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Issue: Marvel Holiday Special #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1993
 
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Issues: #[nn] of 1 Issue
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics
On Sale Date: 11/10/1992
Volume:
Pages: 84
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $3.75 CAD
£2.00 GBP
$2.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Renee Witterstaetter (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)
Disclose Notes: Although the cover says Jan. 1993, the indicia lists the date as 1992 and there is another 1993 Marvel Holiday Special published the next year.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: one-shot
Format Notes:  
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Title Page
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Cover, Front Only (of Wraparound and/or Gatefold)
Original Artwork
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Title Page
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Cover, Front of Wraparound
Scanned copy has been autographed by Arthur Adams.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Credits
Penciller(s): Art Adams
Inker(s): Art Adams
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Marvel Universe
Character(s): Namorita; Thor; Firestar; Hulk; Nova; Wolverine; Spider-Man; Vision; Iron Man; Ghost Rider; Speedball; Thanos; Daredevil; Punisher; Doc Samson; Santa Claus
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Holiday Special 2006 #1 published February 2007
as Cover - Marvel Holiday Special [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Wraparound cover
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Witterstaetter's Witticisms

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Renee Witterstaetter
Penciller(s): Steve Lightle
Inker(s): Steve Lightle
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Spider-Man; Mary Jane Watson
First Line: Horton the elephant! You remember him?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Table of Contents. Editor's Comments, and indicia. Includes a small black and white image of the Lightle Spider-Man pin-up.
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Zounds O' Silence!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Larry Hama
Penciller(s): Michael Golden
Inker(s): Michael Golden
Colorist(s): Michael Golden
Letterer(s): Michael Golden (sound effects)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wolverine
Character(s): Wolverine
Synopsis: A Wolverine action figure battles its way around the toy aisle.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Silent story.
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Pin-Up

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Dave Cockrum (signed)
Inker(s): Dave Cockrum (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Excalibur
Character(s): Excalibur [Lockheed; Kitty Pryde; Nightcrawler; Captain Britian; Meggan; Cerise]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Present Tense

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fabian Nicieza
Penciller(s): Darick Robertson (signed)
Inker(s): Larry Mahlstedt (signed)
Colorist(s): Joe Rosas
Letterer(s): Brad K. Joyce
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): New Warriors
Character(s): New Warriors [Night Thrasher; Silhouette; Firestar; Marvel Boy; Nova; Namorita; Rage]; Pumpkin (cat); Laura Dunham
First Line: Manhattan during the holiday season.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Signatures on last page of story.
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Captain America in Orphanage

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Kerry Gammill (signed)
Inker(s): Keith Williams (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America
Character(s): Captain America
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Big X-Mas Blackout

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (script); Richard Howell (plot)
Penciller(s): Steve Lightle
Inker(s): Al Milgrom
Colorist(s): Renee Witterstaetter
Letterer(s): John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Spider-Man
Character(s): Spider-Man; Mary Jane Watson; Electro
First Line: I promised to meet MJ in time to see them light up the Rockafeller Center Christmas tree!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Special thanks to Jim Salicrup
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Deathlok and Santa Claus

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Ron Garney (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Wiacek (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Deathlok
Character(s): Deathlok; Santa Claus
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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In the Spirit of the Season

