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Issue: DC Holiday Special '09 #1
Publication Date: February 2010
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 12/09/2009
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 76194129029400111
Price: $5.99 USD
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Content Items: 19 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Eddie Berganza; Adam Schlagman; Travis Lanham (design)
Disclose Notes: Copyright © 2010 DC Comics.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
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Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Dustin Nguyen (signed)
Dustin Nguyen (signed)
Dustin Nguyen (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
Red Tornado [John Smith]; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Flash [Wally West]; Deadman [Boston Brand]; Beast Boy [Gar Logan]
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Silent Knight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jay Faerber
Peter Nguyen
Peter Nguyen
Peter Nguyen
Rob Clark, Jr.
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Batman pursues a crook dressed as Santa Claus.
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FlagBatman Sonderband #29 published March 2011
as Silent Knight [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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no dialogue in this story
Man of Snow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Arie Kaplan
Nick Runge
Gabe Eltaeb
Ulises Arreola
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Yosef; a snow golem
Superman helps a young boy with cystic fibrosis who can bring his sculptures to life.
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The Flash Before Christmas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Amy Wolfram
Daniel Leister
Daniel Leister
Nei Ruffino
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
superhero
Flash
Flash [Wally West]; Linda Park-West; Jai West; Iris West [Impulse]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Donna Troy; Raven [Rachel Roth]; Mary West; Killer Croc [Waylon Jones] (villain)
Wally's super-speed comes in handy on Christmas Eve to get all his holiday errands done.
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The (Beast) Boy Who Hated Christmas!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sterling Gates
Jonboy Meyers
Jonboy Meyers
Chuck Pires
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
superhero
A Tale of the Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Mento [Steve Dayton]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Nicholas Galtry
Elasti-Girl and Mento decide to adopt Beast Boy and they celebrate Christmas together.
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Called "The Christmas of Doom" in the table of contents.
Party Gift!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ralph Soll
Rodney Buchemi
Greg Adams
Pete Pantazis
Jared K. Fletcher
Subject Matter
superhero
Superboy
Bizarro (villain); Body Doubles [Bonny Hoffman (villain); Carmen Leno (villain)]; Carom (villain); Copperhead (villain); DNAngels [Cherub; Epiphany; Seraph]; Gizmo [Mikron O'Jeneus] (villain); Harley Quinn [Harleen Quinzel]; Livewire [Leslie Willis] (villain); Mad Hatter [Jervis Tetch] (villain); Mammoth [Baran Flinders] (villain); Match [Bizarro Superboy] (villain); Nightfall (villain); Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (villain); Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley] (villain); Prankster [Oswald Loomis] (villain); Weather Wizard [Mark Mardon] (villain)
Match throws a Christmas party for super-villains.
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Reason for the Season

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Fred Van Lente
Nick Dragotta
Nick Dragotta
Nick Dragotta
John J. Hill
Subject Matter
mystery, superhero
Martian Manhunter
Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz; John Jones]; Diane Meade; Tony Valdez (corpse)
Detective John Jones tracks down the murderer of a Christmas tree seller in time to attend the police force's holiday party.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Andrew Pepoy
Andrew Pepoy
Andrew Pepoy
Paul Mounts
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
superhero
Angel and the Ape
Angel O'Day; Sam Simeon
Toys for the kids!
Angel and Sam (as Santa Claus) solicit donations for charity.
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A Peace on Earth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Billy Tucci
Billy Tucci
Billy Tucci
Hi-Fi
Rob Clark, Jr.
Subject Matter
war
Sgt. Rock
Sgt. Rock [Frank Rock]; Felson
Rock and a German soldier celebrate a Christmas truce.
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Notes acknowledge "Inspired by a true story."
Stille Nacht

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Seamus Kevin Fahey; Sean Fahey
Howard Chaykin
Howard Chaykin
Edgar Delgado
John J. Hill
Subject Matter
war
Enemy Ace
Enemy Ace [Hans von Hammer]; Schultz; General Werner Dietrich; Eric; Weber; the black wolf
Enemy Ace defies orders and refuses to attack Allied forces on Christmas when he hears them singing the German carol "Silent Night."
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The Hunt for Christmas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Beau Smith
Gary Kwapisz
Gary Kwapisz
Pamela Rambo
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
jungle
B'wana Beast
B'wana Beast [Michael Payson Maxwell]
B'wana Beast battles a band of smugglers and delivers their loot to a needy African village.
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captions taken from the 1774 hymn "God moves in a mysterious way" by William Cowper (1731-1800)
Home for Christmas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Horton
Afua Richardson
Afua Richardson
Afua Richardson
John J. Hill
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Ibac [Stanley Printwhistle] (villain)
Captain Marvel offers a holiday amnesty to Ibac if the villain will help him repair a building they destroyed in their battle.
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Unbearable Loss

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Scott Kolins
Scott Kolins
Scott Kolins
C. P. Smith
Jared K. Fletcher
Subject Matter
superhero
Deadman
Deadman [Boston Brand]; William; Mrs. Crane; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (flashback; villain)
Deadman saves the Scarecrow's mother from committing suicide.
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FlagDC Comics Presents: Brightest Day #1 published December 2010
as Unbearable Loss [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A Night Before Christmas Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
David Tischman
Adam Archer
Sandra Hope
Jonny Rench
John J. Hill
Subject Matter
superhero
Red Tornado
Red Tornado [John Smith]; Kathy Sutton; Traya Sutton
John Smith is baffled by holiday shoppers as he tries to find a scarce toy for his daughter Traya.
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4
Naughty or Nice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
J. Torres
Hubert Khan Michael
Julio Ferreira
Tom Smith
Sal Cipriano
Subject Matter
superhero
Huntress
Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]
A shoplifting teen foils a bigger robbery and is rewarded by the store owner.
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Seeing the Light

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Rob Levin
Brian Ching
Brian Ching
Michael Atiyeh
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
superhero
Ragman
Ragman [Rory Regan]
Rory revisits the story of Hanukkah.
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3
Auld Lang Syne

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Shannon Eric Denton
Nick J. Napolitano
Dan Green
Allen Passalaqua
John J. Hill
Subject Matter
superhero
Adam Strange
Adam Strange; Alanna Strange; Aleea Strange
Multiple crimes and emergencies threaten to delay Adam's Zeta-Beam reunion with his family.
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DC Nation [195]: Happy Late Halloween, DC Nation!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
DC Nation
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Pictures of the DC staff in their Halloween costumes.

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