The Big Book Of Christmas Eve

The Big Book Of Christmas Eve presents the adventures of a holiday crusader and her Sugar Plum Fairy helpers, Holly, Noel and Carol, as they strive to bring joy, peace and Christmas cheer to the modern world, sorely in need of it. This edition is a collection of the Christmas Eve comic book adventures culled from the past thirteen years. Featured in this volume are Eve's origin and her first battle with arch foe, the legendary Black Peter... as told by Ol' Tannenbaum, the official talking Christmas Tree. Visit with soon-to-be favorite holiday characters, Randolph The Green-Nosed Reindeer, Tinselbottom The Elf and special guest star, Santa Claus! Then, Eve stars in three seasonal sagas, battling the monsterous Elfinstein and contending with three out-of-work spirits in "Old Familiar Haunts", dealing with thermostatic extremes in "Squawkin' In A Winter Wonderland"... and learning the value of new beginnings in "What Are You Doing New Year, New Years Eve". Then comes a bevvy of springtime tales featuring Christmas Eve, Holly, Noel and Carol, The Easter Bunny, Christmas Boy and an assortment of Mother Goose favorites... oh, and Leprechauns... did we mention the Leprechauns..? Finally, When Ol' Number Nine, The Ornament Express, arrives at the Christmas Village depot without engineer Choo Choo Charlie Fruitcake or conductor Lucius J. Poinsettia and minus all the ornaments that the towns all along the line have collected for Santa, Christmas Eve and the Sugar Plum Fairies, Holly, Noel and Carol, are thrust into the midst of one of the most puzzling mysteries in their heroic holiday careers! Can Eve and the girls overcome The Ripper, The Nog and the U-Buy Bandits and solve their mysterious conundrum? And what role does Station Master Gus Greensleeves play in all the skullduggery..? Holiday hijinks that are sure to become treasured traditions for young and old alike!