The 12 Days of Christmas (Comics) #7: We Three Crooks!

Blogger's Note: Happy New Year!  Now that Davy Jones' birthday has passed, and the primary filming of my upcoming project Still A Daydream Believer: A Monkees Fan Documentary is over, let's return to our regularly scheduled series of posts, pitching story ideas for a make-believe superhero Santa Claus comic!  Fortunately, the true "12 days of Christmas" tale actually acknowledges the week and a half after Christmas, counting down to January 6, a.k.a. "Little Christmas," the day that celebrates the arrival of the gift-giving three wise men.  So, with that in mind . . .

In "We Three Crooks," Santa investigates crimes of highway robbery inspired from the three wise men's gifts, only to find a trio of wise guys determined make a mockery of Christmas!  Beware, Goldberg Jewelers!  Watch out, Frank's Incense & Gifts!  Lock up tight, Murray's Tree Nursery!  Those three crooks will traverse afar to mislead you with their scams -- but not for long, with Claus on the case!

The 12 Days of Christmas (Comics) #2: Reign of the Deer! (repost with image)

When Olaf, the other reindeer, charged and jailed in Santa's brig for "the Laughing, Calling Of Names, and Withholding of Participation in All the Reindeer Games," escapes, he kidnaps Santa's sleigh-pullers  in the hopes of ruining Christmas.  Overpowered by Olaf's orneriness, Santa reveals his stash of Reindeer Extracts; apparently, Dasher et al aren't immortal, like Saint Nick is, and their spirits are injectable into new fawn to preserve their legacy and skill set when one of them passes away.  Hopeless, Santa injects himself, in a Shazam-like transformation that imbues him with each of his reindeer's unique abilities:

Dasher: Speed
Dancer: Sure-footing
Prancer: Agility
Vixen: Mind-control
Comet: Fiery blasts
Cupid: Expert aim
Donner: Thunderclap
Blitzen: Lightning bolts
Rudolph: Infrared vision

You thought you knew the reindeer -- but will even a Santa transformed with their secret powers be enough to stop the evil Olaf once and for all? Find out in Reign of the Deer!