1 - Posted on 9/1/2023

Fantastic pick-up! 

Posted on 9/1/2023

thanks. it is a fun piece to look over.

1 - Posted on 9/1/2023

Christmas came early! Congrats!

1 - Posted on 9/2/2023

I just  love the way santa and hies sleigh are drawn

1 - Posted on 9/2/2023

A great demonstration of Mantlo script, Colan pencils and Dave Simons inks and washes that elevated the material for the magazine just in time for Christmas 1979!   Howard was born out of the cauldron of Watergate and embodied the mistrust and attitudes of that era.  However, this story is infused with so much Christmas spirit, that even a cynical Howard would have to embrace! 

1 - Posted on 9/2/2023

right on the mark as usual marcus. the last couple of panels show that. Howard seems more interested in scoring with Carol, but doubt creeps into his head that what if this is the real Santa Claus? again it's strange that a talking Duck wouldn't believe that their is a real Saint Nick when most dismiss him as a talking duck.

1 - Posted on 9/2/2023

Fun page!

Posted on 9/2/2023

thanks Andy. it rerally is. not a big howard the duck fan.  the top splash  of Santa on the sleigh is beyond awesome and I couldn't pass it up.

1 - Posted on 9/2/2023

Super special!!!!

Posted on 9/2/2023

Thanks Toni. Love the holiday aspect of the piece.

1 - Posted on 9/20/2023

Amazing how Gene Colan and Klaus Janson had the amazing ability to make a comic book with a character like Howard the Duck seem pausible! Then, to top themselves they add a character like St. Nick, and still make it believable. I guess stunning art like this has a way of making us all believe.

Posted on 9/20/2023

thanks bill. the whole series was good but stuff like this just stands out .

Posted on 1/8/2024

A case of waaaaaahhhumbug ;-)