Marvel Holiday Spectacular 2009

Plot

Cover by ED MCGUINNESS. Santa's carryin' a swingin' bag of sweet surprises this Christmas as the MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR comes your way with a giant-size extravaganza of Marvel fun! Includes 20 pages of previously unprinted content, including: a 5-page Franklin Richards story, the 8-page X-Men story "If the Fates Allow" by Jim McCann & Todd Nauck; the 3-page "Last Christmas" by Ryan Penagos & Juan Doe; the 1-page "Werewolf By Eve" by Ben Morse & Stephanie Buscema; and the 3-page "Santa Claus vs. the Illuminati" by Brian Reed & Val Semeiks. Plus, reprints from Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #166 by Len Wein & Ross Andru (cover+18 pages), Uncanny X-Men (1963) #365 by Steve Seagle & Chris Bachalo (cover+22 pages), Stan Lee & Steve Lightle's "The Big X-Mas Blackout" from Marvel Holiday Special 1993 (8 pages); and Kurt Busiek & James Fry's "Catastrophe on 34th Street" from Marvel Holiday Special 1994 (20 pages). Plus, we'll be compiling the ultimate Christmas gift-giving guide for Marvel fans. (Because Santa can't put everything under the tree!) And topping off the tree: an interview with Santa Claus about his characterization over the years in Marvel comics.