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Potts
Penciller(s): Rik Levins
Inker(s): Al Milgrom
Colorist(s): Paty Cockrum
Letterer(s): Brad K. Joyce [as Brad Joyce]
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Punisher
Character(s): Punisher; Microchip
First Line: Here I am -- preparing for the holiday by chasing down drug dealers.
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In Content Item: FlagMagnum #13/1993 published December 1993
as Julestemning [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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...Ghosts of Christmas Comics Past!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Barry Dutter
Penciller(s): Gil Kane; Todd McFarlane; Bill Jaaska; John Byrne; Dave Cockrum; Sal Buscema; Terry Austin; Frank Miller; John Romita
Inker(s): Joe Sinnott; Tom Palmer; Todd McFarlane; Bob McLeod; John Byrne; Dave Cockrum; Sal Buscema; Terry Austin; Klaus Janson; Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Marvel Universe
Character(s): Thing; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; El Jaguar; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Parker; Santa Clause; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rhino [as Santa Clause]; She-Hulk; Nick St. Christopher; X-Men [Cyclops; Storm; Wolverine; Colossus; Nightcrawler]; Sentinels; Dr. Octopus; Kristy Watson; Aunt May; Kitty Pryde; N'Garai; Bullseye; Lizard; Stegron
First Line: In last year's Holiday Special, we covered classic holiday tales from the dawn of the Marvel Age in the early sixties up to the mid-1970s.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Listing and synopses of classic Marvel holiday tales from 1970's up. Includes some cover reprints:
- Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #8 (by Kane & Sinnott),
- Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #120 (by Kane & Palmer),
- The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #314 (by McFarlane),
- The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #378 (by Jaaska & McLeod),
- The Sensational She-Hulk (Marvel, 1989 series) #8 (by Byrne),
- The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #98 (by Cockrum),
- The Sensational She-Hulk (Marvel, 1989 series) #36 (by Byrne),
- The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 Series) #173 (by Buscema),
- The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #143 (by Austin),
- Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #169 (by Miller & Janson),
- The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #166 (Romita & Giacoia).
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Happy Holidays

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Darren Auck
Inker(s): Steve Montano
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Fantastic Four
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Imvisible Woman; Franklin Richards; Human Torch]; Impossible Man
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Revisionist History

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Peter David
Penciller(s): John Hebert
Inker(s): Mike DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Glynis Oliver
Letterer(s): Brad K. Joyce [as Brad Joyce]
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Doc Samson
Character(s): Doc Samson; Ultron; Wolverine; Captain America; Hulk; Goliath; Human Torch; Mrs. Klein; Nathan; Eli; Maccabees [Judah the Maccabee] (flashback); Antiochus IV
First Line: Children, this is Doctor Leonard Samson. I was his teacher here at the Yeshiva when he was a very little boy.
Synopsis: Doc Samson tells a classroom full of kids a Chanukah story and substitutes modern heroes so the kids can relate better.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Hanukkah
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Pin-Up

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Ernie Chan (signed)
Inker(s): Ernie Chan (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Ghost Rider
Character(s): Ghost Rider [Danny Ketch]
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Pages: 1
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Yule Memory

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jim Starlin
Penciller(s): Ron Lim
Inker(s): Terry Austin
Colorist(s): Tom Vincent
Letterer(s): Brad K. Joyce [as Brad Joyce]
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Thanos
Character(s): Thanos; Gamora; Xtoral Laxtan
First Line: I, Thanos, am embarked on a program of reopening and retrofitting several of my former hideaways.
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Pages: 8
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Pin-Up

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Rurik Tyler (signed)
Inker(s): Rurik Tyler (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Dazzler
Character(s): Dazzler
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Holiday on Ice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sholly Fisch
Penciller(s): Tom Morgan
Inker(s): Tom Morgan
Colorist(s): Ed Lazellari
Letterer(s): Brad K. Joyce
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Iron Man
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Blizzard; Jim Rhodes; Mrs. Arbogast; Abe Zimmer
First Line: To many, the holiday season is a time for remembering.
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Pages: 8
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Hulk of X-Mas Past!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Sal Buscema (signed)
Inker(s): Sal Buscema (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hulk
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Santa Claus
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Rapt Lamb

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ann Nocenti
Penciller(s): Tom Grindberg
Inker(s): Fred Fredericks
Colorist(s): Evelyn Stein
Letterer(s): Brad K. Joyce
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Daredevil
Character(s): Daredevil; Sister Maggie Murdock
First Line: I can't believe I've finally been bought.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story narrated by a toy lamb.
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Best Wishes from Everyoneat Mighty Marvel!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Steve Lightle (signed)
Inker(s): Steve Lightle (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Spider-Man
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside the back cover.

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