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| − | [[Image:Santa1940.jpg|thumb|"Superman's Christmas Adventure," a free | + | [[Image:Santa1940.jpg|thumb|"Superman's Christmas Adventure," a free 1940 giveaway of the Superman chronicles. Story by Jerry Siegel and Jack Burnley|left]] |
[[Image:Santa-Claus.jpg|thumb|Act No. 105 cover art by Wayne Boring & Stan Kaye]] | [[Image:Santa-Claus.jpg|thumb|Act No. 105 cover art by Wayne Boring & Stan Kaye]] | ||
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| − | + | '''Santa Claus''' | |
| − | + | The patron saint of children and bearer of gifts at Christmas, a big, fat, jolly old man who lives in the [[North Pole]] and, on Christmas Eve, soars through the skies in a sleigh drawn by magic reindeer, climbing down chimneys to fill stockings hung at fireplaces with Christmas gifts. | |
| − | (Act No. 105, Feb 1947: | + | When the unscrupulous [[Jasper Rasper]] concocts a heinous scheme to drug Santa Claus and sabotage Christmas, [[Superman]] intervenes to thwart the plot and rescue Christmas for the children of the world (Act No. 105, Feb 1947: "The Man Who Hated Christmas!"). (TGSB) |
| − | (DCCP No. 67, Mar 1984: "Twas the Fright Before Christmas!") | + | Years later, Santa helps Superman defeat the nefarious [[Toyman (Winslow Schott)|Toyman]] (DCCP No. 67, Mar 1984: "'Twas the Fright Before Christmas!"). |
| − | == External | + | == External Links == |
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus Santa Claus entry at the Wikipedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus Santa Claus entry at the Wikipedia] | ||
| − | + | *[http://www.saint-nick.com/santa/ Santa Claus Through the Ages] | |
[[Category:Entries]] | [[Category:Entries]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Magic]] | ||
[[Category:Golden Age (1938-1955)]] | [[Category:Golden Age (1938-1955)]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:21, 21 December 2014
Santa Claus
The patron saint of children and bearer of gifts at Christmas, a big, fat, jolly old man who lives in the North Pole and, on Christmas Eve, soars through the skies in a sleigh drawn by magic reindeer, climbing down chimneys to fill stockings hung at fireplaces with Christmas gifts.
When the unscrupulous Jasper Rasper concocts a heinous scheme to drug Santa Claus and sabotage Christmas, Superman intervenes to thwart the plot and rescue Christmas for the children of the world (Act No. 105, Feb 1947: "The Man Who Hated Christmas!"). (TGSB)
Years later, Santa helps Superman defeat the nefarious Toyman (DCCP No. 67, Mar 1984: "'Twas the Fright Before Christmas!").
