Monday Madness CHRISTMAS WITH MOTHER GOOSE "Miss Cross Patch on Christmas Eve"

Unlike this Goldilocks story, which adapted an existing fairy tale into an Easter setting...

...this is a classic nursery rhyme, greatly expanded and enhanced by Walt (Pogo) Kelly for Christmastime!

From Dell's Four Color Comics #253 aka Christmas with Mother Goose (1949), written and illustrated by Walt (Pogo) Kelly.
For the remainder of the holiday season, we'll present stories (many never-reprinted) from this oversized holiday annual which ran from 1945 through 1949 every Monday!

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Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories

Retro-Style Christmas Collectibles!

It's time to reveal the coolest Christmas goodies ever, exclusively for your shopping pleasure! (Don't ya just love soft-sell?)

Ornaments, greeting cards, clothing, mugs, throw blankets, shopping bags, magnets, and many other items with stylish retro graphics that will make great under-the-tree gifts or stocking stuffers!

Santa Claus--the Man Himself!

More than a dozen different 1960s Kris Kringle designs that will bring back nostalgic memories of your Baby Boomer childhood!

PLUS: 

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!

The (Hardly) Abominable SnowMan!

Along with St. Nick, our frosty friend is one of the most recognizable symbols of Winter and the Christmas Season!
5 different Frosty designs!

The saga of Scrooge!  

A Christmas Carol brought to life with images from...
the very FIRST edition EVER
and the 1951 movie starring Alastair Sim!
Bah, Humbug!

Christmas in the Comics!

Designs featuring famous comic characters celebrating Christmas!

Green Lama!

Fast Willie Jackson!

Edison Bell: Boy Inventor!

Two different SuperSnipe designs!

Santa's Elves on Strike!

Western Rider Rusty!

3-D First Christmas Comic!

and MORE!

Happy Holiday Shopping from 
Atomic Kommie Comics™

They're NOT a Luxury in the Cyber Age, But a NECESSITY...Christmas Cards!

How do we communicate our holiday wishes to friends and family in this high-tech, impersonal age?

Why, Christmas Cards, of course...and not the e-mail type!
(You ever try to hang an e-card on the tree or put it on the mantelpiece?)

Remember how, after Thanksgiving, you'd look forward to getting those envelopes with colorful Yuletide cards (usually with lots of handwritten news and in-jokes from the sender!)

Remember the warmth from loved ones you'd feel from those?

Remember how you'd create displays on the mantlepiece or stairs with the koolest of those cards?

Well, more than ever, it's time to bring back that warm-and-fuzzy feeling!

And we have just the cards to do it...

Santa Claus, the one and only!

Scrooge in A Christmas Carol!

Christmas with Comic Book Characters!

Plus, if you want some really wild variations...

SantaClaus Conquers the Martians

Christmas Crime Scene!

Future Santa!

All are exclusive designs not available anywhere else!

All are available as singles for $4.99, 10-packs for $19.99 ($1.99 per card), and 20-packs for $29.99 ($1.49 per card).
Talk about a Christmas miracle!

Order now, so you'll be able to send them out around (or just after) Thanksgiving!

The WEIRDEST Christmas Film of All...

...ain't The Nightmare Before Christmas!
It's (easily) this one!

He's THE Jolly Old Elf in a Red Suit!

They're (no so) Little Green Men...with a BIG Robot!

Want to see what happens when they meet?

Read the HTF comic book adaptation HERE!
(And if you're gonna complain about me promoting Christmas stuff before Halloween, all I can say is...
"Have you been in any retail establishment in the past month?")

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Collectibles Store!

BARBIE "See You Later, Christmas Gator" Part 2: Special Delivery & Part 3: The Present

When Last We Left the World's Most Famous Fashion Doll...

 ...on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus runs into trouble when he's forced down over Florida by a tropical storm!

Luckily, Barbie is nearby...

Normally, we'd run Part 3 next week, but the chapters are so short, we're going to present it now...

Written by Angelo DeCesare, penciled by Mario Capaldi, and inked by John Lucas, this never-reprinted tale from Marvel's Barbie #50 (1995) was typical of the kool flights of fancy the series specialized in.

Barbie, and its' sister title Barbie Fashion, were two secret success stories for Marvel in the 1990s.

Because they weren't superhero titles, the hardcore (mostly male) fans never even noticed them, but the two books ran an impressive 63 and 53 issues respectively at a time when many titles lasted 12 issues...or less!

MERRY
CHRISTMAS

Friday Fun/Monday Mars Madness SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS Conclusion (Plus BONUS)

It's Christmas Eve, so we're combining two ongoing features to give you a special treat!

When Last We Left Kris Kringle and the Kids...

In a desperate attempt to stimulate their lethargic and unmotivated children, the Martians decide to create a Christmas celebration on Mars.
But, the idea lacks one vital element...the real Santa Claus!
The benevolent Martian leader, Kimar, leads an expedition to Earth, where the aliens invade Santa's workshop at the North Pole.
Transporting Kris Kringle (and a couple of Earth kids they ran into) to the Red Planet, the Martians build a totally-automated factory to produce enough toys in time for Christmas.
But, the big green men are divided about Santa's presence on Mars is actually helping their offspring.
One dissident group, lead by Voldar, sabotages the factory and kidnaps who they think is Santa, but is actually Kimar's bumbling aide, Dropo in a spare Santa suit...

Now, as a special early Christmas present...

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians:

the Motion Picture!

(Actually the MST3K version condensed down to 10 minutes!)

BTW, for those expecting the conclusion to last Friday's Christmas adventure with Barbie, that will be here on Christmas Day!

Holiday Reading Room ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HOLIDAYS SPECIAL " 'Twas the Night before X-Mas..."

Here's a never-reprinted variation of the classic Clement Clarke Moore tale...

...that, despite being published over 30 years ago, seems as appropriate now as it was then!

Written and illustrated by Ed Hannigan, this downbeat story of slaughtered Santa finds us just as close to war as we were when DC's Elvira's Haunted Holidays Special #1 (1987) appeared!

But we can't let our fans be depressed just before Christmas!

So be here on Christmas Eve, when we present the conclusion to...

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!

Bet You've NEVER Seen Santa Claus Like THIS...

Ah, the Silver Age of Comics!

When situations like the one portrayed above were the norm, rather than the exception.
From DC's Hot Wheels #6 (1970), the last issue of the first comic based on a TV series based on a toy line.

Ironically, it was the Christmas issue...

Long before He-Man, Micronauts, GI Joe and Transformers presented toys as animated action heroes, Hanna-Barbera's Hot Wheels animated series (based on the still-highly successful Mattel toys) featured a politically-correct team of teens battling evil while engaging in auto races in nifty cars (with their seat belts firmly buckled, of course)!
Yes, it sounds like Scooby Doo...but without the annoying talking dog...

To see this never-reprinted story, click HERE.

Monday Mars Madness SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS Part 2

When Last We Left Santa Claus...

Actually, the robot doesn't speak in the movie!

In a desperate attempt to stimulate their lethargic and unmotivated children, the Martians decide to create a Christmas celebration on Mars.
But, the idea lacks one vital element...the real Santa Claus!
The Martian leader, Kimar, leads an expedition to Earth, where they find a pair of children who direct them to Santa's workshop at the North Pole.
The aliens and their robot invade the workshop, stun the elves and Mrs Claus, and depart, taking both Santa and the children with them...

Will Voldar realize his mistake?

And if so, will Droppo survive?

Will Santa get back to Earth in time for Christmas?

Be here on Christmas Eve for the answers to these and other questions in the thrilling conclusion!

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