DCU Holiday Bash Vol 1 1

"The Benefaction of Peace": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

DC Universe Holiday Bash
"The Benefaction of Peace"
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DCU Holiday Bash Vol 1 #1
January, 1997
Executive Editor	Mike Carlin
Cover Artists	Rodolfo Damaggio Robert Campanella
The Benefaction of Peace
Writers	David Michelinie
Pencilers	Graham Nolan
Inkers	Joe Rubinstein
Letterers	Albert DeGuzman
Editors	Darren Vincenzo
Bearing Gifts we Traverse Afar
Writers	Dennis O'Neil
Pencilers	Jesse Delperdang
Inkers	Mike Sellers
Letterers	John Costanza
Editors	Darren Vincenzo
The Vessel
Writers	Michael Jan Friedman
Pencilers	Roger Robinson
Inkers	Phyllis Novin
Letterers	John Costanza
Editors	Darren Vincenzo
Santa's Little Helper
Writers	Ty Templeton
Pencilers	Ty Templeton
Inkers	Ty Templeton
Letterers	Ty Templeton
Editors	Darren Vincenzo
A High Father Christmas
Writers	Walt Simonson
Pencilers	Sal Buscema
Inkers	Sal Buscema
Letterers	John Costanza
Editors	Darren Vincenzo
Present Tense
Writers	Brian Augustyn Mark Waid
Pencilers	Paul Ryan
Inkers	Dick Giordano
Letterers	John Costanza
Editors	Darren Vincenzo
Just Another Night
Writers	Jim Aparo
Pencilers	Jim Aparo
Inkers	Kevin Nowlan
Letterers	John Costanza
Editors	Darren Vincenzo
Next Issue	DCU Holiday Bash # 2

Just let me know that you hear me. That'd be the best gift of all.

— Linda Park

DCU Holiday Bash #1 is an issue of the series DCU Holiday Bash (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1997.

Appearing in "The Benefaction of Peace"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

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Locations:

• Metropolis
  • Daily Planet

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Appearing in "Bearing Gifts we Traverse Afar"

Featured Characters:

• New Gods
  • Highfather
  • Orion

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Antagonists:

• • New Gods
  • Darkseid
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Locations:

• New York
  • New York City

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Appearing in "The Vessel"

Featured Characters:

• Catwoman

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Appearing in "Santa's Little Helper"

Featured Characters:

• The Demon

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Appearing in "A High Father Christmas"

Featured Characters:

• Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)

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Synopsis for "Present Tense"

The Flash runs all around the world trying to find the perfect gift for his girlfriend, Linda Park, before remembering that all she wants is him to listen to her more.

Appearing in "Present Tense"

Featured Characters:

• The Flash

Supporting Characters:

• Linda Park

Antagonists:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Bart Allen
• Max Mercury
• Hartley Rathaway

Locations:

• Kansas
  • Keystone City
• California
• Hawaii
• Hong Kong

Items:

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Vehicles:

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Appearing in "Just Another Night"

Featured Characters:

• Batman

Supporting Characters:

• Alfred Pennyworth

Antagonists:

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Other Characters:

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Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Batcave

Items:

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Vehicles:

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Notes

• "Present Tense" was reprinted in A DC Universe Christmas.
• Barry Jameson is a pseudonym for writer David Michelinie.

Trivia

• In "Present Tense," Wally West imagines his original present for Linda Park, a super-fast microwave, as a bowling bowl with the name "Homer" on it, a reference to The Simpsons episode, "Life on the Fast Lane." Later, Wally runs past a restaurant called Infantino's and a store called Waid's.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the DCU Holiday Bash series

Recommended Reading

• Superman Recommended Reading
  • Action Comics (Volume 1)
  • Action Comics (Volume 2)
  • Adventures of Superman (Volume 1)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
  • Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1)
  • DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
  • Superman (Volume 1)
  • Superman (Volume 2)
  • Superman (Volume 3)
  • Superman (Volume 4)
  • Superman (Volume 5)
  • Superman (Volume 6)
  • Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
  • Superman Confidential (Volume 1)
  • Superman: Son of Kal-El (Volume 1)
  • Superman: The Man of Steel (Volume 1)
  • Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (Volume 1)
  • Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
  • World's Finest (Volume 1)
• Jack Kirby's Fourth World Recommended Reading:
  • Forever People (Volume 1)
  • Forever People (Volume 2)
  • Mister Miracle (Volume 1)
  • Mister Miracle (Volume 2)
  • Mister Miracle (Volume 3)
  • Mister Miracle (Volume 4)
  • Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle (Volume 1)
  • New Gods (Volume 1)
  • New Gods (Volume 2)
  • New Gods (Volume 3)
  • New Gods (Volume 4)
  • Orion (Volume 1)
  • Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Volume 1): issues #133-#148
  • Jack Kirby's Fourth World (Volume 1)
  • Death of the New Gods (Volume 1)
  • DC Graphic Novel #4
  • Genesis (Volume 1)

• Catwoman Recommended Reading
  • Action Comics (Volume 1): Action Comics #611–614
  • Catwoman (Volume 1)
  • Catwoman (Volume 2)
  • Catwoman (Volume 3)
  • Catwoman (Volume 4)
  • Catwoman (Volume 5)
  • Catwoman: Selina's Big Score
  • Catwoman: When in Rome
  • Catwoman/Wildcat (Volume 1)
  • Gotham City Sirens (Volume 1)
• The Demon Recommended Reading
  • Action Comics (Volume 1):
    • Action Comics #636– #641
  • The Demon (Volume 1)
  • The Demon (Volume 2)
  • The Demon (Volume 3)
  • Blood of the Demon (Volume 1)
  • The Demon: Driven Out (Volume 1)
  • Reign in Hell (Volume 1)
  • Demon Knights (Volume 1)
  • Demon (One-Shots)
• Green Lantern Recommended Reading
  • Green Lantern (Volume 1)
  • Green Lantern (Volume 2)
  • Green Lantern (Volume 3)
  • Green Lantern (Volume 4)
  • Green Lantern (Volume 5)
  • Green Lantern (Volume 6)
  • Green Lantern (Volume 7)
  • The Green Lantern (Volume 1)
  • The Green Lantern: Season Two (Volume 1)
  • Green Lantern Corps (Volume 1)
  • Green Lantern Corps (Volume 2)
  • Green Lantern Corps (Volume 3)
  • Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors (Volume 1)
  • Green Lantern: New Guardians (Volume 1)
  • Green Lanterns (Volume 1)
  • Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps (Volume 1)

• The Flash Recommended Reading
  • Flash Comics (Volume 1)
  • All-Flash (Volume 1)
  • The Flash (Volume 1)
  • The Flash (Volume 2)
  • The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive
  • The Flash: Rebirth
  • The Flash (Volume 3)
  • Flashpoint
  • The Flash (Volume 4)
  • The Flash (Volume 5)
  • The Flash (Volume 6)
• Batman Recommended Reading
  • Batman (Volume 1)
  • Batman (Volume 2)
  • Batman (Volume 3)
  • Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
  • Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
  • Batman and Robin (Volume 3)
  • Batman Confidential (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Gotham Knights (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Streets of Gotham (Volume 1)
  • Batman Incorporated (Volume 1)
  • Batman Incorporated (Volume 2)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
  • Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1)
  • Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
  • Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
  • The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
  • Detective Comics (Volume 1)
  • Detective Comics (Volume 2)
  • Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
  • World's Finest (Volume 1)

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