Originally Posted by Wonder Boy
Comic-book wise, I'd like to highlight "The Seal-Men's War on Santa Claus", written by Michael Fleisher, with art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer, among Kirby's last 1970's jobs for DC.
Highlighted not because it's such an exceptional story, but because it's one that went on such a long and struggled path to finally be published.

Kirby did issues 1, 4, 5 and 6 of a SANDMAN series in 1974-1975. "The Seal Men's War on Santa Claus" was to be the 7th issue of the series, but was cancelled before ever being published.

In 1978, it was re-packaged with a 5-page framing sequence to appear in KAMANDI 61, but the "DC Implosion" prevented its publication for a second time.
Although it was published on a very limited basis as Xerox copies of the original art in CANCELLED COMIC CAVALCADE, issue 2 (late 1978), at less than 100 copies, and only for copyright protection reasons.

It finally saw print in some form in BEST OF DC BLUE RIBBON DIGEST 22, March 1982 ("Christmas With the Superheroes") in color, but in a smaller digest size with less than great print quality.

Finally in 2013 it saw print in decent form in the JACK KIRBY OMNIBUS volume 2 hardcover, packed in with a lot of other scattered 70's Kirby material, including the rest of the 70's SANDMAN Kirby issues.
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Basically, the seal-men declare war on Santa Claus because he brought the sealmen (a civilization Santa had previously been friendly with) the wrong presents, that they couldn't use because of their flipper-paws, and that really ticked them off! Peace is made after the misunderstanding is cleared up and the proper presents are delivered. Pleasant silliness, in the Kirby tradition.


Here's the same Kirby "The Seal Men's War on Santa Claus" story from BEST OF DC 22, only with the full collection of accompanying stories, and on larger pages that are easier to navigate.
https://viewcomiconline.com/the-best-of-dc-issue-22/

Along with several other Christmas classics, from the Golden Age forward
https://www.comics.org/issue/36154/

1. "A Swingin Christmas Carol" by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy 23p, from TEEN TITANS 13, Jan-Feb 1968
2. "Merry Christmas" by Dennis O'Neil, and Novick/Giordano 6p, from BATMAN 247, Feb 1973
3. "Freddy Freeman's Christmas" by Bill Woolfolk and Bud Thompson 8p, from CAPTAIN MARVEL JR. 46, Feb 1947.
4. "A Christmas Peril" by Don Cameron and Jerry Robinson 12p, from BATMAN 27, Feb-Mer 1945.
5. "The Seal Men's War On Santa Claus" by Michael Fleisher and Jack Kirby/ Mike Royer 18p, r CANCELLED COMIC CAVALCADE 2, Fall 1978
6. "Robin's (Very) White Christmas" by Rozakis and Delbo/Colletta 9p, from BATMAN FAMILY 4, Mar-Apr 1976
7. "The Man Who Murdered Santa Claus" by Wein and Dillin / Giordano 20p, from JLA 110, Mar-Apr 1974.