Impulse #34

The February 1998 holiday spirit is on full display here, as Impulse tears through wrapped presents at super-speed while his guardian Max Mercury — still in his bathrobe and clutching a coffee mug — and a young woman look on with weary amusement beneath a fully decorated Christmas tree. Gifts, stockings, ribbons, and even a teddy bear go flying in every direction, with multiple speech bubbles capturing the chaotic gift-grabbing exchange. Craig Rousseau's pencils and Wayne Faucher's inks bring a wonderfully lighthearted energy to the scene, perfectly capturing the youthful recklessness that defines DC's fastest teenager.