Scott and Dan pick the comics they’re most looking forward to…

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Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension
Batman/Deadpool #1, DC. DC’s turn at bat (ouch), featuring the return of Grant Morrison to the Darknight Detective (with art by Dan Mora). Among the voluminous backups, I’m most looking forward to Nightwing and Laura Kinney Wolverine, by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo. There are 1,000,006 variants.

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Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #45, DC. Ah, the return of the Joker-Luthor team. It should never work. Except when it does.

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Josie and the Pussycats Annual Spectacular One-Shot, Archie. Cover copy says it all.

I dig the Dan DeCarlo retro variant:

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Chase Speedington and the Last Dragon’s Breath, Papercutz. By our pal Franco and Mike Hartigan. Read more about it here!

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Captain America #5, Marvel. Now that is a nifty Phil Noto variant.

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Civil War #4 Facsimile Edition, Marvel. Thor thunders into the picture. By the way, see the big news about Marvel’s Facsimile Edition line? Check it out here!

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Batman #2 (Second Printing), DC. If we get to a third printing, we just might get this cover.

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Scott Tipton, contributor-at-large, 13th Dimension
DC Finest: Green Lantern — Earth’s Other Green Lantern, DC. The first appearance of Guy Gardner!

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Marvel Masterworks: Ghost Rider Vol. 7, Marvel. This one wraps up the original Ghost Rider run, with scripts by J.M. DeMatteis.

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Spider-Man: Holiday Spectacular (2025) #1 Marvel. Writer Rainbow Rowell of She-Hulk fame gives us a Spidey Christmas tale.

November 17, 2025
>> a nifty Phil Noto variant.
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Not saying I haven’t bought a comic before just on cover alone but, it’s disappointing when the story within doesn’t match.
>> Spider-Man: Holiday Spectacular
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Come on, Marvel. The synopsis says “ a Spidey Christmas tale” would it kill you to say Christmas on the cover?
November 17, 2025
Well Spidey celebrates Christmas but not everybody who reads the comic celebrates Christmas.
November 17, 2025
This is nothing new though. Do a google image search on “Marvel Holiday Special” or “Holiday Grab Bag”. Even back in the 70s only some covers mentioned “Christmas”, and if so only in a tiny ribbon in the corner.
November 17, 2025
Google search isn’t necessary. Dan has already provided an example with his 1975 look-back. https://13thdimension.com/the-top-13-covers-of-november-1975-ranked/ My contention hasn’t wavered however. I think it is better business to be clear to your customer what they are buying. You shouldn’t have to flip through the pages to discern what “holiday” the story is centered around.