Comic books in 'Christmas', graded by CBCS

Circa 1950, no price or date. Distributed by Mier & Frank Co. Mother Goose, Santa Claus, Little Bo Peep and others have a Christmas adventure.

Ms. Tree has to deal with the events and fallout involving the adult film actress she is protecting and it leads to a final showdown in "Exposure" and "All Through The House," chapters five and six of the "Runaway II" saga. Script by Max Collins and art by Terry Beatty & Gary Kato. Issue also has a Mike Mist Minute Mystery "Time Out For Murder" with script by Max Collins and art by Terry Beatty & Gary Kato. Cover price $2.00.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Sol Hess, W. A. Carlson, Bob Longhorn, Pete Costanza and C.C. Beck. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff isn't sure he wants to be a sidewalk Santa for Christmas, so Mutt takes the job himself. Cicero's Cat gets mistaken for a deadbeat dad-kitty, even though she's a girl. Mutt creates a revolving doggy-door for Cicero's Cat. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Return of Captain Narsty," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; The Return of Robin Hood. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher) and Ted Udall. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff's painting project gets out of hand, and he covers the whole house in red paint. Jeff gets a job as a lion tamer at the circus. Cicero's Cat gets a visit from her twin sister, Ferdiliza. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Everything Happens to Harry; Three Hits and Out. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Ted Anderson. Art and Cover by Tony Fleecs. It's holiday time at Canterlot High! Sunset Shimmer is still getting used to life on campus, and her new friends. When mean rumors start to circulate, all signs point to Sunset as the source. Will she be able to find the true meaning of the holidays and clear her name? 48 pages, full color. Cover price $7.99.

Featuring a beautiful Christmas-themed cover by Lopresti and Ryan. Written by Tony Bedard, art by Aaron Lopresti and Matt Ryan, colors by Wilfredo Quintana. No Sigil... no magic? How can Giselle defeat the savage snow dragon if she no longer possesses her sorcery skills? 32 pgs. Cover price $2.95.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

December 1970. Christmas. Holiday horror cartoons by Gahan Wilson; making costumes for the Lets Make a Deal TV game show; a visit to Santaland by Arnold Roth. Stories and art by Michael O'Donoghue, Joe Orlando, Rick Meyerowitz, Henry Beard and Doug Kenney. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and more tasteless jokes. Mature readers. Cover by Orlando. Cover price $0.75.

December 1971. A Heartwarming Christmas. A spoof of romance comics featuring art by Joe Orlando; a Nixon-themed spoof of A Christmas Carol; a Soviet Christmas catalog. Stories and art by Michael O'Donoghue, Tony Hendra, Paul Krassner, Arnold Roth, Sean Kelly, Frank Springer, Michael Gross, Henry Beard and Doug Kenney. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Edward Gorey. Cover price $0.75.

December 1977. Christmas in December. Holiday cartoons; a profile of Texas and its cosmic cowboys; a parody of Time magazine. Stories and art by P. J. O'Rourke, Gerald Sussman, Sam Gross, Chris Browne, and Sean Kelly. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover by Gahan Wilson. Cover price $1.25.

December 1983. Holiday Jeers. A guide to Reaganomics, illustrated by Rick Meyerowitz; Rejected New Yorker covers, by Ron Hauge; a spoof of Christmas catalogs. Stories and art by Sean Kelly, Gerald Sussman, Bill Griffith, Ron Barrett, Shary Flenniken, Mimi Pond, B.K. Taylor, Rick Geary and M.K. Brown. Plus letters from the editors, cartoons, and Foto Funnies. Mature readers. Cover price $2.00.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Lise Myhre. In this hilarious fourth volume, Nemi and her blue-haired best friend Cyan tackle the big questions in life: what's it all for? And, most crucially of all - what time does the bar close? Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

News, articles and reprints celebrating the classic era of comic strips. A look at special Christmas cards created by cartoonists for friends and family; an interview with Mell Lazarus of Momma and Miss Peach; the eye-tricking cartoons of Gustave Verbeek; European adventure strips. Edited by Rick Marschall. Black and white; magazine format. Cover by Walt Scott. Cover price $3.50. Cover price $3.50.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Superboy takes Bash to a parallel world where there is no Christmas in "A World Without Christmas." Written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Characters: Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Lana Lang; Bash. Plus: 8-page Dial H For Hero story "Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt" is written by E. Nelson Bridwell and Bob Rozakis, with art by Howard Bender and Joe Giella. Characters: Intro: Rock & Roll; Nick Stevens; Silhouette. Cover by Gil Kane. Cover price $0.60.

