Countdown to Christmas 2025 Day 1: DC's I Saw Ma Hunkel Kissing Santa Claus

Let's start off this year's Countdown to Christmas with DC's I Saw Ma Hukel Kissing Santa Claus #1. The issue actually came out the day before Thanksgiving but I decided to post it now. The cover features Stargirl, Jay Garrick aka the Golden Age Flash and Jade watching Ma Hunkel kissing Santa Claus. There are eight stories featuring Ma Hunkel aka the Golden Age Red Tornado (some members of the Justice Society also appears briefly), Dr. Light (guest starring the Atom and a few other superheroes), the Captain (he's still Captain Marvel to me), Galaxy, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Animal Man (guest starring the Phantom Stranger) and the Martian Manhunter.

Here's the official summary:

"Ah, the holidays. A time for joy and togetherness, presents and carols… and emotions, drama, and chaos galore. Join our merry gang of heroes and villains as they navigate the highs and lows of holiday romance. Supergirl kicks off her winter vacation with a blind date! Galaxy tries (and fails) to clear her superhero-ing schedule to spend Hanukkah with her sweetheart! And so much more! Warm up your winter with this collection of heartwarming and heart-racing tales coming to shelves this holiday season!"

Cover of DC's I Saw Ma Hunkel Kissing Santa Claus #1 from DC Comics

 

JSA #1 Ad

Now that the Countdown to Halloween 2024 is over, it's time to get back to our regular postings. Here is the ad for the new JSA #1 coming out on November 6, 2024. This time the Justice Society of America's core membership appears to include Jade, Obsidian, Doctor Mid-Nite (Beth Chapel), Dr. Fate (Khalid Nassour), Hourman (Rick Tyler), Flash (Jay Gerrick), Wildcat (Ted Grant) and Green Lantern (Alan Scott).

Ad for JSA #1 from DC Comics

Ysa Penarejo as Jade in Stargirl Season Two Trailer

Breaking news: Stargirl Trailer Introduces Green Lantern's Daughter, Thunderbolt and a Major Villain. Ysa Penarejo will bring Jade to life in the second season of CW's Stargirl, which starts August 10. You can view the trailer at the link posted above.

Convergence: Justice League International #1

Convergence: Justice League International #1 (June 2015) has a nice cover:

Metallo is walking down a street of the pre-zero hour Metropolis causing destruction to the city along with his drones. The Justice League International shows up to kick their butt. Blue Beetle introduces them more like the Justice League Metropolis since they have been trapped under the dome for a year. This team includes Blue Beetle, Red Tornado, Martian Manhunter, Captain Atom, Fire and Ice.

The dome rises and they get their powers back just in time for the Kingdom Come Justice League shows up. This team consists of Wonder Woman, Shazam (I guess he's no longer Captain Marvel in that alternate universe either), Obsidian, Nightstar, Jade, Huntress, Creeper and Blue Beetle.

Women Wednesday: All-Female Pre-Flashpoint Justice League Unite in Convergence

Zatanna, Supergirl, Jesse Quick, Vixen, Jade and Mera will band together one last time in the Convergence: Justice League series according to All-Female, Pre-Flashpoint Justice League Unites for DC's Convergence. The two issue series was written by Frank Tieri (the article at the link has an interview with him that Newsarama did) with art by Vicente Cifuentes,

Women Wednesday: Jade Desktop Wallpapers

The daughter of the Golden Age Green Lantern, Alan Scott, Jennifer-Lynn Hayden became the superheroine known as Jade. She has had numerous costumes over the years and she looks sexy in all of them. Here are a few Jade desktop wallpapers that I found online:

Women Wednesday: Jade Just Says No

We need more Jade on this blog so I picked this one from Justice League of America #45 (July 2010) drawn by Mark Bagley: