Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns Vol 1 5

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"A Most Magical Holiday To You All"
Part of the "All In" event.
Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns Vol 1 #5
February, 2025
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Bernard Chang Marcelo Maiolo
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Pete Woods
Cover Variant #2	Michele Bandini Marcelo Maiolo
A Most Magical Holiday To You All
Writers	Jeff Parker
Pencilers	Lukas Hetner Michele Bandini Bernard Chang
Inkers	Lukas Hetner Michele Bandini Bernard Chang
Colorists	Marcelo Maiolo
Letterers	Pat Brosseau
Editors	Rob Levin James Reid
Previous Issue	Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns # 4
Next Issue	-

Eh? An invitation to your esteemed order?

— Santa Claus/Klaus

Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #5 is an issue of the series Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 2025. It was published on December 26, 2024.

Appearing in "A Most Magical Holiday To You All"

Featured Characters:

• Justice League Unlimited
  • Batman (Bruce Wayne)
  • The Flash (Wally West) (Also as a corpse) (Resurrected)
  • Green Lantern (John Stewart) (Also as an illusion)
  • Mera
  • Nubia
  • Santa Claus/Klaus (Also as an illusion) (Joins team)
  • Superman (Clark Kent) (Also as an illusion)
  • Thunderheart
• Robin (Damian Wayne)
• Zatanna (Also as an illusion)

Supporting Characters:

• Etrigan the Demon
• Jason Blood (Resurrected)
• Mary Marvel
• Metamorpho
• Peppermint Jon (Cameo)
• Robotman (Cliff Steele)
• Ulah/"Mrs. Claus"
• Yetis (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Silent Knight (Brian of Kent)
  • Cockatrice (Brainwashed)
  • The Monsterkind
    • Frost Giants (Brainwashed)
      • Kirzu (Real name revealed)
    • Gunnar Wolves (Brainwashed)
    • Ogres (Brainwashed)
    • Trolls (Brainwashed)
    • Zombies (Destroyed)

Other Characters:

• Frog Oracle (Single appearance) (Unnamed)
• Green Lantern Corps (Only as corpses) (As an illusion only) (Cameo)
• Justice League Unlimited (Cameo)
  • Batgirl (Barbara Gordon)
  • Beast Boy
  • Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
  • Deadman
  • Green Lantern (Jo Mullein)
  • Nightwing
  • Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira)
• Krampus (As an illusion only) (Cameo)
• The Leviathan (Appears only as a corpse) (Cameo)
• Odin/Wotan (As an illusion only) (Behind the scenes)
• Prancer (Cameo)
• Zatara (As an illusion only) (Cameo)
• Fairies/"The Fay Folk" (Mentioned only)
• Merlin (Mentioned only)
• Shazam (Billy Batson) (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth 0
  • Earth
    • Arctic Circle
      • Santa's Workshop
    • Himalayas
      • Tibet
        • Hollow Kingdom (Displaced)
          • The Silent Knight's Castle
            • The Melancholy Courtyard (Single appearance)
    • Scandinavia (As an illusion only) (Cameo)
    • United States of America
      • Metropolis (In ruins) (As an illusion only) (Cameo)
        • Daily Planet (In ruins)
  • Oa (As an illusion only) (Cameo)
    • Battery Plaza (In ruins)
• Speed Force (Behind the scenes)
• Sphere of the Gods
  • Nine Realms (Behind the scenes)
    • Bifrost (In ruins) (As an illusion only) (Cameo)
  • Hell (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Batsuits
  • Utility Belts
• Central Power Battery of Oa (As an illusion only) (Cameo)
• Green Lantern Rings (Also as an illusion)
• Justice League I.D. Card (Cameo)
• Klaus' gifts (Cameo)
  • Bat-Drone
  • Train Watch
• The Silent Knight's Enchanted Armor
• The Silent Knight's Sword
• Ulah's Spear

Vehicles:

• Santa's Sleigh (Mentioned only)

Concepts:

• Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Magic
  • Amber Shell
  • Hellfire
  • Knight's Mark
  • Living Lightning
  • Magical Portal
• Metahumans
  

Notes

• Final issue.
• Klaus' words imply that this story takes place on December 23 which means that just a few days have passed since the events of issue #1.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns series
• Images from Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns Vol 1 5

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