Comic books in 'Santa Claus'

Metal Hurlant (French for "Screaming Metal"), the magazine that became "Heavy Metal" here in the States. All text in French.

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1st printing. Written by Ellie Bethel. Art by Alexandra Colombo. Santa is in trouble-the elves are running out of materials to make toys! If something doesn't change fast there won't be any toys for kids this Christmas-each kid will only get one grey sock instead (there aren't enough socks for a pair even!). Cue Michael Recycle, our super green hero, who flies in with a message for Santa: Reuse and Recycle! Whilst Michael teaches the elves to make gifts out of everyday items (bouncing balls out of lots of elastic bands, Christmas decorations from tin cans, bracelets out of paperclips etc), Solar Lola is busy providing enough light and electricity for the hive of activity that ensues! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 24 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $15.99.

1st printing. Written by Mick Foley. Art by Jerry "The King" Lawler. He's a man of many names - Cactus Jack, Mankind, and plain ole Mick Foley. But now this extremly popular former WWF/WWE wrestler can add author to the list. Mick Foley, with a little illustrating help from wrestling alumni Jerry "The King" Lawler, delivers an all ages Christmas fairy tale featuring Santa Claus and other big names from the world of World Wrestling Entertainment. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 48 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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Stories, art and cover by Brad Carlton. Cartoons by Carlton, featuring the off-color adventures of the citizens of Midvale, the place where everything and nothing happens. A man soon regrets eating too much spicy Thai food; a certain pizza-loving turtle guest-stars in the cover story, Its a Wonderful Christmas Carol. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.

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Painted cover. Mighty Samson in "The Balloon Gods" - "Part 1: Mindor is a Wizard" and "Part 2: Mind Over Magic" in which Mighty Samson encounters a tribe that worships the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade balloon figures. Queen Terra of Jerz appearance. Story by Arnold Drake and art by Jack Abel. Cover price $0.25.

