Marvel Holiday Special
Continuity: Earth-616 (Mainstream)
Title Base: No Spider-Man
In the early 90's, Marvel started running a "Marvel Holiday Special", featuring a few Christmassy (or substitute politically correct alternative festival based on pagan Winter Solstice rituals as you prefer) type stories. That ran out of steam after a half-dozen issues, but they started up again in 2004 and have carried on ever since.
Note: Each issue is cover-dated for the "following" year. I.e. the 2007 Marvel Holiday Special (released at the end of 2007) is filed as Feb 2008 in our system. That is because the "cover date" actually marks the time when the book is removed from the shelves if it is still unsold.
Marvel Holiday Special 1991 (Story 1)
Story: “A Miracle A Few Blocks Down From 34th Street”
Summary: Christmas 1991
...(Story 8)
Story: “A Spider-Man Carol”
Summary: Spider-Man Appears
| Editor: | Renee Witterstaetter |
| Writer: | Danny Fingeroth |
| Pencils: | Ron Garney |
| Inker: | Mike DeCarlo |
...(Story 3)
Story: “The Big X-Mas Blackout”
Summary: Spider-Man Appears
| Editor: | Renee Witterstaetter |
| Writer: | Stan Lee |
| Pencils: | Steve Lightle |
| Inker: | John Costanza |
| Reprinted In: | Marvel Holiday Spectacular Magazine |
| Reprinted In: | Spider-Man Annual (UK) 1994 (Story 1) |
Marvel Holiday Special 1993 (Story 1)
Story: “Hopes and Fears”
Summary: Christmas 1993 (Cover says 1994), Spider-Man & MJ Appear
| Editor: | Renee Witterstaetter |
| Writer: | Ann Nocenti, Barry Dutter, Howard Chaykin, Peter David, Scott Lobdell, Steven Grant |
| Artist: | Bill Anderson, Bob Almond, Dennis Jensen, Howard Chaykin, Marie Severin, Pat Broderick, Ron Lim, Tom Grindberg |
Marvel Holiday Special 1994 (Story 1)
Story: “Catastrophe on 34th St.”
| Editor: | Sarra Mossoff |
| Writer: | Greg Wright, John Ostrander, Karl Bollers, Kurt Busiek, Mindy Newell |
| Pencils: | Gray Morrow, James Fry, Mike Manley, Rick Leonardi, Sal Buscema, Tom Mandrake |
| Inker: | Al Williamson, Gray Morrow, Mike Manley, Neil Vokes, Sal Buscema, Tom Mandrake |
...(Story 5)
Story: “Star of the Show”
Summary: Spider-Man appearance
| Writer: | Karl Bollers |
| Artist: | Sal Buscema |
| Lettering: | Ken Bruzenak |
| Colorist: | Karl Bollers |
Marvel Holiday Special 1996 (Story 1)
Story: “Not a Creature was Stirring”
Summary: Spider-Man appearance
| Editor: | Tom Brevoort |
| Plot: | George Perez (Story 3) |
| Writer: | Evan Skolnick, Karl Kesel, Mark Waid, Stan Lee, Tom DeFalco |
| Pencils: | Josh Hood, Pat Olliffe, Patrick Zircher, Rick Leonardi |
| Inker: | Andrew Pepoy, Brett Breeding, Derek Fisher, Scott Koblish |
Marvel Holiday Special 2004 (Story 1)
Story: “Jonah's Holiday Carol”
Summary: Christmas 2004, Spider-Man Appears
| Editor: | Ralph Macchio |
| Writer: | Tom DeFalco (Spidey Story) |
| Pencils: | Takeshi Miyazawa (Spidey Story) |
| Reprinted In: | Marvel Holiday Special 2004 (TPB) |
Marvel Holiday Special 2005 (Story 1)
Story: “Moleman's Christmas”
Summary: Spider-Man Cameo
| Editor: | John Barber |
| Writer: | Shaenon Garrity |
| Pencils: | Roger Langridge |
| Inker: | Al Gordon |
...(Story 2)
Story: “Yes Virginia, There is a Santron”
Summary: Spider-Man Appears
| Editor: | John Barber |
| Writer: | Jeff Parker |
| Pencils: | Reilly Brown |
| Inker: | Pat Davidson |
...(Story 3)
Story: “Christmas Day in Manhattan”
Summary: No SM
| Editor: | John Barber |
| Writer: | Mike Carey |
| Artist: | Mike Perkins |
Marvel Holiday Special 2006
Summary: Spider-Man References (toy, ornament, reprinted covers)
| Editor: | John Barber |
| Writer: | Andrew Farago, Jeff Christiansen, Mike Carey, Scott Gray, Shaenon K. Garrity |
| Artist: | Mike Perkins, Roger Langridge, Ron Lim |
| Cover Art: | Frazer Irving |
Marvel Holiday Special 2007 (Story 1)
Story: “Piece of Cake”
Summary: Spider-Man Appears
| Editor: | John Barber |
| Writer: | Andrew Farago, Shaenon K. Garrity |
| Pencils: | Lou Kang |
| Inker: | Craig Yeung |
| Cover Art: | Andrew Crossley, Ron Lim, Scott Koblish |
...(Story 2)
...(Story 3)
Story: “Secret Santa”
Summary: Spider-Man Reference (SM doll held by toddler)
| Editor: | John Barber |
| Writer: | C.B. Cebulski |
| Artist: | Alina Urusov |
...(Story 4)
Marvel Holiday Special 2011 (Story 1)
Story: “Cold Hearted Christmas”
Summary: Spider-Man vs. Coldheart
| Editor: | Jody LeHeup |
| Writer: | Miljenko Horvatic |
| Artist: | Andrew Trabbold |
| Cover Art: | Leonardo Olea, Tim Seeley |
Continuity: Earth-616 (Mainstream)
Title Base: No Spider-Man