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Warning : Spoilers for Batman - Santa Claus : still Knight # 3 and # 4 !
Superman’sorigin story is one of the most well - known in all of modern storytelling . However , new entropy about his younger day just dropped , reenforce to reader just how good of a boy the Man of Steel has always been – and it comes from the most authoritative source potential : Santa Claus .
The must - take vacation seriesBatman / Santa Claus : Silent Knight – write by Jeff Parker with art by Michele Bandini and others – let on that most of the Justice League made it onto Santa ’s gracious tilt in their early days . While almost all the hero have shown shock at discover that Santa is tangible , Santa see through their disguises , remembering every one of them and their childhood addresses .
At first Superman wasdevastated that Batman kept Santa ’s creation a secret , but he was starstruck upon take on the man himself . Santa went above and beyond Clark ’s anticipation , remembering his Smallville nursing home savoir-faire , and the missive he wrote when he was only 6 years old .
Forget the workshop at the North Pole – Santa Claus give away his privileged DC hero with a refreshingly cool take on Superman ’s Fortress of Solitude .
Superman Didn’t Need Great Power to Feel Great Responsibility
Before Clark Kent even get laid he had superpowers , he had a handsome center and get it on those around him dearly . Santa reveals that when Clark was only 6 year old , his Christmas wish tilt was for Jonathan and Martha Kent to get a raw coffee maker . As a lilliputian boy on a rural farm , he did n’t ask for anything for himself - he even already have a go at it he hat coffee - but wished for something that could be contribute to his parents . To borrow the phrase from Spider - Man ’s Uncle Ben , he had a gumption of responsibility even without any exponent . It ’s a heartwarming narration about a lilliputian male child who grew up to be a good humanity .
The joy of this serial has been seeing how all the heroes respond to meet Santa , and as Santa reveals their puerility wishes . Green Arrow apologize for always rust the cookies exit out for him , new Batgirl asked for a complete set of Nancy Drew , and even Damian Wayne , raised by assassinator to slaying and formula , wrote Santa a letter when he was five . ( He asked for satellites to trail his enemies , which is less of a surprise.)The danger and action are realthroughout all 4 issues , but the liquid body substance and joyful wonder are evenly impregnable , discover the childish wishes of DC ’s biggest heroes .
Superman Is Best When He’s a Good Man
This vacation miniseries started as a Batman book , but encapsulated what makes a good Superman story , too . Robin is flabbergastedthat Santa still delivers Christmas gifts , even if he says the holiday fly the coop itself without him . DC ’s big three take turns answering why they think he does it , let on more about themselves than Santa : Batman thinks it ’s because Santa ca n’t draw a blank the nestling whose wishes he could n’t grant , and Wonder Woman say it ’s to seek out the good and desire in the world . Supermananswers with the noesis he ’s had since he was six days old:“Nothing feels better than give . "
Batman - Santa Claus : Silent Knight#3is usable now from DC Comics .
BATMAN - SANTA CLAUS : unsounded KNIGHT # 3 ( 2023 )
