The WEIRD History of Santa Comics

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In this video, Owen explains the history of Santa Claus in comics and how Marvel, DC and beyond have reimagined the festive icon.

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Mullet Man Comics ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@Mulletman_Comics
Salazar Knight ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@SalazarKnight
Troyoboyo17 ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@troyoboyo17

▶ Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
2:08 – Superman Christmas Adventure 1 (1940)
5:30 – The Man Who Hated Christmas: Action Comics 105 (1947) – Troyoboyo17
8:17 – Moment of Glory: Strange Tales 34 (1954)
10:49 – Santa Claus Funnies (1942) – Comic Tropes
15:05 – Letter to Santa: Walt Disney’s Christmas Parade 1 (1949) – Matt Draper
17:11 – Have Yourself a Sandman Little Christmas: Marvel Team-Up 1 (1971)
19:57 – Wanted: Santa Claus — Dead or Alive: DC Special Series 21 (1979) – Salazar Knight
23:36 – You Never Make a Sound: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 112 (1985)
25:49 – When She-Hulk Met Santa Claus: Sensational She-Hulk 8 (1989)
27:51 – Santa Von Doom: What The–?! 10 (1990) – Evan Von Doom
31:24 – Santa the Mutant: Marvel Holiday Special (1991)
33:58 – Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special (1992) – Mullet Man Comics
36:00 – Santa vs Darkseid: DC Holiday Bash 2 (1998) – Comic Krackle
38:35 – Merry Christmas, Justice League – Now Die: JLA 60 (2002) – Casually Comics
41:04 – Yes, Tyrone, There is a Santa Claus: DC Infinite Holiday Special (2006)
42:14 – Santa wields the Infinity Gauntlet: Marvel Digital Holiday Special 1 (2008)
43:47 – Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight (2023) – Comic Drake
46:56 – Klaus: How Santa Claus Began (2015)
49:01 – Conclusion
50:35 – Outro

▶ Music Used:
Music provided by LofiGirl:
Odd Panda x marsquake x No Spirit – Contemplative Times
Softy x Two Scents – Snowdrops
Thaehan – Letter To Santa
Lawrence Walther x vhskid – Gingerbread Dreams
xander x Lucid Keys – Snowballs
Jam’addict x Monocloud – Christmas Lullaby
xander. x Lucid Keys – Snow On The Trees
Thaehan – Waiting By The Fireplace
eleven x Fugee – December To Remember
Tibeauthetraveler x maeLstro x Lucie Cravero – Gentle Snowflakes
No Spirit – Wishlist
Lucid Keys – Mistletoe Wonder
HoKø – Red Hat
Dimension 32 x Quantum Break – Something’s Magical
Bungalow – christmas time is here
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Sugi.wa – Memories
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34 thoughts on “The WEIRD History of Santa Comics”

  1. Wishing everyone a merry Christmas, happy holidays and a wonderful new year! Special thanks to all the amazing creators who joined me for this video:

    Casually Comics ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@CasuallyComics
    Comic Drake ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@ComicDrake
    Comic Krackle ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@ComicKrackle
    Comic Tropes ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@ComicTropes
    Evan Von Doom ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@EvanVonDoom
    Matt Draper ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@MattDraper
    Mullet Man Comics ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@Mulletman_Comics
    Salazar Knight ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@SalazarKnight
    Troyoboyo17 ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@troyoboyo17

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  6. Ive been meaning to read the Grant Morrison Klaus comic since Im always down to see a kind, compassionate but also badass take on Santa's origin and Ive heard a lot of good things about it. I dont know if this comic explores everything regarding Santa's lore but it looks really cool as it give me major Rise if the Guardians (2012) Santa vibes.

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  18. Prior to secret wars Marvel team-up was one of the only Marvel books where you could get to know the lesser known superheroes. This along with Contest of Champions and Marvel Two-in-One became some of my favorite books as a kid, allowing me to see under developed characters like American Eagle, Peregrine, Sabra, etc…., I was always drawn to the second tier Marvel characters of the time like with the Black Panther and the Vision being my favorite avengers instead of Captain America or Iron Man and Colossus and Angel being my favorite X-Men instead of Wolverine or Cyclopes

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