The WEIRD History of Santa Comics

In this video, Owen explains the history of Santa Claus in comics and how Marvel, DC and beyond have reimagined the festive icon.

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▶ Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
2:08 - Superman Christmas Adventure 1 (1940)
5:30 - The Man Who Hated Christmas: Action Comics 105 (1947) - Troyoboyo17
8:17 - Moment of Glory: Strange Tales 34 (1954)
10:49 - Santa Claus Funnies (1942) - Comic Tropes
15:05 - Letter to Santa: Walt Disney's Christmas Parade 1 (1949) - Matt Draper
17:11 - Have Yourself a Sandman Little Christmas: Marvel Team-Up 1 (1971)
19:57 - Wanted: Santa Claus -- Dead or Alive: DC Special Series 21 (1979) - Salazar Knight
23:36 - You Never Make a Sound: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 112 (1985)
25:49 - When She-Hulk Met Santa Claus: Sensational She-Hulk 8 (1989)
27:51 - Santa Von Doom: What The--?! 10 (1990) - Evan Von Doom
31:24 - Santa the Mutant: Marvel Holiday Special (1991)
33:58 - Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special (1992) - Mullet Man Comics
36:00 - Santa vs Darkseid: DC Holiday Bash 2 (1998) - Comic Krackle
38:35 - Merry Christmas, Justice League - Now Die: JLA 60 (2002) - Casually Comics
41:04 - Yes, Tyrone, There is a Santa Claus: DC Infinite Holiday Special (2006)
42:14 - Santa wields the Infinity Gauntlet: Marvel Digital Holiday Special 1 (2008)
43:47 - Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight (2023) - Comic Drake
46:56 - Klaus: How Santa Claus Began (2015)
49:01 - Conclusion
50:35 - Outro

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Odd Panda x marsquake x No Spirit - Contemplative Times
Softy x Two Scents - Snowdrops
Thaehan - Letter To Santa
Lawrence Walther x vhskid - Gingerbread Dreams
xander x Lucid Keys - Snowballs
Jam'addict x Monocloud - Christmas Lullaby
xander. x Lucid Keys - Snow On The Trees
Thaehan - Waiting By The Fireplace
eleven x Fugee - December To Remember
Tibeauthetraveler x maeLstro x Lucie Cravero - Gentle Snowflakes
No Spirit - Wishlist
Lucid Keys - Mistletoe Wonder
HoKø - Red Hat
Dimension 32 x Quantum Break - Something's Magical
Bungalow - christmas time is here
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Sugi.wa - Memories
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