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PROTOTykes Holiday Special (Dec. 1994)

This Holiday themed cover of John Byrne's PROTOTykes was a free 20 page comic included with Hero Illustrated #19, Jan. 1995.
The PROTOTykes, (sort of a Power Pack Meets Metal Men mash-up) first appeared as as back up story in Babe #3 and were planned by Byrne to be a property he could turn into an animated series, but nothing came of it and the PROTOTykes faded into obscurity. Before Byrne gave up on them, they did manage to appear in this cute story in which the 'Tykes set out on a search for Santa Claus to cheer up their guardian, Casey, whom they believe has been down in the dumps because she is without her father at Christmas.

Title: PROTOTykes Holiday Special/Hero Illustrated Holiday Special #2, December 1994
Cover Art By: John Byrne

Editor: Barbara Kesel

Genre: Superhero

Printing: First
Publishing Date: Dec. 1994

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics (Legend Imprint)

Book Type: Standard Comic

Price: Free

Pages: 20 (Story has 12)

Story Title: Claus And Effect

Main Characters: PROTOTykes [Byte, Bit, Pixel, Digit]

Writer: John Byrne

Penciller: John Byrne

Inker: John Byrne

Letterer: John Byrne

Colorist: Perry McNamee

Editor: Barbara Kesel

Notes:

• The indicia reads, "PROTOTykes Holiday Special/Hero Illustrated Holiday Special #2, December 1994.
• This is the second Hero Holiday Special, the first featured Bone.