breaks poor Frank's heart...Maybe forever. Cover price $2.95.

1st printing. Collects L. Frank Baum stories Life and Adventures of Santa Claus and A Kidnapped Santa Claus. Based on the story by L. Frank Baum. Adapted by Eric Shanower. Both of L. Frank Baum's classic Santa Claus tales are collected here: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus and A Kidnapped Santa Claus, with with beautiful spot illustrations and cover art by Eisner Award-winning comics creator Eric Shanower. The decorated master story-teller of Oz finds new Baum tales to illustrate for today's new audiences! Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $16.99.

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Cover art by Samm Schwartz. Substitute Santa... (Chapter One), script by Sy Reit, art by Bob White; Archie substitues for Mr Smithers to play Santa Claus for the kids. Trouble, Trouble, Everywhere! (Chapter Two); Archie falls asleep in school because he has been working as the substitue Santa Claus. Christmas Crisis (Chapter Three); Archie causes trouble at the store when Veroinica shows up with her cousin; He does not want her to find out he is playing Santa Claus. Happily Ever After! (Chapter Four); Archie's friends find out he has been playing Santa Claus for the kids and throw him a party. A Second Look one-pager starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. Witchcraft text article, art by Ken Hultgren. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Teen adventure, Archie-style: A new kid claims to be the heir to a Maharajah; Archie and the girls meet a bitter shopkeeper who hates Christmas. Stories and art by Frank Doyle, Dick Malmgren, Stan Goldberg, Bob Bolling and Jon D'Agostino, plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Cover price $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

(W) Paul Kupperberg (A) Fernando Ruiz, Tim Kennedy, Pat Kennedy 'Archie Loves Veronica': It's Halloween so Veronica gets into the swing of things by hosting a spook-tacular bash at the Lodge Estate to celebrate and everyone's invited! Everyone, that is, except for her estranged husband Archie. Left to fend for himself, Archie takes a trip down Memory Lane examining his life with Ronnie and imagining another with Betty. The madcap adventure continues in 'Archie Loves Betty' as Archie's universe is turned upside down upon catching sight of Mr. Lodge conducting a secret rendezvous with Mr. Lodge? And who is the masked stranger who seems to be guiding this evening's events? Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Brian Joines, Brandon and Orion Jermwa. Art by Thiago Vale and Agnes Garbowska. Cover by Tony Fleecs. Christmas has come to Stoker, Maine, and nobody is more excited than resident monster-fighter Li'l Vampi! But when an evil curse steals Christmas from the minds of mankind, Vampi must team with a beast of holiday lore to save Santa Claus, defeat a pagan god bent on revenge, and save Christmas for boys and girls around the world! 40 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $4.99.

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Cover art by Bob Bolling. The Big Loser, script and art by Bob Bolling; Ambrose wants to be Little Archie's "pal," while Little Archie will have none of it, and keeps telling Ambrose to go away. The Case of the Careless Crook, script and art by Dexter Taylor; Mary makes a chocolate cream pie for supper, and someone eats the whole thing while she's not looking. The Perfect Day, script and art by Dexter Taylor; Little Archie resolves that he will get through an entire day at school without doing anything wrong. The Yule Fool, script and art by Dexter Taylor; In a story told entirely in rhyme, Reggie is assigned to get something for Little Archie in the school's gift exchange program. Little Betty Discovers Radio, script and art by Bob Bolling. 84 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Special Christmas issue. All of Little Archies friends celebrate Christmas in their own unique ways; for Jughead this mostly involves food, while for Little Sabrina it just means more spirits around the house. Story and art by Dexter Taylor. Plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 32 pages. Cover price $0.30. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover art by Dexter Taylor. "The Big Race," art by Dexter Taylor; Little Archie tricks his dad into entering a father-son snowshoe race and they accidentally end up winning. "Smart Alex" Hostess snack cakes ad. "A Christmas Present," script and art by Dexter Taylor; Mr. Weatherbee assigns the students to create a book of puzzles that will be handed out to children in the hospital for Christmas. "Cartoon Follies," script and art by Dexter Taylor; The kids are excited about the new cartoons posted around the school but they don't know it's Mr. Weatherbee who's drawing them. "A Miss Miss," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx wakes up to find she has missed Santa Claus again. "Twas the Night Before Christmas," script and art by Dexter Taylor; Riverdale's kids wait excitedly for Christmas. "Santa's Helper," art by Dexter Taylor; Sabrina mistakes a burglar for Santa Claus. "Starry Starry Night," script and art by Dexter Taylor; Betty decorates her tree with ornaments picturing her friends and teachers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover art by Dexter Taylor. Hostess Twinkies ad starring Josie. Photo Fun, art by Dexter Taylor; Mr. Weatherbee doesn't want to pay the high rates a photographer charges so he decides to take the class picture himself. The Real Spirit, art by Dexter Taylor; To make extra money for Christmas, Archie starts delivering food for Pop Tate and is robbed. A Poem for Christmas, art by Dexter Taylor; Aunt Zelda tells the kids a story of how a little girl named Sabrina helped Santa save Christmas. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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The Christmas Ducks, or Yule Quack Up Over This. Veronica and Sue Stringly get stranded on the old water tower while aiding wayward ducks. Little Archies dog Spotty is in the Andrews car when it gets stolen. Little Sabrina and her aunts help Santa Claus after his sled is struck by a meteor. Stories and art by Bob Bolling and Dexter Taylor. Plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 32 pages. Cover by Taylor. Cover price $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

