DC Special Series #21

In "Wanted: Santa Claus -- Dead or Alive!" from DC Special Series #21 (1980), Batman teams up with Boomer Katz, a recently paroled thief, to foil a robbery at a department store on Christmas Eve—using nothing but a flickering Nativity star and a sharp eye for detail. The story unfolds in a quiet, snow-dusted Gotham, where even the most unlikely allies can make a difference when the lights go out.

In "The House of Mystery," the eerie storytellers from three classic horror anthologies—The Witching Hour and Secrets of Haunted House among them—gather for a festive tale-off, each vying to spin the most chilling holiday twist. With the season’s chill in the air and the stakes set high, the competition heats up as they take turns weaving their spookiest, most surprising endings.

In "Star Light, Star Bright... Farthest Star I See Tonight!", Superboy convinces the Legion of Super-Heroes to embark on a mission to find the mysterious star that appeared above Bethlehem on the night of Jesus’s birth, just before Christmas. With the team united by wonder and purpose, they set out across the cosmos to uncover the celestial phenomenon’s true nature—before the holiday’s magic fades.