Polite Dissent

It’s December, and that means it’s time for my fourth annual Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar. Each day, I’ll count down the number of days remaining until Christmas with another Christmas-themed comic book cover — and each day the issue number of that comic will tell you how many days remain until Santa Claus arrives.

To start us off this year, here is Jingle Jangle Comics #24, with a classic Christmas-cover tradition: “the hole in the stocking.” We’ve seen this gag in previous years, and we’ll see it again before the month is over (if you can’t read it, the bird is saying “If Santa doesn’t notice it, just think of all the presents I’ll get!!“)

Jingle Jangle Comics #24 (Eastern Color, December 1946)
24 Days until Christmas!
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The 2007 Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar (so far).
One year ago, the cover was Liberty Meadows #24.
Two years ago, the cover was Walt Disney’s Uncle Scrooge #24.
Three years ago, the cover was The Sensational Spider-Man #24
Previous Comic Book Cover Advent Calendars: 2006 2005 2004