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Little Archie and the Magic Cap. Little Archie tries to explain Christmas to a visiting space alien. Jughead joins the school boxing team after knocking out school bully Fangs Fogarty. The gang gets musical for Christmas. Little Sabrina learns that her cat Salem is a famous nursery rhyme character, and he still wants his mittens. Stories and art by Dexter Taylor. Plus Lil Jinx by Joe Edwards. 32 pages. Cover by Taylor. Cover price $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

St. John's original version of Audrey is a little different than Harvey's version - her friends are Patches and Sarge - but she still loves to create mischief. A holiday issue, featuring a Little Audrey Christmas story. Audrey runs for president. Patches' mother sends him to get some groceries, but that's not as easy as it sounds. Little Joe; No-Mans Land; The Christmas Gift; Patches in the Messengers; Audrey for President; Patches: Groceries; An Artists Life; Sarge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Steve Muffatti and Warren Kremer. Cover by Warren Kremer. One of the mainstays of Harvey's long-running kids' comics, Little Dot also features Richie Rich and Little Lotta. Richie Rich tries to impress Gloria with the biggest and best of everything, but she's a girl of simpler tastes. Little Dot; Little Lotta; Richie Rich; Richie Rich; Little Lotta. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Harvey's Little Dot, known for her dot-obsession, also had an infinite number of eccentric relatives with names befitting their quirks. Dot visits her Uncle Checker, a quality-control consultant whose name should really have been Uncle OCD. Plus holiday-themed stories featuring Dot's wacky relatives. Uncle Checker; Little Lotta; Richie Rich. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

The Little Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen (1942) is a Christmas promotional comic that was distributed by W. T. Grant department stores. The most notable feature of this rare comic is that eight pages, reprinted from Santa Claus Funnies, are illustrated by a young Walt Kelly. 12 pages, 8.5-in. x 11-in., some pages full color, others black and white for coloring by children, print on heavy paper stock, no cover price.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Little Dot's classmate Little Lotta has super-strength and an appetite to match. Lotta investigates the Hungry Bandit, who has been stealing food at night, and thinks her dad is the culprit. But it turns out Lotta has been sleep-eating. Richie Rich's butler Cadbury is so handy, he can even pull a thorn out of a tiger's paw. The Great Food Mystery; The End of the Hungry Bandit; Life of the Party; Richie Rich: Butler Doctor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Christmas cover art by John Stanley. Humor page starring Tubby, script and art by John Stanley. Detective Story; Tubby shows Lulu his detective skills as they shadow a mysterious stranger. The Snowball War; It is the boys against the girls in a full-scale snowball war. Tubby Takes Care of Things; Tubby stays home alone and takes good care of the house. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Fiddlin' Around; Lulu is afraid her father will spank her for breaking his pipe. Alvin's Voice; Lulu thinks she hears Alvin's voice in a suitcase. The Spider and the Million Cats; Tubby solves the case of how all the cats got into Lulu's pop's room. Ol' Witch Hazel and the Iron Door; Lulu tells Alvin about when Hazel tried to get the iron door open. Big Fish; Tubby borrows Wilbur's father's stuffed fish to help him sell worms. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.