Saturday, December 14, 2013

DCU Holiday Special II (1998)

Since Christmas is fast approaching, I thought I'd post the some Christmas themed covers for the next few days up until Christmas.
Today's Christmas Cover  comes the DCU Holiday Bash II from 1998, art by Scott McDaniel & Kevin Nowlan.
DC put three of these Holiday Bash Specials out from 1997 to 1999, each featuring several Christmas themed stories using top characters and quite a few lesser knowns as well.
Cover art by Scott McDaniel & Kevin Nowlan & Dre (??)

Title: DCU Holiday Bash II
Cover Art By: Scott McDaniel (Pencils) & Kevin Nowlan (Inks), Dre (?) (Colors) (?)
Editor: Darren Vincenzo
Genre: Superhero
Printing: First
Printing Date: 1998
Publisher: DC Comics
Book Type: Standard Comic (Double Sized)
Price: 3.95 U.S. * 5.50 Can.
Pages: 68

Notes:
  • The Superman & Sgt. Rock stories are silent.
  • The Black Lightning story is in black and white.
  • Ty Templeton's hilarious Darkseid story was a one man show as he wrote, pencilled, inked, colored and lettered it.
  • One of the cover credits is given to "Dre", checked everywhere for info on that individual and could not find anything.
  • The stories, "The Present",  "Present Tense", and "The Gift" have been reprinted in the 2000 trade, "A DC Universe Christmas".
Ads:
  • Beavis And Butt-Head Do America (VHS)
  • Sonic R (Sega Saturn Video Game) (Two Pages)
  • Jurassic Park:The Lost World (VHS)
  • Mass Destruction (Video Game/Sony Playstation/Sega Saturn/Windows 95)
  • Last Bronx (Video Game/Sega Saturn/PC CD-ROM) (Two Pages)
  • Tomorrow Never Dies (Movie)
  • Star Wars: Masters Of Teras Kasi  (Sony Playstation Video Game)
  • Superman: Distant Fires (64 Page Elseworlds Special) (DC House Ad)
  • Twix (Candy Bar)
  • Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (Video Game/Sony Playstation/Nintendo 64)

There are several stories in this issue, the following is a listing of the Table Of Contents.


Title: The Present
Main Characters: Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Green Arrow (Connor Hawke)
Writer: Devin K. Grayson
Penciller: William Rosado
Inker: Sal Buscema
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
Editor: Darren Vincenzo


Title: The House Of Peace
Main Character: Batman (Bruce Wayne)
Writer: Chuck Dixon
Penciller: Dave Taylor
Inker: Wayne Faucher
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Noelle Giddings
Editor: Darren Vincenzo


Title: Present Tense
Main Character: Darkseid
Writer: Ty Templeton
Penciller: Ty Templeton
Inker: Ty Templeton
Letterer: Ty Templeton
Colorist: Ty Templeton
Editor: Darren Vincenzo


Title: 'Twas The Night Before Kwanzaa
Main Character: Black Lightning
Writer: Tony Isabella
Penciller: Eddy Newell
Inker: Eddy Newell
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: N/A
Editor: Darren Vincenzo


Title: The Gift
Main Character: Superman (Clark Kent)
Writer: Dan Jurgens
Penciller: Dan Jurgens
Inker: Brett Breeding
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Jason Wright
Editor: Darren Vincenzo


Title: I Left My Heart At The Justice Society Canteen
Main Characters: Justice Society Of America
Writer: Howard Chaykin
Penciller: Rick Burchett
Inker: Rick Burchett
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Rick Taylor
Editor: Darren Vincenzo


Title: A Christmas Carol
Main Character: Sgt. Rock
Writer: Chuck Dixon
Penciller: Russ Heath
Inker: Russ Heath
Letterer: Russ Heath (?)
Colorist: Russ Heath
Editor: Darren Vincenzo


Title: The Old Lane
Main Character: Nightwing (Dick Grayson) & Oracle (Barbara Gordon)
Writer: Devin Grayson (Dialogue/Co-Plotter) & Brian Stelfreeze (Co-Plotter)
Penciller: Brian Stelfreeze
Inker: Karl Story
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
Editor: Darren Vincenzo


Title: Ornaments Page
Main Characters: Superman (Wearing the Blue Lightning Costume), Robin (Tim Drake), Batgirl (Barbara Gordon), Batman (Bruce Wayne), Nightwing (Dick Grayson), Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Writer: Rick Burchett
Penciller: Rick Burchett
Inker: Rick Burchett
Letterer: Rick Burchett
Colorist: Rick Burchett (?)
Editor: Darren Vincenzo

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