Cover Dated February 2007
Apparently I only own this for the collection of previous Holiday Specials that include 1996’s cover. It is nice to have them all in one place but I probably shouldn’t keep it. But I am, so I clearly have a problem.
There are actual stories in this comic – AIM, Fing Fang Foom and Annihilus / Thing – all have sections.
There are also cut out ornaments in the comic.
Also, a pretty cool and updated Santa Claus Handbook Profile.
Post 525!
Cover by comic legend Mike Wieringo
Cover Dated 1996
I own this for the Kitty Pryde in, Unto Others, story.
Story Evan Skolnick
Pencils Josh Hood
Inks Derek Fisher
Letters Jack Morelli
Colors Chi Wamg
This great website is nice enough to host all nine pages :
http://amocat.net/kiotr/KIOTR-Gallery/Marvel-Holiday-Special-1996-Unto-Others
Kitty has come home, Deerfield, Illinois, to spend Hanukkah with her mother. Which may be the last we’ve heard of Teresa Pryde.
This church Kitty use to love looking at, has been burned down.
Once inside, Kitty meets a young girl, Anita, who is looking for her locket that her late father gave her.
We learn from her that racists jerks burned the church down. This issue deals with racism and differences in people.
Kitty gives Anita the story of Hanukkah.
They find the locket but neither can reach it.
Kitty finally reveals she is a mutant, grabs the locket and all ends well.
There are also stories with Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson, Silver Surfer, Two-Gun Kid and the X-Men (Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean, Cable, Storm and Bishop). Scott gave his son a baseball glove, and gets a big ol’ hug in return. It is a very nice moment.
Words by Tom DeFalco and art by Josh Hood
Sweet Christmas, Everybody!!!
There are two reasons to hunt this issue down and own it.
The first is this :
Dave Cockrum drawn Excalibur! Look how cute Lockheed is! He does not want to be dressed as Rudolph.
The other is two page, three with an extra credits page and additional covers, Ghosts of Christmas Comics Past by Barry Dutter.
“X-MEN # 143 contained a Christmas classic by the ultimate X-MEN team – Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin! The story was called “Demon,” and any similarity to the movie ALIEN was purely intentional. The issue found then-X-Man Kitty Pryde alone in the X-Mansion on Christmas Eve, forced to fight a savage N’Garai demon all by her lonesome! This was Kitty’s first real test in solo action, and she passed with flying colors. (Since Kitty will eventually grow up to look like Sigourney Weaver, this came as no big suprised!)”
The issue also has stories starring Wolverine, New Warriors, Spider-Man, Punisher, Doc Samson, Thanos, Iron Man and Daredevil.
On this Christmas Eve, I present to you :
The story that makes this a must buy comic, of course, is this one :
Merry Mutant Melodies II
Story / Pencils / Colors Kelly Corvese
Inks Mike White
Excalibur is mentioned in Buy Yourself another X-Men Spin-Off
Kitty is mentioned in Twelve Days of X-Men “Nine Kittys phasing, indeed. Are there any good parody Twelve Days of Christmas songs? I reckon there isn’t.
Kitty, the members of Excalibur and Alan Davis are said in the Rogue song.
There are also stories featuring the X-Men (the All New All Different team), Sue and Franklin Richards, Punisher, Thor, Captain America, Ghost Rider, Captain ultra and Spider-Man. Also, several pinups.
