ShazamGrrl1 said:
One of my favorites has to be one of the silliest, as well. I don't have it here, but the third story in SHAZAM! # 11 (I think) had the Sivana Family (Thad, Sr., Thad, Jr. & Georgia) trying to speed up time so that Christmas only lasted a few short hours.
I enjoyed that one too, Shazamgrrl. To me it captures the sense of fun and playfulness that was typical of the Golden-Age/Silver-Age comics storytelling style.
And here's two more Christmas offerings from 1989:
A She-Hulk story where She-Hulk is offered help from Santa Claus, whose supernatural powers as St.Nick ("he knows when you've been sleeping... he knows if you've been bad or good...") make him the ultimate detective in helping She-Hulk track down a criminal.
Also from 1989, A good story by Dave Michelinie and Todd McFarlane in AMAZING SPIDERMAN 314, where Peter Parker and Maryjane are evicted on Christmas Eve, and Pete learns that thinking of others instead of himself brings his family together for the holidays, and results in a very enjoyable Christmas for everyone.
And finally, from 1990, a Peter David story in INCREDIBLE HULK 378, where the Rhino, to get into the holiday spirit disguises himself as a department-store Santa, but is too short-tempered to deal with the kids, which sets him up for a clash with the Hulk, but both try to settle down when their actions upset a little girl, and they try to convince her that things are not as they seem, and that: Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus.
