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In the merry Marvel tradition comes a holiday special featuring three brand-new stories, including a riff on "A Christmas Carol" starring Spider-Man! Plus: Treat yourself to a hardy helping of yuletide yarns from holidays past... "Have Yourself a Sandman Little Christmas," Marvel Team-Up #1 (1971) - Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four's Human Torch tackle the Sandman on Christmas Eve! "Demon," Uncanny X-Men #143 (1980) - Home alone on Christmas Eve, Kitty Pryde - the X-Men's newest and youngest member - finds her training tested by an inhuman pursuer! "Down and Out in Forest Hills," Amazing Spider-Man #314 (1988) - Peter and Mary Jane are evicted from their apartment - just in time for Christmas! "Rhino Plastered," Incredible Hulk #378 (1990) - What happens when a lonely super-villain scores a job as a department-store Santa? Two words: "Hulk smash!"… (meer)
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This anthology collects three new Christmas-themed stories followed by four older ones spanning the 70s through 90s. Of the new stories, I only really enjoyed "Jonah's Holiday Carol," a retelling of the Dickens classic starring the editor of the Daily Bugle. The others involved Franklin Richards observing how his family and friends each celebrate the holidays and Emma Frost and Scott Summers entertaining a lonely boy during Christmas break. I felt the Jameson piece had better humor and a more interesting plot (despite the fact that A Christmas Carol's been done to death...). Of course, the real reason I picked this up was for the older stories. The best of the bunch, in my opinion, featured a fight in a shopping mall between the grey Hulk and the Rhino dressed in a Santa suit. Second runner up gives us Kitty Pride (seemingly) alone on Christmas Eve but soon under attack (loved the art in this one, especially the monster). Lastly we have 2 Spider-Man stories: a team-up with the Human Torch from 1971 and a story about Peter and Mary Jane getting evicted. The eviction story was a bit grating. At that point I was a little tired of Spider-Man (he was featured in 3 out of the 7 stories) and I found Peter Parker's character kind of annoying with his refusal to take up Aunt May on her offer for shelter. Also, I know many disagree but I just don't really care for Todd McFarlane's style, particularly his people.
In general I did like the book as a whole. It's a fun way to get in the Christmas spirit. ( )
In the merry Marvel tradition comes a holiday special featuring three brand-new stories, including a riff on "A Christmas Carol" starring Spider-Man! Plus: Treat yourself to a hardy helping of yuletide yarns from holidays past... "Have Yourself a Sandman Little Christmas," Marvel Team-Up #1 (1971) - Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four's Human Torch tackle the Sandman on Christmas Eve! "Demon," Uncanny X-Men #143 (1980) - Home alone on Christmas Eve, Kitty Pryde - the X-Men's newest and youngest member - finds her training tested by an inhuman pursuer! "Down and Out in Forest Hills," Amazing Spider-Man #314 (1988) - Peter and Mary Jane are evicted from their apartment - just in time for Christmas! "Rhino Plastered," Incredible Hulk #378 (1990) - What happens when a lonely super-villain scores a job as a department-store Santa? Two words: "Hulk smash!"
Of course, the real reason I picked this up was for the older stories. The best of the bunch, in my opinion, featured a fight in a shopping mall between the grey Hulk and the Rhino dressed in a Santa suit. Second runner up gives us Kitty Pride (seemingly) alone on Christmas Eve but soon under attack (loved the art in this one, especially the monster). Lastly we have 2 Spider-Man stories: a team-up with the Human Torch from 1971 and a story about Peter and Mary Jane getting evicted. The eviction story was a bit grating. At that point I was a little tired of Spider-Man (he was featured in 3 out of the 7 stories) and I found Peter Parker's character kind of annoying with his refusal to take up Aunt May on her offer for shelter. Also, I know many disagree but I just don't really care for Todd McFarlane's style, particularly his people.
In general I did like the book as a whole. It's a fun way to get in the Christmas spirit. ( )