Cover pencils by Henry Scarpelli, inks by Rudy Lapick. AIDs awareness public service announcement with the Archie gang. "A Ho! Ho! Hobo Christmas!", script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henri Scarpelli; Archie takes a homeless man home with him to celebrate Christmas. "Miss Grundy In The Shape Of Things," script by Joe Edwards, pencils by Joe Edwards, inks by Rudy Lapick; Miss Grundy asks the gang what they know about geoometry. "Grab Bag Gag," script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; Reggie rigs the grab bag at the school Christmas party. "Snow Business," script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; The gang face a rival hockey team at the local pond. "Santa's Helpers," script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; Working at Clark's department store as Santa's helpers, Archie, Jughead and Amani help out a little boy whose family is having hard times. Archie's Club News. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.

Cover pencils by Doug Crane, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Substitute Santa," script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; When Mr. Weatherbee can't play Santa Claus at a party the kids have planned for the local orphanage, Moose manages to get the real Santa to come and help. Word search puzzle with Pop Tate by Rod Ollerenshaw. "Snow War Won!", script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; Eugene invents a snowball-trowing machine to help his team win against Reggie's in a big snowball fight. You Don't Need Drugs public service announcement with the Archie gang. "Shopping Spree Glee," script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; Archie wins a contest that gives him five minutes in a toy store to pick out whatever he wants, and all his friends load him down with lists of toys they want him to get for them. Archie's Club News. "A Real Good Skate!", script by Mike Pellowski, art by Henry Scarpelli; Betty and Veronica are in a skating competition and Archie is the judge who has to admit that Veronica is the winner. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Andy Panda, Oswald the Rabbit, Woody Woodpecker, and Homer Pigeon. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Andy Panda, Oswald the Rabbit, Woody Woodpecker, Charlie Chicken, and Homer Pigeon. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Angelo DeCesare and Nelson Dewey. Art by Ernie Colon, Frank Hill, Jorge Pacheco and Dave Manak. The New Kids were a pioneering 1990s-era boy band with a huge teen following. In Harvey's New Kids comics, the youthful superstars had misadventures while avoiding the crush of fandom and enjoying worldwide fame. Special Christmas issue. Hiding out from their fans, The Kids all fall for a blind, beautiful charity coordinator who doesn't know who they are. The Kids find a way to escape an obsessed superfan at a convention. Plus vintage ads for the New Kids' fan club, merchandise and 1-900 fan hotline. A New Kids Merry Christmas; Strictly Unconventional; 'Twas the Knights Before Christmas. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.25.

Stories by Angelo DeCesare and Bryce Maritano. Art by Ernie Colon. The New Kids were a pioneering 1990s-era boy band with a huge teen following. Harvey's New Kids comics included this digest-sized collection of stories from the various series and specials. The Kids are stranded on an island with a fan who won't let them radio for help, because she's stranded on a island with the New Kids on the Block. The Kids discover their helicopter pilot is also a fan. The New Kids must pass through a shopping mall crowded with teen girls to get to their bus. Also featuring pin-ups of the Kids. Plus vintage ads for the New Kids' fan club and merchandise. Splash Hit!; New Kids Island; Rumors!; Bustin Loose; Opera-tunity Knocks; Courting on the Court; Fan-tastic Planet; Roadrunner; Vacation Breaks; The World According to Donnie; Double Trouble; Back to Nature; Learn to Dance Step by Step with Jordan; Shes Really Fly; Malled. 5-in. x 7-in., 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Story and art by John Byrne. What a way to spend Christmas -- hip deep in Siberian snow at the heart of Mother Russia, facing your own out-of-control Soviet counterparts. That's where the Next Men find themselves for the holidays, except for Danny, who has headed south for the winter to meet... Mom. "M4" continues, with more of Mark's beguiling story. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

