A special Christmas issue with Santa Claus on the cover
Synopsis[]
"The Penguin's Apprentice"[]
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"The Pearl of Peril"[]
An Alfred Beagle/Pennyworth solo story.Eating in a downtown restaurant, Alfred is witness to a shabbily dressed man finding a large pearl in his oyster dinner. The shabby man then says he forgot his wallet and has no choice but to spot-sell the pearl to the highest bidder. A bidding war between 2 men quickly develops, with $100.00 the winning bid. The shabbily dressed man pays for his meal and leaves---Alfred then discovers he took HIS check by mistake and chases him into an alley.
The losing bidder is holding up the winner at gunpoint for the pearl. Caught in t he middle, Alfred manages to dodge until the two criminals knock EACH OTHER out by mistake, Police arrive and identify the gun-toter as Pistol Packing Pete,a wanted man. The shabby man yells that until Alfred showed up,he had a great racket "planting" fake pearls and selling them to suckers.
"Voyage Into Villainy"[]
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"A Christmas Peril!"[]
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Background Information and Notes[]
Superman reading a copy of Batman #27 to a child on Christmas.
- On a Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight cover, Superman can be seen reading a copy of this magazine to a child.