Another holiday season and another Christmas reprint special from the House of Ideas. Pencilled primarily by Gil Kane – with touchups by John Romita – and inked by Joe Sinnott, I wonder how many people thought it was off the wall to have the Thing dressed up as Santa with Thor and Hulk as his reindeer. Plus Ben Grimm is Jewish and Thor came from the Norse gods.
At the very least, it showed that the Christmas season has a lot of appeal beyond a baby in a manger who had his birthday moved from Spring to the first days of Winter to calm down the pagan celebrations of the solstice.
New colour and packaging by myself.
As published.
Scan from Heritage Auctions.
Back cover made production ready.
Front cover made production ready.
Back cover new colour.
Front cover new colour.
Back cover trade dress added.
Re-created front cover trade dress added.
Wraparound cover.
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