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Story, art and cover by David Hutchison. Hutchison revisits his Goth-cute brats, Mischief and Mayhem, from Field Trip to Heck (2006). This time, they watch a Christmas movie and decide to pay a visit to the North Pole. Santa, his elves and his reindeer havent seen such carnage since that time they conquered the Martians, and this time the odds are in favor of the two malicious little girls. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Hawk - Written by Lisa Trusiani. Art by Fabio Laguna and Mike Witherby. Cover by Malcolm Jones III. Christmas Spectacular! The mystery continues! What is the relationship between Morbius and a bloodless corpse found in the hospital? (Dinner? *ahem* Sorry.) Martine, the living corpse, is sure to find out! Meanwhile, Lena involves Morbius in a rescue mission at a foreign embassy, and a whole new career and sidekick take shape for our favorite creature of the night! Plus: A pin-up by Malcolm Jones III. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Cover art by Vin Sullivan. "The Resbian Affair, Part 3," script by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, art by W. C. Brigham; Sandra attempts to rescue Lorenz from a Resbian prison. "Prince of Patrania, Part 14," script and art by Vin Sullivan; Spike and his friends reach dry land ahead of their former captors. "Episode 6: starring The Three Musketeers," script by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, art by Sven Elven; The four await an audience with the king which is cancelled at the last minute. "Koth and the Seven, Part 4," script by Jerry Siegel (as Leger), art by Joe Shuster (as Reuths); Koth, an alien marooned on Earth when his spaceship crashed, is preparing to wipe out the population. "Sea Gold" Part 1, script and art by Tom Cooper; Grim begins telling tales of his younger years. "Episode 15" starring Ivanhoe, script by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, art by Raymond Perry; adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel. Untitled story, script and art by Creig Flessel; Pep has to play football after fighting off hooligans who attempt to prevent him from reaching the game. "Gold Gulch, Part 3" starring Pelion and Ossa, script and art by Bill Carney; An Indian sells the boys a pot which causes nothing but trouble. "Captain Hale, Gun-Runner, Part 3," script and art by Tom Cooper; Midshipman Dewey has discovered that Captain Hale is gun-running. "Fang Gow of China" Part 16, script by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, art by Leo O'Mealia; Barry and LeGrand escape from the sewers, but Fang Gow disappears. "In the Wilderness, Part 4," script and art by Creig Flessel; Lost in the woods, Tom and Jack meet Harry Mattson, a wanted man. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vince Sullivan. "The Gas Murders, Part 2," art by Will Ely; Sandra of the Secret Service and Ames track down Martin's killer. "The Snake Worshippers," script by Jerry Siegel (as Leger), art by Joe Shuster (as Reuths); Dr. Occult and Ellsworth battle a cult of snake worshippers. "Prince of Patrania, Part 27," script and art by Vin Sullivan; With the King back on his throne, Spike prepares to return to America, but the Sailor decides he likes Patrania (and Margie) fine. "Fang Gow of China, Part 27," art by Leo O'Mealia; After Ling Foo frees him, Barry ONeill attempts to rescue Jean Le Grand from Fang Gow's clutches. "The Murder of Lord Greystone, Part 1," starring Mark Marson of the Interplanetary Police, art by Tom Hickey; Just as Mark is going on leave, Lord Greystone, a friend of Professor Hillary is murdered. "Alaskan Adventure, Part 12," script by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, art by Leo O'Mealia; Bob's men, Monk's men and the Asiatics vie for control of the gold mine, with bombs and airplanes. "Captain Toth's Birthday," script by Jerry Siegel starring the Radio Squad, art by Joe Shuster; Sandy captures Heels Norton as a birthday present for the Captain. "Yucca Terror," starring Jack Wyatt, art by Homer Fleming. "The Black Riders," script by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, art by Will Ely; Jack Woods finds an unconscious rancher who's been beaten up by a gang of masked outlaws. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Creig Flessel. Untitled story, script and art by Jim Chambers; The Masked Ranger rescues a young man from a lynch mob. "Bozo Brogan," art by Will Ely; Johnnie Law tracks a parolee into an abandoned sewer and discovers a diamond smuggling operation. "The Shadow of a Monster," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster; A mysterious creature robs houses and murders people, with tooth and claw; And to top it off, it can be in two places at once. "Crime in the Crystal," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe; Servants are killing and robbing their masters and then going mad; Is the Indian mystic Prof Phenoz behind it? Untitled story, script and art by John Wade Hampton; For his first case with the Mounted Police, O'Malley is ordered up to Hudson Bay to find the renegade half-breed Frenchy LaRue, who is wanted for murder. "Air Circus," art by Bob Jenney; Stunt pilots are getting killed right and left on a new movie, so Gary Hawkes goes undercover to investigate. Untitled Lt. Bob Neal of Sub 662 story, script by Bob Hersch, art by Rusty Lehmann; Bob is assigned to ship gold to China. "Take that Captain Stone," script and art by Bernard Baily; When Dennis Stone is injured in a duel with Captain Kalugh, Daneo kidnaps Regina, daughter of the governor to be his nurse. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Circa 1950, no price or date. Distributed by Mier & Frank Co. Mother Goose, Santa Claus, Little Bo Peep and others have a Christmas adventure.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Sol Hess, W. A. Carlson, Bob Longhorn, Pete Costanza and C.C. Beck. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff isn't sure he wants to be a sidewalk Santa for Christmas, so Mutt takes the job himself. Cicero's Cat gets mistaken for a deadbeat dad-kitty, even though she's a girl. Mutt creates a revolving doggy-door for Cicero's Cat. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Return of Captain Narsty," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; The Return of Robin Hood. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher) and Ted Udall. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff's painting project gets out of hand, and he covers the whole house in red paint. Jeff gets a job as a lion tamer at the circus. Cicero's Cat gets a visit from her twin sister, Ferdiliza. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Everything Happens to Harry; Three Hits and Out. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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December 1970. Christmas. Holiday horror cartoons by Gahan Wilson; making costumes for the Lets Make a Deal TV game show; a visit to Santaland by Arnold Roth. Stories and art by Michael O'Donoghue, Joe Orlando, Rick Meyerowitz, Henry Beard and Doug Kenney. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and more tasteless jokes. Mature readers. Cover by Orlando. Cover price $0.75.

