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Issue: DCU Holiday Special #1
Publication Date: February 2009
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [swirl]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 12/17/2008
Volume:
Pages: 88
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 76194127780600111
Price: $5.99 USD
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Content Items: 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Dan DiDio; Eddie Berganza; Adam Schlagman (assistant editor)
Disclose Notes: Cover title: DC Universe Holiday Special. This book has no number in the indicia. The #1 on the cover is part of a logo that says "one shot."
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Frank Quitely
Frank Quitely
Frank Quitely ?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman; Santa Claus; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Nightwing; Huntress; Robin [Tim Drake]; Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes]; Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Aquaman
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Season's Greetings from Our Superman Family to Yours

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sterling Gates
Karl Kerschl
Karl Kerschl
Pete Pantazis
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Clark Kent [Superman]; Supergirl; Martha Kent; Lois Lane; Krypto; Lana Lang
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Miscellaneous
1
DC Universe Holiday Special '08 Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Travis Lanham
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The Man in Red

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Matt Cherniss; Peter Johnson
Ivan Reis (layouts)
Joe Prado (finishes)
Rod Reis
Rob Leigh
Subject Matter
superhero
Santa Claus
Santa Claus; Superman (cameo)
A retelling of the origin of Santa Claus to parallel the origin of Superman.
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Miscellaneous
8
Somewhere Beyond the Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan DiDio
Ian Churchill
Ian Churchill
Bob Rivard
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
superhero
Aquaman
Aquaman
Aquaman saves an expectant mother and her husband from pirates.
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8
Good King Wenceslas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Dini; John Mason Neale (original text)
Dustin Nguyen
Dustin Nguyen
Dustin Nguyen
Patrick Brosseau
Subject Matter
adventure, historical
King Wenceslas; Wenceslas' page
A retelling of the 1853 Christmas carol by Anglican clergyman John Mason Neale with art paralleling Wenceslas and his page to Batman and Robin.
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FlagBatman Sonderband #30 published April 2011
as Der gute König Wenzel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A Day Without Sirens

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Kelly
Mick Bertilorenzi
Mick Bertilorenzi
Pam Rambo
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
superhero
Batman
Commissioner Gordon; Batman; Oracle; Supergirl
Gotham City experiences a day with no emergency calls to the police or fire departments.
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6
It's a Wonderful Night

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Art Baltazar; Franco Aureliani
Tim Levins
Dan Davis
Heroic Age
Sal Cipriano
Subject Matter
superhero
Nightwing & Robin
Nightwing; Robin [Tim Drake]; Boomerang [Owen Mercer]
Nightwing gives Robin a gift at a Christmas screening of It's A Wonderful Life.
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5
Christmas with the Beetles

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
J. C. Vaughn
Lee Garbett
Trevor Scott
Pete Pantazis
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] (flashback); Blue Beetle [Ted Kord] (flashback); Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes]; Donnie Cole (flashback); Lonnie Cole (flashback); Louie Cole; Richard Cole
An imprisoned father urges his son not to follow in the family tradition of falling into criminal ways.
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7
An Angel Told Me

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Amanda McMurray
Rafael Albuquerque
Rafael Albuquerque
Cris Peter
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
superhero
Huntress
Huntress [Helena Bertinelli]; Alejandro
The Huntress helps to put the abusive father of one of her alter ego's students in jail.
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6
The Night Before Christmas...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Rex Ogle
Mike DiMotta
Mike DiMotta
Mike DiMotta
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
superhero
Teen Titans
Robin [Tim Drake]; Wondergirl [Cassie Sandsmark]; Blue Beetle [Jaime Reyes]; Red Devil; Bombshell; Traci 13; Miss Martian
The Titans spend time in New York City on Christmas Eve.
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Miscellaneous
7
Party Animal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alan Burnett
Kevin Maguire
Kevin Maguire
Frank Martin
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
superhero
Justice League of America
Shaggyman; Red Arrow; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Vixen; Superman (cameo); Wonder Woman (cameo); Martian Manhunter (cameo); Green Lantern [Guy Gardner] (cameo); Booster Gold (cameo); Black Lightning (cameo); Flash (cameo); Metal Men (cameo); Robin [Tim Drake] (cameo); Cyborg (cameo); Beast Boy (cameo); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo); Hawkgirl (cameo); Red Tornado (cameo); Wildcat (cameo); Black Canary (cameo); Firestorm (cameo); Zatanna (cameo); Green Arrow (cameo); Nightwing (cameo); Power Girl (cameo); Fire (cameo); Metamorpho (cameo); Starfire (cameo); Huntress (cameo); Plastic Man (cameo)
Red Arrow and John Stewart bring Shaggyman to the JLA Christmas party.
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FlagJustice League of America Sonderband #11 published October 2010
as Feierbiest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Let There Be Light!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Adam Schlagman
Rodolfo Migliari; Max Fiumara (flashbacks on page 3)
Rodolfo Migliari; Max Fiumara (flashbacks on page 3)
Michael J. DiMotta; Rodolfo Migliari ("w/..."); Nei Ruffino (flashbacks on page 3)
Nick J. Napolitano
Subject Matter
superhero
Dr. Light
Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Mammoth; Shimmer
Mammoth and Shimmer's battle with Dr. Light causes a blackout in Metropolis.
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Miscellaneous
8
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sterling Gates
Karl Kerschl
Karl Kerschl
Pete Pantazis
Travis Lanham
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman; Stargirl; Cyclone
This season, remember to show all your friends how special the world is!
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