There's a kool coffee-table book available now called
Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book Stories
, featuring tales from 1940s and 50s comic books about Christmas.
It's a cool, kid-friendly throwback to the days when publishers did oversized holiday annuals.
Of course, most tales feature Santa Claus, but
other characters pop up including
Atomic Mouse,
Lil' TomBoy,
Ebenezer Scrooge, and even
the Easter Bunny! Plus there's a tastefully-done Nativity tale.
Art is by some of the best artists of the era including
Walt Kelly
(
Pogo
),
John Stanley
(
Little Lulu/
Nancy
), and
Richard Scarry
.
Like
I said, it's "kid friendly", but Baby Boomers will probably remember
reading one or more of these tales when they were young and should
enable their kids or grandkids to experience the same fun they had!
And, if you're gonna give a loved one this terrrific tome, why not combine it with one of
our comics-based Christmas collectibles
including clothing, mugs, shopping bags, magnets, and many other items
with stylish retro graphics derived from comic book covers (some of
which appear in the book) for a nifty gift set?
12
different 1960s Kris Kringle designs (for the 12 days of Christmas!)
that will bring back nostalgic memories of your Baby Boomer childhood!
Along
with St. Nick, our frosty friend is one of the most recognizable
symbols of Winter and the Christmas Season! 5 different Frosty designs!
A Christmas Carol
brought alive with images from the very FIRST edition EVER, the famous
Arthur Rackham-illustrated edition, and the 1951 movie starring Alastair
Sim! Bah, Humbug!
Designs featuring famous comic characters celebrating Christmas!
Green Lama!
Edison Bell: Boy Inventor!
Two different SuperSnipe designs!
Santa's Elves on Strike!
Western Rider Rusty!
3-D Comic Christmas!
and MORE!
(and Kato)?
or comics!