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December 1977. Christmas in December. Holiday cartoons; a profile of Texas and its cosmic cowboys; a parody of Time magazine. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gerald Sussman, Sam Gross, Chris Browne, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Gahan Wilson. Cover price $1.25.

December 1983. Holiday Jeers. A guide to Reaganomics, illustrated by Rick Meyerowitz; Rejected New Yorker covers, by Ron Hauge; a spoof of Christmas catalogs. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, Shary Flenniken, Mimi Pond, B.K. Taylor, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

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Starring Bitchy Bitch, Naughty bits is a controversial and at times shocking series that takes on religion, sex, and other hot button topics. Cover art by Roberta Gregory. Unhappy Holidays (part 1). Unhappy Holidays (part 2). Stories and art by Roberta Gregory. How To Marry Into Money, story and art by Theresa Henry. 28 pgs. $2.25. Cover price $2.25.

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2nd Printing - Starring Bitchy Bitch, Naughty bits is a controversial and at times shocking series that takes on religion, sex, and other hot button topics. Cover art by Roberta Gregory. Unhappy Holidays (part 1). Unhappy Holidays (part 2). Stories and art by Roberta Gregory. How To Marry Into Money, story and art by Theresa Henry. 28 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

1st printing. Story and art by FRED HEMBECK. Finally: a single massive collection, covering cartoonist Fred Hembeck's past three decades of work! All seven of his early '80s collections - Bah, Hembeck, The Hembeck Files, et al - are included, as well as rarely seen strips, personal commissions, online pieces, holiday cards, assorted oddities, and over a dozen stories ranging up to ten pages in length! A massive collection featuring the superhero industry's most revered humorist! Foreword by industry legend and creator of Spider-Man and The Fantastic Four, STAN LEE! Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10-in., B&W. Cover price $24.99.

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Cover pencils by Henry Scarpelli, inks by Rudy Lapick. AIDs awareness public service announcement with the Archie gang. "A Ho! Ho! Hobo Christmas!", script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henri Scarpelli; Archie takes a homeless man home with him to celebrate Christmas. "Miss Grundy In The Shape Of Things," script by Joe Edwards, pencils by Joe Edwards, inks by Rudy Lapick; Miss Grundy asks the gang what they know about geoometry. "Grab Bag Gag," script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; Reggie rigs the grab bag at the school Christmas party. "Snow Business," script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; The gang face a rival hockey team at the local pond. "Santa's Helpers," script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; Working at Clark's department store as Santa's helpers, Archie, Jughead and Amani help out a little boy whose family is having hard times. Archie's Club News. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

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Cover pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Substitute Santa," script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; When Mr. Weatherbee can't play Santa Claus at a party the kids have planned for the local orphanage, Moose manages to get the real Santa to come and help. Word search puzzle with Pop Tate by Rod Ollerenshaw. "Snow War Won!", script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; Eugene invents a snowball-trowing machine to help his team win against Reggie's in a big snowball fight. You Don't Need Drugs public service announcement with the Archie gang. "Shopping Spree Glee," script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; Archie wins a contest that gives him five minutes in a toy store to pick out whatever he wants, and all his friends load him down with lists of toys they want him to get for them. Archie's Club News. "A Real Good Skate!", script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; Betty and Veronica are in a skating competition and Archie is the judge who has to admit that Veronica is the winner. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

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Andy Panda, Oswald the Rabbit, Woody Woodpecker, Charlie Chicken, and Homer Pigeon. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Standard cover by Mike Wolfer. Story and Art by Mike Wolfer. Ho ho ho 'tis the season...for zombies! This winter, writer and artist Mike Wolfer unleashes the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD HOLIDAY SPECIAL and brings a new brand of terror home for the holidays! There will be more than just chestnuts roasting on an open fire as a large family gathers to celebrate the season -- a raging snowstorm has buried their remote, mountain farmhouse in virgin snow, with no way in, and no way out. But a dark, despicable family secret that lay buried in the barn will not stay dead, and the resulting orgy of bloodshed, murder and cannibalism will transform this into anything but a silent night! Warn your children: This year, it is NOT Santa Claus coming down the chimney! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.99.

