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Marvel Holiday Special #1

Marvel · Series began 1991 · 1991

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Dates

Cover date: 1991
On sale: 1991
Pages: 84

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148601904601
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Creators

pencils: Arthur Adams, Dave Cockrum, Marie Severin, Klaus Janson, Tom Grindberg, Sal Buscema, Ron Frenz, John Byrne, Darren Auck, Ron Lim, Rik Levins, John Hebert, Kelly Corvese, Dennis Jensen, Rurik Tyler, Ron Garneyinks: Arthur Adams, Joe Rubinstein, Al Milgrom, Marie Severin, Klaus Janson, Tom Grindberg, Sal Buscema, Patrick Olliffe, John Byrne, Steve Montano, James Sanders, Dan Panosian, Mike White, Barbara Kaalberg, Rurik Tyler, Mike DeCarloscript: Scott Lobdell, Walter Simonson, Steven Grant, Tom DeFalco, Barry Dutter, Len Kaminski, Howard Mackie, Kelly Corvese, Danny Fingerothcolors: Paty Cockrum, Marie Javins, Klaus Janson, Glynis Oliver, Evelyn Stein, Kelly Corvese, Tom Vincent, Steve Buccellatoletters: Roxanne Starr, Brad K. Joyce, Phil Felix, Michael Heisler, Richard Starkings

Stories

A Miracle a Few Blocks Down from 34th Street · 8 pages
The X-Men battle members of the Brotherhood on the way to Rockefeller Center.
A Christmas Coda · 10 pages
Franklin learns the true meaning of Christmas in figuring out how to free Jacob Marley from the curse of being a holiday ghost.
Midknight Drear · 8 pages
Punisher redistributes some drug dealer cash to the homeless for Christmas.
'Twas a Mid-Winter's Night · 8 pages
Thor battles a nasty troll bent on Asgard's destruction. Odin answers a prayer and plays Santa.
Ghosts of Christmas Comics Past · 3 pages
Precious Gifts · 7 pages
Captain America spends the holidays with Bucky's sister.
Ghost of Christmas Present · 8 pages
Ghost Rider brings a lost blind boy home for Christmas.
Merry Mutant Melodies II · 1 pages
It Came and Went on a Midnight Clear!.. · 5 pages
Captain Ultra tries to keep Plantman from making off with everyone's Christmas trees.
A Spider-Man Carol · 16 pages
Spider-Man helps Jonah out of a jam at a children's hospital charity and gets praise from many of the kids for impacting their lives.

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManLoganWolverineSteve RogersCaptain AmericaThorBen GrimmScott SummersThe ThingThor OdinsonReed RichardsOroro MunroeJohnny StormStormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsJean GreyMatt MurdockPiotr RasputinColossusKurt WagnerNightcrawlerInvisible WomanFrank CastlePunisherJ. Jonah JamesonBucky BarnesSean Cassidy

Reprinted in

Fantastic Four Epic Collection (2014), Marvel Universe by Arthur Adams Omnibus (2023), Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Omnibus (2024), X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda Omnibus (2024)