Add to cart CBCS 8.0 $82.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #22-0692A42-418 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

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Cover by Frank Springer and John Romita (alterations). "Twas the Night Before Christmas," script by Gary Friedrich (plot, dialogue) and Frank Springer (plot), pencils by Frank Springer and Barry Smith (page 2 except for panel 1, all of page 3, and the first two panels of page 4), inks by Johnny Craig; December 24, 1968: Fury heads home, thinking how for some, holidays "can only hold the empty void left by a tragic past"; After a mugging attempt in which he sent his attackers packing, Fury arrives at his apartment and is surprised by Laura Brown, who tells him since neither one of them have families she thought it would be a good idea to spend the holiday together; Their celebrations are interrupted by a "condition red" alert; Aboard the Heli-Carrier, Fury finds Sitwell, who was given two days off for the holidays by Tony Stark, and decided to drop by to see if he could be useful; They've intercepted a transmission from The Hate-Monger, who intends to drop a "Germ Bomb" to wipe out the entire population of NYC!; Fury takes the "Self-Orbiting Attack Craft" to a huge scientific complex orbiting the Earth; Fury tackles a large number of The Hate-Monger's men single-handed, but is eventually brought down by numbers; On awakening, he finds himself imprisoned inside the capsule containing the "Germ Bomb," as The Hate-Monger explains that once NYC has been wiped out, it will "set all the nations of the world against each other." 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

See - MASK THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS HC (1994) Cover price $9.95.

Standard cover by Mike Wolfer. Story and Art by Mike Wolfer. Ho ho ho 'tis the season...for zombies! This winter, writer and artist Mike Wolfer unleashes the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD HOLIDAY SPECIAL and brings a new brand of terror home for the holidays! There will be more than just chestnuts roasting on an open fire as a large family gathers to celebrate the season -- a raging snowstorm has buried their remote, mountain farmhouse in virgin snow, with no way in, and no way out. But a dark, despicable family secret that lay buried in the barn will not stay dead, and the resulting orgy of bloodshed, murder and cannibalism will transform this into anything but a silent night! Warn your children: This year, it is NOT Santa Claus coming down the chimney! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.99.

Cover art by Vicente Segrelles. The Human Gargoyles, Part 9: The Human Gargoyles vs. The Human Dead (continued from Nightmare #20, but the story never concluded), script by Al Hewetson, art by Maelo Cintron. Tradition Of The Wolf, script by Ed Fedory, art by Jose Martin Sauri (as Robert Martin). Death Walk!, script by Ed Fedory, art by Jose Cardona (as Andy Crandon). Time For Living, Time For Dying text story, script by Al Hewetson, art by Gene Day. The Vampire Freaks, script by Al Hewetson (as William Davie), art by Paul Pueyo (as Stan Connerty). The Thing In The Ragged Mountains, script by Al Hewetson (as Ted Freeman), art by Amador Garcia (as Walter Fortiss). Fistful Of Flesh, script by Al Hewetson (as Leslie Jerome), art by Folsengo Cabrerizo (as Denis Ford). Snakewizard!, script by Augustine Funnell, art by Jose Cardona. 68 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $0.75.

Read-Along CD Included - 1st Edition - 1st printing. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas was an illustrated picture book before it was a film, and this reissue of the storybook comes with a bonus CD of Jack Skellington's story as narrated by actor Patrick Stewart! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

Read-Along CD NOT Included - 1st Edition - 1st printing. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas was an illustrated picture book before it was a film, and this reissue of the storybook comes with a bonus CD of Jack Skellington's story as narrated by actor Patrick Stewart! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.99.

Does NOT include Read-Along CD - 2nd Edition - 1st printing. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas was an illustrated picture book before it was a film, and this reissue of the storybook comes with a bonus CD of Jack Skellington's story as narrated by actor Patrick Stewart! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 8-in., 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $16.99.