Cover art by Vicente Segrelles. The Human Gargoyles, Part 9: The Human Gargoyles vs. The Human Dead (continued from Nightmare #20, but the story never concluded), script by Al Hewetson, art by Maelo Cintron. Tradition Of The Wolf, script by Ed Fedory, art by Jose Martin Sauri (as Robert Martin). Death Walk!, script by Ed Fedory, art by Jose Cardona (as Andy Crandon). Time For Living, Time For Dying text story, script by Al Hewetson, art by Gene Day. The Vampire Freaks, script by Al Hewetson (as William Davie), art by Paul Pueyo (as Stan Connerty). The Thing In The Ragged Mountains, script by Al Hewetson (as Ted Freeman), art by Amador Garcia (as Walter Fortiss). Fistful Of Flesh, script by Al Hewetson (as Leslie Jerome), art by Folsengo Cabrerizo (as Denis Ford). Snakewizard!, script by Augustine Funnell, art by Jose Cardona. 68 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $0.75.

Read-Along CD Included - 1st Edition - 1st printing. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas was an illustrated picture book before it was a film, and this reissue of the storybook comes with a bonus CD of Jack Skellington's story as narrated by actor Patrick Stewart! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

Read-Along CD NOT Included - 1st Edition - 1st printing. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas was an illustrated picture book before it was a film, and this reissue of the storybook comes with a bonus CD of Jack Skellington's story as narrated by actor Patrick Stewart! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

Does NOT include Read-Along CD - 2nd Edition - 1st printing. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas was an illustrated picture book before it was a film, and this reissue of the storybook comes with a bonus CD of Jack Skellington's story as narrated by actor Patrick Stewart! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $16.99.

1st printing. By Ted Hake. For decades, Mickey Mouse has been the most widely recognized character in the world. Created by Walt Disney, Mickey is not only at the heart of a great company, he's been incredibly popular with collectors for as long as he's been around. This new book takes readers inside the world of collecting Mickey Mouse with detailed pricing, analysis and descriptions of the items. What's more, every item listed in this guide is also pictured. With over 6,000 prices and over 2,000 photographs, this volume is the ultimate guide to Mickey Mouse collectibles! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 366 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.95.

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1st printing. Join Santa's wild ride in this soon-to-be Christmas classic! When the harness to Santa's sleigh breaks mid-flight, Dasher, Dancer, and the rest of the reindeer gang fly off into the night...leaving Santa and all of his presents stranded! Who will guide Santa's sleigh and save Christmas now? Luckily, Santa lands by a tiny barn filled with sleepy animals. With a twinkle in his eye, Santa sees a solution and wonders how well can cows, sheep, goats, pigs, and an old hound dog fly? Oh, What a Christmas! is an upbeat and humorously sweet holiday story about Santa's soon-to-be-classic wild and crazy sleigh ride one special Christmas Eve. Hardcover, 10-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $16.99.

Cover by Ken Selig. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Lee Elias. Reprints of Harvey's early female superhero Black Cat, a martial artist with a lasso and a double life as a Hollywood starlet. When the real Russian crown jewels are used as a prop in Linda's latest film, rogue Russian noble Ivan kidnaps Tim and Rick and demands the jewels as ransom. Black Cat and Rick battle diamond smugglers while shooting a Western on location. Linda Turner attends a Hollywood Christmas party. Plus Black Cat paper dolls. Christmas cover by Ken Selig. The Eye of Karnak; The Golden Guns; A Day with Linda Turner: Christmas Party; Blonde Bomber: Portrait of a Murderer! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Panic (1958-1966 Panic Pub.) #1-4. Softcover, 96 pages, full coclor. Cover price $10.50.

