Miracle Man converts an American Indian reservation into Bethlehem in a plot to one-up God in the Immaculate Conception department. This typically madcap Steve Gerber outing fails to suspend readers’ disbelief, while the journeyman art from Sal Buscema and Mike Esposito does little to raise this Christmas tale out of the eggnog.
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Spider-Man feels a little Christmas cheer, despite being stuck in battle with the Lizard and Stegron, the Dinosaur Man. Standard mid-Bronze-Age Spidey fair from the team of Len Wein, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito.
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Three seasonal tales highlight this Bronze-Age collection reprinting nine classic Spirit stories from groundbreaking comics master Will Eisner.
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A Christmas-Eve appearance by the Watcher sends Spidey scrambling to save a young woman from the mob. A ho-hum-but-not-bah-humbug outing from J.M. DeMatteis, Kerry Gammill and Mike Esposito.
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Three gift-bearing aliens who are following a distant star crash land on Earth, and the Justice League battles Major Macabre. A decent story with a lame villain, from the team of Gerry Conway, Dick Dillin and Frank McLaughlin.
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In Dallas on a photo assignment, Peter Parker soon finds himself swinging into action to thwart the Kingpin’s Christmas plot. This promotional comic from the Dallas Times Herald – by the team is Jim Salicrup, Alan Kupperberg and Mike Esposito – is not much of a holiday treat.
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Batman makes an unsettling discovery about his father, but the Huntress is there to help him crack this Christmas case. A serviceable holiday outing from Mike W. Barr with crisp art from underrated Bat-master Jim Aparo. Plus, a backup feature starring Nemesis.
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Against the backdrop of the holidays, Ambush Bug investigates the possible return of Cheeks, the Toy Wonder … as a cannibal? Another madcap outing from Ambush Bug regulars Robert Loren Fleming, Keith Giffen and Bob Oksner.
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The Freeman fight to save Carmilla Frost from a strange creature who lives for just 24 hours and must procreate. An off-putting outing from regular Killraven writer Don McGregor with art by P. Craig Russell, Keith Giffen and Jack Abel.
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Skar finally catches up to Killraven and the Freemen in Tennessee – and not everyone survives the ensuing battle! While flawed, this issue serves as a great example of Don McGregor and P. Craig Russell’s effort to push the boundaries of the era’s mainstream comics.
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