Letters to Home - Written by Robby Bevard. Art by Ben Dunn & Robby Bevard (tones). Cover by Ben Dunn. Kuro Katana writes letters home. Featuring Ichiro Katana, Kuro Katana, Lilly, Yuddai, Ricky Feeple, Miss Mazinga, Inari, Mrs. Feeple, Sora and Suzume. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Ninja High School (1986-2006 Antarctic/Eternity) #150-156. Written by Robby Bevard. Art by Ben Dunn. The Shidoshi, a long-abasent ninja clan bent on absorbing or destroying all inferior ninja, has been setting its sights on Quagmire, U.S.A., mostly due to the small population of ninja living there. Their leader, Yuudai, is determined to defeat teen ninja supreme Ricky Feeple, so he signs up to attend Ricky's high school! While Ricky weathers daily battle, his classmate Pete yearns only to be the best dishwasher in the world, if only he didn't have that annoying talent for tennis! Ricky's troubled teammate, the ex-assassin Suzume, discovers a new friend in Dawn, a classmate who happens to be a Grim Reaper. His would-be rival, Tetsuo, has gone on a quest to conquer a mountain and find his true path in life. His fun-loving thief friend Sora gets a visit from her dear Granpa Rumpy, and she asks Ricky to help her steal some rare tea for the occasion. But "Granpa" wants more from Sora than just tea. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Written by Thomas Chillemi and Justin Timpane. Art by Jaime Martinez and Steven Addlesee. Months have passed since the zombie invasion that claimed lives of three friends and forever changed four others. After being attacked by werewolves, Ann has been kidnapped by the mysterious Porter. Kyle, Cole, and Lily have suited up to rescue her, but they've run into trouble of their own... 32 pages, FC. Cover price $3.99.

by Aaron Williams "Dungeon Crawl"?Yeagar is a simple man: Sally forth, kill stuff, take the loot, spend it on ale, repeat. Lately, his life's been just a little too complicated, so he and his valiant companions (yes, and Nodwick, too!) embark on a simple dungeon denizen extermination mission. But hark! What's this? Our simple delving into the depths is in danger of running into... plot devices! Can Yeagar manage to keep a little diversion into mindless hack-'n'-slashing from turning into an epic tale of cunning, skill, and heroics (not to mention tedious thought, planning, and forethought)! b&w, 48pg $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Edited by Gordon Bailey and Mark Lamberti. #19 includes: Classified ads by and for Syndicate Films, Dave Ludwig, The Frazetta Treasury, EC, Richard Alf, and more. Also includes The Picture Show by Mark Lamberti (classic films). 16 pgs, folded newsprint. Dec 15, 1975; The Syndicate Inc.

Naughty Wraparound Limited Edition of 120. Cover by Jamie Tyndall. (W) Jon Malin, Marat Mychaels, Dan Wickline (A) Jon Malin, Sajad Shah, Sean Forney, Dietrich Smith, Marat Mychaels "A Sleighing Song". FC, 24 pages.

1st printing. Join Santa's wild ride in this soon-to-be Christmas classic! When the harness to Santa's sleigh breaks mid-flight, Dasher, Dancer, and the rest of the reindeer gang fly off into the night...leaving Santa and all of his presents stranded! Who will guide Santa's sleigh and save Christmas now? Luckily, Santa lands by a tiny barn filled with sleepy animals. With a twinkle in his eye, Santa sees a solution and wonders how well can cows, sheep, goats, pigs, and an old hound dog fly? Oh, What a Christmas! is an upbeat and humorously sweet holiday story about Santa's soon-to-be-classic wild and crazy sleigh ride one special Christmas Eve. Hardcover, 10-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $16.99.

Cover by Ken Selig. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Lee Elias. Reprints of Harvey's early female superhero Black Cat, a martial artist with a lasso and a double life as a Hollywood starlet. When the real Russian crown jewels are used as a prop in Linda's latest film, rogue Russian noble Ivan kidnaps Tim and Rick and demands the jewels as ransom. Black Cat and Rick battle diamond smugglers while shooting a Western on location. Linda Turner attends a Hollywood Christmas party. Plus Black Cat paper dolls. Christmas cover by Ken Selig. The Eye of Karnak; The Golden Guns; A Day with Linda Turner: Christmas Party; Blonde Bomber: Portrait of a Murderer! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $2.00.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vampirella cover. Cover price $3.95.

In original unopened poly bag. Cover price $3.95.