Volume 1 - 1st prinitng. Collects Panic (1954-1955 EC) #1-6. Tales of humor, both light and dark, from the Golden Age of Comics. Featuring stories by Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Jack Kamen, Bill Elder, and Wally Wood. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 192 pages, B&W. No Cover Price. NOTE: Originally only available in the Complete EC Library Slipcase Set.

Black and white Cover price $3.50.

Peter Penguin's Christmas Surprise was published in 1965 by E.S. London. This was distributed by McCrory, McLellan and H.L. Green stores at their Santa's Toyland. Standard comic book-sized, full color covers with black-and-white interior, all newsprint, 16-pages. The Christmas story: Peter and Polly Penguin want to convince Santa Claus to open a South Pole Branch of his workshop! Peter and Polly set forth to deliver the message to Santa. They sail away on an iceberg, but it melts as they reach tropical waters. They are rescued by a helpful whale. When they near the North Pole, they enjoy cold weather again, including strawberry flavored snowballs! When they meet Santa, can they convince him to open a South Pole Branch?

1st printing. Story and art by Dan McGuinness. Pilot and Huxley just want to get home, but an unexpected glitch hurtles them into the holiday lands instead. Now they're stuck in a bizarre world where ghouls and zombies in Halloween Land are friendly, and Santa and his elves in Christmas Land are evil. Will the boys make it out alive? Can they find a way back to Earth? Is a bowl of noodles a deadly weapon? Find out inside! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 64 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $8.99.

This Christmas, Brain tries the sincere and honest approach. He's going to win the adoration of the world's children by becoming the new, improved Santa Claus. This doesn't sit well with jolly Saint Nick, and soon they are dueling for the love of the masses in "Anti-Claus." Written by Jesse Leon McCann. Art and cover by Walter Carzon and Mike DeCarlo. FC, 32 pg. Cover price $1.95.

Marvel-produced kids magazine in the vein of Dynamite. Behind the scenes of the Spider-Man comic strip. A Tarzan adventure by John Buscema, other comics by Mike Lasky and Al Wenzel, and part 3 of the Star Wars comic The Keepers World, by Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin. Plus puzzles, games, pop culture, and a Shaun Cassidy 1978 calendar. Full color; 56 pages. Cover price $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Mischievous Little Audrey has misadventures with her friends Melvin, Tiny and Echo. Melvin's prank backfires when he tries to get his cat to chase Little Audrey's squirrel, but Audrey brings her dog instead. Little Audrey convinces Mr. Bungleton to put on the bunny costume he wore to a masquerade party. Playful Little Audrey; Tiny. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. Untitled one-page story; The frog swallows Alabaster's and Rackety Coon Chile's ping pong ball. "Old Muddle Hupboard"; First Albert, then Pogo tell the story of Old Mother Hubbard. "Hearts of Oak and Heads to Match"; A lifeboat drill [quite literally]. "Dog Daze"; It takes but seven persons to put out a cooking fire. "The Ghost Haunters" text story. "Well Done, Rare Old Medium"; Due to several misunderstandings Albert ends up wearing Miz Beaver's lacy underwear. "The Worm's Turn"; The protagonists try to convince a worm to go fishing with them. "The Dragon Tale"; Albert gets stuck in the music professor's bass horn, and is mistaken for an elephant. Untitled one-page story; Porky needs a new nut for his car engine, being the squirrel turning the wheels. Untitled one-page story; Albert tries blowing out the three candles on his birthday cake. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by David Walker. Art by Scott Hepburn. Cover by Jamal Campbell. YOU BETTER NOT POUT, YOU BETTER NOT CRY! 'Cause you're getting an extra helping of POWER MAN AND IRON FIST! This Christmas will be sweet, indeed! But not for Luke Cage, who is feeling neither holly nor jolly. Surely Danny can change that! Or maybe these demonic toys will! Wait, demonic toys?! OH, NO! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.